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Corporate Regulations

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Corporate Regulations

Corporate Regulations is the set of guideline regulations enforced by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of a Nanotrasen holding, whether that may be a ship, station, or planetary installation. The inclusion of the ISD is standard among all Research, Exploration, and Logistics (REL) holdings; Defense vessels run on their own set of directives, and any colonies under Nanotrasen operate on the NT Legal Code.

A working understanding of Corporate Regulations is important for any Nanotrasen crewmember; It can be the difference between a nice drink in the bar after a productive day, and getting overly acquainted with the intricacies of the security wing.

Corporate Regulations are not the Security Department's operational directives; for that, check out Security Directives. The enforcement of Regulations is just one of the responsibilities of the ISD - it is important to not lose sight of the department's purpose.

Jurisdiction

Officers of the ISD are granted jurisdiction over the station/ship/installation of their posting, as well as its crew, and any outlying areas. Officers hold direct detainment authority in places, and over personnel within their jurisdiction, regardless of if the person in question is actually a Nanotrasen crewmember.

See standard directives for operational guidelines; the lack of jurisdiction does not imply inaction is mandated, it simply means that it is not the ISD's place to be enforcing Regulations there, and cannot automatically arrest anyone by default. Security is still well expected to defend the life and liberty of crewmembers, as well as react to severe threats as directives dictate.

• Active engagement outside of areas where the ISD holds jurisdiction is potentially an illegal and aggressive act towards another holdings group. See "Admiralty Law" for when action is automatically granted regardless of jurisdiction.

Interpretation

Corporate Regulations should be interpreted in the best faith necessary for the parameters of your duty. Here are some quick points:

• Crimes that are direct upgrades of each other should have the highest one referenced. You cannot be guilty of both petty theft and theft.
• One incident is counted as one charge. Stealing 8 objects from a department is one charge of theft.
• Multiple incidents are counted as multiple charges. Stealing via break-in something from a department, waiting a bit, and then breaking into another area later to do the same counts as two charges of each.
• The description of an infraction is the official guideline of what it is, and when it is applicable. The notes are just helpful information for the infraction's application.
  • Notes are not exhaustive. They are usually only some given examples; security is given the task of interpretation.
• For certain situations, the accused party's intent is important. The difference between 'assault' and 'attempted murder' can be hard to ascertain in some cases. Pay careful attention to the description and notes of each regulation and select the one that best fits the situation.
• Infractions have a victim when someone is negatively and directly impacted by the action itself, as opposed to from side effects.
  • 'Battery' has a victim because someone is the target of the battery. 'Theft' does not have an explicit victim, as the action is targeting a jurisdiction (usually department) instead.
  • The victim has the right to drop charges if they so wish. Security should respect the victim's wishes if and only if the crime in question is not overly disruptive to other crew and it makes sense to do so.
  • In cases where the 'target' of an infraction is a department, the head of staff in question has the authority to drop charges, within reason. If a head of staff is not available, it is up to Security whether or not they want to consult the staff of that department.
  • "Disturbing the Peace" is applicable in cases where the victim has no cares but the transgressor is overtly disruptive to the installation. An example would be a victim of harassment stating they have no intention of pursuing charges, but the harasser is being obnoxious in a public hallway.
• Remember to check modifiers for how to handle special circumstances.

Application

Corporate Regulations is written in an intentionally loose manner to allow for variance. The difference between good and bad officers is oftentimes knowing how, and when, to enforce a specific regulation.

• An infraction's existence does not necessitate punishing every offense recorded. Something as simple as trespass, petty theft, vandalism, etc, can usually be mediated by having the offender leave or return / repair anything they stole / damaged. Use common sense.
• Fines, where applicable, should generally be offered as an alternative to being brought to the brig / a search. This does not apply if there are other, valid reasons to bring the individual in for investigation.
  • Security is free to ignore this clause if the person in question is being intentionally belligerent; those who can pay do not get a free pass to do whatever they would like.
  • Fines are to be documented and deposited into the Security account. If no one is available with access to such, they are to be stored in the brig. Misuse or pocketing of fines is considered theft.
  • If someone says they are going to pay a fine, and then doesn't and attempts to avoid punishment, they may be charged with resisting arrest if they refuse to report to the brig.
• "Suggested sentence" refers to suggested sentencing for usual, first-time offenders. This is usually what you use if it's someone's first time, or there's otherwise not a big issue.
• "Maximum penalties" refers to suggested maximum sentencing for repeat, or intentionally belligerent offenders. This is the guideline for the upper bound of what you may use if someone is a consistent or serious problem.
• An offender's timer is running while they are being questioned, treated by medical staff, or otherwise being processed by security.
  • You do not have to literally set a timer somewhere to check, but if someone has already been questioned for 15 minutes, take that into account during sentencing.

Authority

See Security Directives for details regarding the authority of the Facility Director, Head of Security, and Warden, when it comes to enforcement of regulations.

Infraction Listing

• Demotion / Dismissal refers to the same concept of involuntarily lowering one's rank / involuntary reassignment.
  • Shifting someone to a lower position in a department.
  • Relieving one of duty by changing one's title to 'Dismissed' / 'Suspended' and stripping off access as needed until reinstated or until the end of the shift.
  • This is temporary to the given shift, though severe cases may be enforced on a longer basis by Central Command.
• Heads of Staff hold sole jurisdiction over whether or not someone is demoted or dismissed from their department, unless overruled by the Facility Director. The listing of Demotion only suggests telling the Head of Staff in question that it may be a good idea to.
• If a Head of Staff is vacant for a department, the chain of command for demotions is FD > HoP > HoS.

Low Level Infractions

These infractions carry standard punishments of up to 10 minutes, give or take, and can be set by the arresting officer's discretion.

