Corporate Regulations

Corporate Regulations is the name for the current regulations in effect on the station at any given time. It also provides common and uncommon offenses and suggested punishments for them.

The following are all sentences you can apply to prisoners during your work as a member of Security.

It's important to remember that the regulations on their own are only a suggestion, but you are expected to follow them as a guideline.

Interpretation of the Law

A good working knowledge of Corporate Regulations is important for any person on the station. It can be the difference between a shiny pair of handcuffs and sipping drinks in the bar. More in-depth interpretations of Corporate Regulations are required for such positions as the Warden, Head of Personnel, Captain, and the Head of Security.

For certain crimes, the accused's intent is important. The difference between 'assault' and 'attempted murder' can be very hard to ascertain. It is important to note though, that 'assault' and 'attempted murder' are mutually exclusive. You cannot be charged with 'assault' and 'attempted murder' from the same crime as the intent of each is different. Likewise, 'assault with a deadly weapon' and 'assaulting an officer' are also crimes that exclude others. Pay careful attention to the requirements of each law and select the one that best fits the crime when deciding sentence.

In the case of violent crimes (assault, manslaughter, attempted murder and murder), and theft (petty, pickpocketing, and high value) take only the most severe.

A single incident has a single sentence, so if, for instance, the prisoner took 3 items off someone, this is a single count of pickpocketing.

Keep in mind that people that cause major mayhem (and potentially any other criminals) have probably committed more than one crime. Add the time for each case together.

Aiding a criminal makes you an accomplice; you can be charged with the same crime as the person you aided.

As an arresting officer, follow the Guide to Security, to ensure you don't fall foul of legal proceedings.

Some crimes may have a fine tied to them, in this case, the detained person may either serve the sentence given to them, or pay a fine. Fines can be processed using an EFTPOS scanner or by paying cash from an ATM. Do note, however, that your Head of Security will most likely need to set up an EFTPOS scanner for you, as they need to be configured to place fines into the station security account. Otherwise, turn the cash in to a Warden for safe keeping, or directly to the the Head of Security who can add it to the security account.

Additional