• Fines are the default punishment for most low-level infractions.
• It is not advisable to use the maximum sentence on someone's first offense.
• An officer may choose to not charge / fine someone for these infractions if it is non-harmful to do so.

No.	Incident	Description	Notes	Suggested Sentence	Maximum Sentence	Fines
§101	Trespassing	To be in an area which a person does not have access to, without permission from those who do.	This is invalid if someone was let in by someone inside the department. Trespassing can be enforced in a department's public lobby if someone is deemed belligerent and unwelcome by department staff. Trespassing can be enforced in public spaces like the Bar if someone is deemed unwelcome by staff. When a head of staff / captain / head of personnel is not available to intervene, security does have the authority to overrule trespassing charges against public areas like the Bar and department lobbies if it is determined the complaint is frivolous.	3 minutes	10 minutes	150 Thalers
§102	Petty Theft	To take items from areas one does not have access to, or to take items belonging to others or the station as a whole.	The items stolen should be confiscated and returned to where they came from, unless they are needed for an ongoing investigation. An immediate search is always justified when someone is found guilty of this infraction. Keeping items which are in short supply where they belong is also covered by this. A doctor whom takes all the surgical tools and hides them still commits theft, even though they had access. Keeping items restricted to on-duty personnel while off-duty also qualifies as theft.	3 minutes	10 minutes	100 Thalers
§103	Minor Assault	To use, or threaten, physical force against someone, without intent to kill or seriously injure.	If it causes minor, easily treatable damage, it's minor assault. Starting fights with other employees or punching fellow employees counts too, as well as believably threatening them with it.	4 minutes	10 minutes	250 Thalers
§104	Battery	To have unwanted physical contact with someone, even where the contact is not violent.	Bumping into someone in a corridor doesn't really count. Touching someone, when they have explicitly told you not to, does.	2 minutes	8 minutes	200 Thalers
§105	Disturbing the Peace	Intentionally and unnecessarily creating a hostile workplace environment	Publicly engaging in erotic acts / running around naked Yelling at people in public for no reason; do not arrest someone just for arguing. Being obnoxious while under the influence Throwing around things where it could hit someone Carelessly discharging weapons without justification Following someone around to annoy them Yelling about how horrible NT / associated corporations are.	Warning / 5 minutes	8 minutes	100-250 Thalers
§106	Suspicious Conduct	To engage in or display behavior nominally considered 'suspicious'; see notes.	Unnecessarily obscuring one's face and / or identity. Refusal to wear one's ID. Doing jobs that aren't yours / possessing a suspiciously wide skill-set. Excessive inquiring about critical areas. Attempting to impersonate other staff. Attempting to masquerade as another department's staff. Stalking other employees. Acting in a threatening manner.	Immediate search	Detainment for investigation and further action	N/A
§107	Misuse of Public Radio Channels	To continually broadcast unimportant, untrue, or insignificant messages on the public radio frequency.	'Spamming' the radio goes under this, including by broadcasting things insignificant to the crew (chaplain reading a service over comms when requested to stop). Lying / crying wolf counts. Extreme cases ('breach in the bar!' when no breach exists, 'help security beating me' when they aren't, etc) may come under Obstruction of Duty (§120). A warning is required before any punishments if the incident is minor.	Warning	5 minutes / injunction from using radio	100 Thalers
§108	Violation of Injunction	To violate the terms of a legal injunction made by Security.	Injunctions can be filed for lots of different things, such as a ban on weapons carrying, or the above radio ban. They can be applied by the Head of Security, Colony Director, or equivalent. If they break the law in some other way, apply that sentence too.	5 minutes	10 minutes	N/A
§109	Harassment	To persistently insult, stalk, ridicule, or otherwise intentionally bring stress upon another crew member.	Security should give someone a warning before pursuing charges outside of extreme cases. If the action / comments are of a sexual connotation, see Sexual harassment (§110) instead. Add Slander (§111) if the comments are provably false. Do not punish constructive criticism. Explaining how to fix something is not harassment, unless the person in question has no qualification / business doing so (Janitor attempting to harass an engineer due to setting the engine up the 'wrong' way when it works). If a crewmember believes someone is doing their job poorly to the point of affecting others, they should bring it up with a relevant Head of Staff or Internal Affairs Agent instead.	Warning	5 minutes + investigation	100 Thalers
§110	Sexual Harassment	To make clearly unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks towards another individual.	This mainly covers verbal harassment or putting people into situations that may cause sexual discomfort; i.e. invading someone's personal space as part of aggressive flirtation, coaxing someone to wear revealing clothing by removing alternatives, or sending obscene media over the exonet. Situations involving physical contact, regardless of level of force or prior reception (i.e. someone was fine with lewd flirting, but not being groped), fall under Sexual Assault (§308).	5 minutes.	15 minutes / Demotion	N/A
§111	Slander	To spread false rumors in order to damage someone's reputation.	Lying about anything to make someone else look bad, like when an engineer passes off the blame of messing up the engine to someone unrelated. This has to be reasonably proven. Security is expected to take context into account. Severe cases should be referred to the Internals Affairs Agents.	Warning.	5 minutes	100 Thalers
§112	Failure to Execute an Order	To ignore or disregard a superior's valid orders.	Orders that are illegal ('steal that RCD from engineering for me') are not valid orders. If not following an order causes severe damage / injury, see Failure to Execute an Order with Serious Consequences. The superior in question (usually a Head of Staff, Pathfinder, Quartermaster, etc) must agree to pressing this charge.	5 minutes.	10 minutes	200 Thalers
§113	Animal Cruelty	To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm upon animals with malicious intent.	Animals (including monkeys) appropriately used for research / crew well-being (e.g. Genetics, Xenobiology) don't count. Shoving them in washing machines / throwing them through disposals while alive falls under this. Using them as food is a gray area; cows are generally fine, killing all the wildlife in the area to stock the kitchen probably isn't. Knowingly using station or crewmember pets for any of these purposes is not allowable.	5 minutes	15 minutes / psychiatric evaluation	N/A
§114	Vandalism	To deliberately damage or deface the station without malicious intent. Damaging robots counts toward this. Adjust the time accordingly.	Causing minor hull breaches (without major injuries). Drawing on the floor with crayons / spraypaint / similar. Hammering dents into walls for fun. Causing minor damage to station-bound cyborgs. Deface and damage specifically means there is no legitimate reason to do so. Someone decorating something they have authorization to redecorate does not count; this is more for people spray-tagging the hallways, smashing windows, or illegally modifying property not belonging to their department. Malicious intent is generally required to be taken into account for this. Adding a few tables to a hallway is probably not illegal unless it is blocking passage in a tangible manner. As per SoP, however, the Chief Engineer / Facility Director / those otherwise specified by SoP can always overrule what is 'reasonable' modification to public property.	5 minutes	10 minutes	150 Thalers
§115	Threat of Murder or Serious Injury	To threaten to kill or seriously injure an employee.	The threat must be tangible. People arguing over the radio is usually worth a warning. Someone shouting at someone else while chasing them with a weapon / acquiring weapons is probably more valid.	2 minutes	10 minutes / psychiatric evaluation + tracking implant	300 Thalers
§116	Disrespect to the Dead	To abuse bodies of dead or previously dead employees, or sapients in general.	Using bodies of sapient humanoids as meat / food. Beating on a prisoner's corpse. Experimentation on corpses without justifiable reason.	5 minutes	10 minutes / psychiatric evaluation	300 Thalers
§117	Excessive use of force in detainment	To use more than the required force to subdue a suspect. The sentence should vary with the severity.	Using unnecessary force on compliant suspect / prisoners. Intentionally injuring a handcuffed suspect / prisoner. Usage of lethal weapons without imminent peril. Severe cases are instead Severe use of Excessive Force (§218).	5 minutes	20 minutes / demotion	350 Thalers
§118	Minor Contraband	To be in possession of contraband that is generally not dangerous to other members of the crew.	See Contraband section.	Confiscation / Search	10 minutes	N/A
§119	Obstruction of Duty	To negatively interfere with the duties of the crew, especially during an emergency.	Pushing a security officer making an arrest. Ripping down / ignoring caution tape. Opening firelocks to enter (not escape) a disaster area. Dragging injured personnel away from doctors. Swarming the area of a crisis with no legitimate reason to do so other than to gawk. Parking mecha / other vehicles in a way that consequentially obstructs movement. If someone is injured because of this, see Assault (§208). If serious damage occurs because of this, see Sabotage (§213). If someone dies because of this, see Manslaughter (§302).	Warning	10 minutes / Detainment	100-300 Thalers
§120	Operating Under the Influence	To operate machinery or perform sensitive job duties while under the effects of drugs or alcohol.	If you're too drunk / high to talk straight, you're too drunk to safely handle sensitive job duties. Examples include but are not limited to: Operating heavy / dangerous machinery Working on the engine Handling weaponry / piloting a mech Practicing medicine / performing surgery	Detainment until sober	10 minutes / Demotion	N/A
§121	Minor Negligence	To engage in negligent behavior leading to minor injury or damage, without deliberate intent.	Applies if the damage / hazard caused is minor and easily treatable. Failing to place wet floor signs resulting in crew members slipping. Failing to remove leftover uranium out of a drink. Deliberate behavior is more 'Assault' or 'Vandalism' territory; this is for accidental incidents.	Warning	10 minutes	100 Thalers
§122	Forgery	To falsify official documents or orders.	Claiming a superior gave orders to do something when they didn't. Faking paperwork, forging signatures. Forging medical prescriptions or weapon permits. This charge applies in addition to any charges incurred by the execution of said falsified documents / orders.	5 minutes / Immediate search	10 minutes / Demotion	N/A
§123	Misconduct	To intentionally avoid performing your duties, blatantly or with pretense.	Misconduct is the conspicuous shirking of an employee's responsibilities even in the absence of a direct order. An example would be on-duty officers ignoring routine calls and refusing to check on disturbances simply because there is no head of security to order them to do so. Off-Duty crew may not be charged with Misconduct, unless the act of going Off-Duty was a blatant attempt to avoid responding to a call. If a direct or indirect order is given, this is instead Failure to Execute an Order (§112). For severe cases, see Dereliction of Duty.	5 minutes	10 minutes / Demotion	250 Thalers

Medium Level Infractions

These infractions carry standard punishments of up to 30 minutes, though typically shorter.

• Suggested punishments should generally be used for first time offenses, but 'maximum penalties' can be issued as needed depending on severity.
• Scale the punishment to the crime. It is not advisable to be too tough on first offenses and/or accidents unless they are severe.

No.	Infraction	Description	Notes	Suggested Sentence	Maximum Penalties
§201	Failure to Execute an Order with Serious Consequences	To ignore or disregard a superior's valid orders, which then causes serious damage to property or life.	When Failure to Execute an Order results in serious damage or injury to the station or an individual. Medical Doctors ignoring the CMO which then causes loss of life or seriously injured patients to be neglected. Engineers ignoring the CE during an engine delamination when not doing so would potentially save the engine.	15 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion
§202	Resisting Arrest	To not cooperate with an officer who attempts a proper arrest, or to cause a manhunt by hiding from security. Asking to pay a fine and then refusing to do so.	Refusing handcuffs is not resisting arrest. Refusing handcuffs and refusing to come to the brig is resisting arrest. So is pushing the officer trying to arrest you, hiding, or running away. Simply not showing up to the brig when asked doesn't count, unless you are delinquent in paying a fine. Take into account their reason for not reporting to security. An engineer trying to save the engine is probably too busy to care about Security. If anyone in security has threatened the individual with harm, not just arrest, they're somewhat justified in hiding. You cannot charge someone with resisting arrest alone. If all other charges are invalid, so is this one.	10 minutes.	20 minutes.
§203	Suicide Attempt	To attempt or threaten to commit suicide.	An employee trying / threatening to kill themselves for any reason. This includes 'do this or I will kill myself.' There has to be reasonable belief that this is a serious threat; someone jokingly saying 'welp guess I'll die' doesn't count.	Transfer custody to Medical for compulsory psychiatric examination and confinement in the Psychiatric Ward until cleared by Medical.	N/A
§204	Abuse of Confiscated Equipment	To take or use equipment confiscated as evidence, outside of extreme emergencies.	The IAA is usually the one who would be pursuing charges for this. Organized, hostile boardings (beyond infiltration; think attempting to raid the ship) count. Dangerous and out of control infestations count. Mass-casualty events count. Needing gear for crew to conduct armed off-site expeditions usually does not. This only applies to otherwise entirely illegal / dangerous gear, or something being kept as evidence due to an investigation. If something is simply stolen / confiscated for being illegal to have outside of a department, that thing should be returned to the department if requested anyways.	10 minutes / Immediate Search	Dismissal
§205	Illegal Detention, Arrest, or Holding	To arrest, brig, or punish an employee without proper cause or reason.	This does not apply just to Security Officers. Kidnapping also counts as this. Temporarily detaining someone who is determined to be dangerous and immediately contacting security is allowable. Attempting to detain someone for a perceived crime / perceived safety is not.. This applies to the Medical Department confining people in the Psychiatric Ward without due process and coordination from Security. Excessive / disproportionate time spent holding someone for a minor crime for 'processing' also conuts as this.	15 minutes	Dismissal
§206	Negligence	To fail to perform a job to a satisfactory standard, or to create a dangerous situation without taking proper precautions.	Can be intentional, or accidental mistakes. Usually charged due to ignoring SoP / general job guidelines and causing an accident because of that. Usually not charged if someone made an honest mistake while taking proper and proportionate precautions. Exposing areas to dangerous elements without placing hazard tape / informing the crew. Putting excessive power into the grid and reasoning that it's the crew's fault to get shocked. For 'unintentional' cases or cases of inaction, consider Dereliction of Duty. If someone dies from it, this can potentially be Manslaughter. There has to be reasonable belief that the person knew there was a risk of death.	10 minutes	Demotion
§207	Infiltration	To attempt to, or successfully, enter a high-security area without authorization.	Areas include but are not limited to: AI core / upload, Bridge, EVA, Armory, Gateway, R&D Server Rooms / Telecomms, Teleporter, Virology If it requires command or head of staff access, or has something very dangerous in it like explosives or biohazards, this may be applicable. Asking the AI / a cyborg to let you in doesn't count as getting authorization if there are departmental staff around to handle the matter.	15 minutes	30 minutes
§208	Assault	To cause severe injury to another employee, or brandishing a deadly weapon with the intent of causing or threatening such an injury.	Anything beyond a few punches, or otherwise results in something that needs more than a few bandages to treat. This charge should be adjusted for severity. Intent to kill results in a charge of Attempted Murder instead. 'Any intentional poisoning with chemicals counts as this, even if not in a lethal dose. Brandishing fake or un-loaded weapons to threaten assault counts, if the victim cannot reasonably tell that the weapon is fake.	10 minutes	20 minutes / Demotion
§209	Escaping From Confinement	To intentionally escape from confinement as someone serving a sentence or awaiting judgment.	This sentence is intentionally low because Security is already authorized to do what is necessary to re-capture dangerous suspects outside of Corporate Regulations. See Security Directives for what to do if someone is dangerous and proven to be impossible to safely contain. This applies whether or not they physically broke out; running out of the brig and sparking a chase by tailing someone out counts.	10 minutes	20 minutes / Hold until Judgement
§210	Unlawful Modification of AI/Cyborg Laws	To modify the laws of a cyborg or artificial intelligence, without need, proper access, or authority.	An exception would be law resets / repairs when obviously harmful laws have been uploaded. This applies to Heads of Staff. Only the Facility Director, or two Heads of Staff together can authorize a law change. Scale this based on severity; '15 minutes' encompasses uploading silly laws and the inherent danger of this situation given crewmembers tend to be short-sighted at making laws. Any attempts at actually dangerous laws should be quickly escalated to holding until judgement. It is recommended to suspend someone if they have used resources from their job to do this, or is in a job with access to this.	15 minutes / Demotion	Holding until Judgement
§210.1	Unauthorized Transfer of AI/Cyborg Hardware	To remove the "brain" - MMI, Positronic, or otherwise - with intent to alter its function.	The 'sister' regulation to Unlawful Modification of AI/Cyborg Laws; this is different because it is both theft and because the result is not usually as dangerous as a badly lawed synthetic with full control over the station. Permission from Central Command must be obtained before doing this. Stationbound Synthetics are the private property of Nanotrasen. Any infractions committed by the now-free synthetic is also applied to the person whom unshackled them. This specifically targets, but is not limited to, putting AI / Cyborg minds in full-body-prosthetic / humanoid synthetic bodies. It is permissible to forcefully return the synthetic in question to their shell / core, and mandatory to do so if it is reasonably believed that the synthetic will cause harm while unshackled.	20 minutes	Demotion / Holding until Judgement
§211	Sedition	To incite rebellion, or rally against the established chain of command.	This includes attempting to make an area of the ship its own nation-state or generally conspiring against the chain of command. Violent attempts count as Mutiny.	15 minutes.	Demotion / Holding until Judgment
§212	Major Contraband	To possess, use, or distribute dangerous contraband, generally defined as harmful to other crew, without a permit to do so.	The key word is dangerous. The contraband has to be dangerous to someone other than the person using it. Any weapon that is generally considered to be made for the purposes of use against people and not creatures / terrain counts. Weapons like Phase Guns, Kinetic Accelerators, Phoron Bores, are counted nonetheless if the individual in question is using it against people. Please see 'Weapon Permits' in SoP: Security:Security Directives for information on permits. Contraband that can be reasonably used in a department's function are exempt if they are both inside the department, and being used in a safe manner. This means that Research knowingly 'testing' a subspace jammer in an area that disrupts crew outside the department can be charged with this even if it is otherwise permissible.	15 minutes / Confistication	20 minutes / Demotion
§213	Sabotage	To hinder the efforts of the crew or station with malicious intent.	Causing hull breaches, sabotaging air supplies, stealing vital equipment, etc. If the act creates imminent peril for crew, see Terrorism (§304). Any harm / injury / death caused by this should be charged as their respective regulations as well.	20 minutes	Hold until judgment
§214	Exceeding Official Powers	To belligerently and subversively act beyond what is allowed by the Chain of Command.	Heads of Staff attempting to overrule other command staff count as this, as does Security staff attempting to give orders to non-security without legal justification. This also applies to anyone illegally promoting themselves, such as with a stolen ID. This also applies to anyone, including Heads of Staff, acting as Security outside of an emergency or being otherwise authorized to do so by the chain of command. Belligerently and subversively means that the attempt is generally going to be malicious and persistent, which generally involves the person in question insisting that they have authority, attempting to subvert the rightful authority of another member of Command, or threatening someone for not complying.	15 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion
§215	Grand Theft	To steal items that are dangerous, of a high value, or of sensitive nature.	This generally means dangerous weapons, explosives, ammunition, or any valuable / highly restricted items. This includes Security Officers taking weapons from the armory without permission. Much like Theft, this is usually excusable in emergencies if done in good faith (not taking it from someone whose job it is to handle it / when there's no one handling an emergency).	15 minutes / Confistication	30 minutes / Demotion
§216	Organizing a Breakout	To attempt, or succeed, in freeing criminals from the brig or other holding areas.	Scale the severity with the severity of the infractions of who they free'd. 5-10 minutes is probably enough for breaking someone who only broke a window (on-top of other charges like Trespassing or Vandalism incurred in the breakout). Knowingly breaking someone out who did anything serious can result in the person doing it to be charged up to the sentence of the person being broken out.	10 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion / Holding until Judgement
§217	Illegal Blocking of Areas	To make an area inaccessible for those with appropriate access.	Bolting doors in public hallways or to those of departments you don't have control over. Taping off areas for false reasoning or taping off unnecessarily large areas. Building walls that interfere with movement in hallways.	10 minutes	25 minutes / Demotion
§218	Severe Use of Excessive Force	Critically injuring someone in defense of yourself or others while they no longer pose a threat, or seriously injuring a suspect who presents no obvious threat to life.	Basically, criminally disproportionate cases of self defense or excessive force during arrests. Intentionally putting someone into critical condition over a few punches. Panicking and shooting a suspect to near-death, or intentionally shooting someone with non or less-than-lethal weaponry who is reasonably surrendering and not a threat. Intent of self-defense is important. Intentionally attacking someone to kill or maim under the guise of self-defense can constitute Assault, Manslaughter, or even Murder. Duty to retreat is also a factor here; both sides generally has the duty to retreat for cases of self-defense. You cannot claim excessive force if you keep attacking someone after being stabbed by them, or if you knowingly do not back away from a fight in order to inflict more damage. This does not mean that someone must defend themselves with only the weapon being used on them. This does not apply if the victim is reasonably warned of what would happen and does it anyways.	10 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion
§219	Mistreatment of Prisoners	To intentionally act, or cause an act that puts a non-hostile prisoner's well-being in danger.	Preventing proper treatment from being given to a prisoner when it is safe to treat them. Preventing prisoners from having a viable method of communication, without a good reason, like them spamming the radio. The utilization of solitary confinement outside of extreme emergencies. Causing someone to die because of mistreatment is instead a charge of manslaughter or murder, depending on intent.	10 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion
§220	Violating Employee Privacy	Violating privacy standards set in Standard Operating Procedures, or to covertly survey or stalk crew members without justification.	Breach of medical confidentiality regarding records, or treatment / data / sensors on a patient. Giving out someone's security / employment records for no reason. Monitoring someone via wall-penetrating vision, including as security. Severe cases of this, notably involving Heads of Staff, should be reported to the IAA / Central Command. Hiding radios to eavesdrop on conversations. Exceptions generally include scenarios where this is strictly necessary for the continued security of the installation. This generally requires the equivalent of Code Yellow, and a confirmed, major threat to the installation.	10 minutes	30 minutes / Demotion
§221	Dereliction of Duty	To knowingly and willfully abandon your post while still on duty. To engage in personal activities during an emergency.	Generally for 'inaction' related negligence that results in serious consequences. Engineers hanging out in a party during meteor strikes. Heads of Staff ignoring non-trivial calls for 'personal time'. Medical Doctors ignoring mass-casualty events. A case can be made if someone else in the department has taken responsibility for handling something; this is for cases where someone doesn't have a reasonable belief that something is already handled.	10 minutes	Demotion

High Severity Infractions

These infractions generally result in long sentences, and potentially holding one until judgement or transfer.

No.	Crime	Description	Notes	Default Sentence	Chosen by Tribunal
§301	Murder	To kill someone, or attempt to kill someone, with premeditated and malicious intent.	Premeditated and malicious is important for it to be considered murder and not manslaughter. This also covers attempted murder.	Holding until judgment	Hold until transfer
§302	Manslaughter	To kill someone, usually unintentionally, without malice or forethought.	This includes causing death due to negligence, dereliction of duty, or stupidity. Stopping someone trying to escape from a deadly situation also counts towards this (if they die) unless your action can be argued to have protected lives with that action. For example, bolting an airlock to a room that's on fire while two people are trying to escape is considered manslaughter unless bolting that specific door means you've just saved three people on the other side from being incinerated. Extreme cases may qualify for Holding until Transfer.	Holding until Judgement	Holding until Transfer
§303	Mutiny	To openly rebel against or attempt to remove command staff with violent intent to remove the command staff from power.	Motive is important. If someone is just angry at a head of staff and murders them in a fit of rage, that's just regular murder. On the other hand, trying to take over the station through violent means, lethal or not, is mutiny. See Sedition (§211) for less violent mutineers. Central Command should be informed for mutiny charges.	Holding until judgment.	Hold until transfer.
§304	Terrorism	To engage in maliciously destructive actions, which seriously threaten the crew or station.	Anything involving setting off widespread, uncontained fires, use of bombs, major sabotage of life-supporting or mission-critical systems like atmospherics or the engine. Incidents of terrorism should be reported to Central Command.	Holding until Judgement	Hold until Transfer
§305	Assaulting a Head of Staff	To assault a Head of Staff, causing severe damage.	Exactly like Assault (§208) but against a Head of Staff. Severe injury is required for this to be charged, given the severity of this charge. For less severe cases, consider Minor Assault with a longer timer. Severe cases should be immediately forwarded to Central Command.	30 minutes, tracking implant	Hold until transfer.
§306	Corporate Espionage	To act as an agent of a party adversarial to the station.	Disclosure of corporate secrets, including confidential research data, crew records, etc, to outside organizations or their representatives, whether or not hostile. Any major or orchestrated acts of violence or sabotage committed for the purposes of assisting an outside organization in endeavors contrary to the station's directives. Consider immediately demoting the individual in question if they are to be free during the investigation, if the chances of further infiltration is high. Cases should be reported to the IAA, as well as Central Command.	Holding until Judgement	Holding until Transfer
§307	Sexual Assault	To assault, or attempt to assault, someone else sexually, including rape.	A full investigation should be done to ascertain the facts and severity. Internal Affairs must be involved; a fax to the command station is expected. ((Ignoring OOC consent about vore/erotic roleplay is ban-worthy. Admin-help it if this happens to you. It is against server rules, not just regulations.)) ((Security: Please adminhelp if this case comes up. Rule 11 - Erotic Content covers this; in general, people are not allowed to willingly participate in and then publicize non-consensual scenes for the purposes of dragging security and the rest of the crew into it.))	Hold until transfer.	N/A

Special Infractions / Admiralty Law

Admiralty Law refers to treaties and regulations in effect for all stellar systems under an area of galactic governance. This section is updated to reflect universally actionable offenses relevant to the ISD and the working goals of the installation; Low grade infractions are omitted for brevity.

Security is allowed, and in some cases, encouraged to engage when these offenses are confirmed; Security is authorized to act outside of their normal jurisdiction, including offensive acts against external installations. Lethal force is automatically authorized if proven necessary; non-compliant offenders are not protected by rules of engagement. All offenders, if detained, are to be held until transfer.

It is recommended to fax for assistance and directives immediately upon an offense being suspected. Often times the offenders tend to be armed and dangerous, and potentially outside the capabilities of a science vessel to handle.

Crime	Description	Notes
Piracy	Illegal seizure of a spacefaring vessel or installation from its rightful owner, whether by violent or non-violent means.	Seizure is important here. A pilot taking an unauthorized flight, even if crashing the ship in the process, likely would not be charged with full piracy unless they were attempting to steal it for themselves. Severity matters as well: stealing a shuttle is not the same as a hostile takeover of an asteroid colony or expeditionary vessel.
Slavery	Forcing a sapient to perform work / duties against their will, usually by illegal confinement and detainment, without reasonable recompense for services performed.	This usually refers to forced labor without compensation. Owned synthetics are not protected under this law. Forcefully binding an already free synthetic, however, is. Synthetic in this case refers to sapients; non-sapient synthetics do not have this protection. While applicable in OriCon/Vikara/Neutral space, the Hegemony's laws permit slavery, and protect the right to own slaves. Caution must be advised, to avoid future mishaps.
Genocide	Wanton lethality against sapient noncombatants.	Basically, killing or maiming entire scores of populations, attempting to set off weapons of mass destruction against colonies, etc.
Ecological Devastation	Purposefully destroying the biospheres or atmospheres of planetary bodies or artificial constructs	This includes hurling around kinetic planet-killers, dispersal of biological, radiological, and chemical toxins, release of self replicating nanoswarms, etc. This usually goes hand in hand with 'Genocide', but not always.

Modifiers & Special Situations

These may reduce or increase your sentence depending on circumstances relating to the crimes committed.

Situation	Description	Notes	Effect
Aiding and Abetting	Knowingly aiding a criminal in committing an infraction.	How much was done to help should be taken into account - letting someone who had assaulted a crewmember hide in your department is less severe than if you held the person down for them in the first place.	Up to and including the sentence of the original perpetrator.
Under Duress	Perpetrator was under threat of violence or otherwise, and coerced into doing something.	The threat has proportional to the infraction, and believably non-avoidable; e.g. you cannot be let off for sabotage because someone threatened to kill you off-handedly because you decided to obey their orders rather than contact security for assistance. This includes being under any method of mind control, including but not limited to compliance implants, synthetic law-binding, and anomalous forces.	Up to and including immediate release.
Cooperation / Surrender	Being helpful to the members of security, revealing things during questioning or providing names of accomplices. Willingly turning oneself in to the brig.	In most cases, this should only be valid if something not otherwise already known was given as information. Surrender must be the person willingly coming to the brig of their own accord, not them simply not resisting arrest.	Taken into account when determining severity and intent for crimes. Punishment should be toned down if reasonable to do so.
Entrapment / Inducement	To have been criminally charged with a crime that the defendant was induced to commit by another crew member, which the defendant otherwise would not (or could not) have committed it otherwise.	This is only applicable if the defendant is unaware of something being a crime, or in some cases, of its severity, and the offender responsible made a non-negligible attempt at recruiting the defendant for the crime. Telling someone at the bar "You should go break into security" is not inducement; the person who decided to do it is held liable for their own actions. In most cases, where the defendant is aware of the offense being an infraction, their charges would not be reduced, rather than the offender being punished proportionately as well.	Relevant charges reduced or dropped if deemed reasonable for defendant. Offender responsible charged up to and including original charges, depending on severity and circumstances.
Privacy Violated	To have been criminally charged where evidence against you was gathered through illegal means, outside of emergencies.	This includes the use of thermals/xray, unwarranted searches, or any other such violation of privacy. For instance, if a security officer trumps up a vandalism charge as an excuse to search someone. This does not mean someone accused of a serious crime will be released automatically.	Relevant charges may be reduced or dropped as reasonable.
Repeat Offenders	Some people just don't get it and immediately start causing problems again when released. This only applies for repeat offenses of the same offense.	If they make an unrelated offense, it doesn't count toward this. You can't double a sentence for stealing because the same individual was caught vandalizing earlier. That's not how repeat offenses work, as it is a different offense entirely.	Increase of sentence as necessary, up to and including doubling the time per-infraction - a best judgement call should be made on how much is necessary to facilitate a safe environment. Releasing the perpetrator at any time during such an expanded sentence is allowable if the subject is willing to cooperate.
Self Defense	Force may be applied by crewmembers to defend themselves from an attack.	While the force applied does not need to be proportional, see Severe Excessive Use of Force if it is suspected that someone is acting in bad faith. Crewmembers still have a duty to retreat instead of intentionally maim their fellow crewmembers.	Up to and including immediate release.
Falsely Charged	If the evidence / scenario that led to a sentence is no longer valid, they should no longer be serving that sentence. An investigation should be launched regarding how the evidence was acquired, if there is suspicion of foul-play.	Immediate release.
Immediate Threat to the Prisoner	If there is an immediate threat to the brig, it is no longer worth enforcing sentences against prisoners unless their release would endanger the crew or station. This includes all of security deploying to handle an emergency; if no one (or an inadequate number of personnel) is watching the brig, it is too dangerous to be inhabitable.	Immediate release, if safe to do so.

Holding until Judgement / Transfer

Holding until Judgement (HuJ) refers to detaining someone until it is determined what to do with them. This is usually done to protect the crew during proceedings for serious infractions.

• Security has leeway in sentencing. It is generally recommended that sentences of around 30 minutes to be given for severe crimes with this sentence, altered as necessary for the severity.
• In rare cases, security may allow the person to roam free during the investigation if it is determined not harmful to the crew to do so.

Holding until Transfer (HuT) refers to detaining someone until transference to a command station (or colony). This may be done by default for some severe infractions, or by security discretion if an individual is a severe, non-mitigatable threat to the safety of the installation.

• HuT sentences exist to alleviate emergency scenarios where an individual is too dangerous to be left to their own devices, and must be kept until further processing at a command station.

Contraband

Quick Reference

1. Is the person allowed to have it / needs it for their job? If yes, it's not contraband.
2. Do they have a valid permit to have it anyways? If yes, it's not contraband.
3. Is there an emergency scenario in which they need the item? If yes, and they are not depriving someone whose job it is to deal with it with that item, it's not contraband.
4. Is there a probable scenario where they are simply transporting the item? If yes, let them on their way.
5. Is it any of these? If so, it's probably Minor Contraband.

• • Reasonably used in a departmental function, but unnecessarily dangerous, carried, and brandished outside of the department. (Machetes, butcher cleavers)
  • Something not meant primarily for use to cause bodily harm to others, but with a dangerous function and being carried outside the department. (Kinetic Accelerators, Phoron Bores, etc)
  • Chemicals immediately dangerous, but not lethal. (sulfuric acid, mindbreaker toxin, soporific / sleep toxin, low-potency toxins)
  • Non-lethal weapons, specialized defensive gear in the hands of those with no business getting into a firefight (breacher RIGs, tasers, security hardsuits)
  • Work exosuits (strictly unarmed and a design not intended for combat), when not under the possession of the department in question, or someone authorized by that department in question / performing legitimate duties with the exosuit.

1. Is it any of these? If so, it's probably Major Contraband.

• • Lethal chemicals intended for use as poison or to destroy equipment. (polytrinic acid, chloral hydrate, napalm, poisons)
  • Primarily intended for use to cause bodily harm to somebody other than the user. (guns, swords, etc)
  • Something that is restricted and easily capable of causing bodily harm to someone other than the user, and is then used in that way in an infraction (think kinetic accelerator, not a welding torch)
  • Intended for use to destructively break into places (cryptographic sequencer), or capable of easily breaking into secure areas (teleportation systems)
  • Explosives of any kind when not being used as part of a job function or carried in a wanton, and unsafe manner. (live TTVs/grenades inside the station, even if used for mining)
  • Any mechanized exosuit primarily meant for combat, or one with weapons on it in general, being used outside of job duties / otherwise marched through public areas.

Contraband Enforcement

Security is urged to keep these points in mind when enforcing contraband regulations.

• Temporary and legitimate uses of equipment otherwise contraband that does not cause a major safety incident should generally be excused.
  • Grabbing a teleportation prototype from research to handle a problem like a plant infestation.
  • This requires the item be put back after.
• Contraband enforcement should be relaxed in cases of legitimate good-faith procurement where it is believed the person will not cause a safety incident, even if a permit is not able to be passed out due to the lack of command personnel.
  • Someone forging a sword and proceeding to safely store it in their department / otherwise not unsafely brandish it in public.
  • This means if someone creates a cool device / tool in good-faith circumstances and is not otherwise acting like an arms dealer / unsafe individual, it's generally good for morale to allow them to keep the item.
  • This does not mean 'procuring' lethal weapons and walking around with them is acceptable, especially for things found off-site.
• People make legitimate mistakes regarding forgetting to put away their gear sometimes. Don't actually sentence someone if this is believed to be the case. Warnings suffice a majority of the time.
• Departments have legitimate need to transport otherwise items otherwise contraband between them, and the easiest and most reliable path on most installations is a trip through the hallways.
  • This does not excuse things like taking a detour through the bar with a combat mech, dragging around unsecured explosives to bring to mining, and similar.
• Common items like tools, generic EVA suits, flares, etc, are not contraband.
• Departmental gear like engineering RIGs are not contraband if acquired from a source other than that department. It is acceptable to order these things from Cargo.
  • This only applies if it is not particularly weaponizable. You cannot arbitrarily order armor from Cargo and walk around with it without a legitimate reason.
• Suspicious Conduct still applies to anyone amassing large amounts of potentially problematic gear without a legitimate reason.
• Anything stolen is automatically a minimum of minor contraband.

Controlled Substances

Nanotrasen adopts a policy regarding controlled, non-medicinal substances based on the actual effects they have on staff when used.

• Anything generally accepted to be not immediately harmful when consumed in 'responsible' doses is not considered contraband.
  • Nicotine / Tobacco products
  • Ambrosia
  • Alcohol
• Anything generally accepted as immediately harmful / unacceptably volatile when consumed is considered minor contraband if simply possessing or using, or major contraband if possessing with the intent to distribute.
  • Strong opiates, strong stimulants, or those with an immediate and dangerous side effect.
  • Anything that has the tendency to cause extreme volatility in the average consumer.
• Manufacturing recreational substances with department resources is considered contraband, regardless of what is made.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, chemists making space drugs or Mindbraeker Toxin with the chemical machines to use or sell.
  • Even 'mundane' substances like nicotine and alcohol fall under this; company resources are not to be used to make recreational substances.
  • The Service department (especially Botany) is not disallowed from doing so, given recreation is their department.
  • Providing manufacturing capability to do this is a gray area. Giving the Service department machines is probably reasonable in most circumstances; giving a random visitor a chemical dispenser to make drugs with is not.
• Operating Under the Influence is able to be charged regardless of the substance itself being contraband or not, if someone's mental state has been affected in enough of a way to tangibly and negatively affect their work.
  • This especially includes alcohol. While generally accepted for recreational usage, it is an offense to be drunk on duty, especially if one is working with sensitive or dangerous equipment.
  • Signs include but are not limited to: Altered speech, altered coordination, loss of focus, twitching.
  • It must be known that someone was in-fact consuming recreational substances either at, or recent to the time of evaluation. These signs do not always mean someone is affected by substances.
• Negligence is able to be charged if potent substances are served irresponsibly and someone is injured as a result.
  • This does not mean bartenders can be arrested for someone's drinking problem. This means the bartender saw someone drinking themselves to a stupor and continued to offer them drinks.
  • This usually requires repeat offenses, or otherwise provable culpability. The bartender, in this example, would not be capable of stopping someone who is truly dead-set on overdosing.

Specific Listings

A non-exhaustive list of contraband determinations to be used as precedent is here.

• These are precedents to the above sections, not something that overrules them.
• This means a determination still must be made to determine if something is being used in a legitimate manner.
• This also means that the item isn't owned by someone in / working for the department in question.

Not Contraband

• Common tools / insulated gloves
• Cigarettes / Alcohol / Ambrosia

Minor Contraband

• Stolen goods
• Machetes, Butcher Knives
• Stun Batons, Tasers
• Phoron Bores, Kinetic Accelerators, Kinetic Daggers
• Flashes, Pepperspray
• Non-lethal grenades
• Departmental uniforms of another department

Major Contraband

• Guns primarily used against people (or above)
• Combat RIGs
• Specialized armor
• Teleportation Devices
• Unidentified Grenades

OOC Notes

• CentCom involvement equates involvement of admins. Admins will try to keep in character when involved as CC; e.g. we try to keep in mind what evidence is available in IC, as CentCom in world doesn't have magic view-variables debug logs to anything people touch.
• The only exception is when considering people for permanent character bans. We will always use OOC logs to determine these, as well as punishments of similar severity, to protect players from targeted IC harassment.
• Corporate Regulations are **not** server rules, and neither is SoP. They're in character policy to be followed and argued over in character, enforced by IC security.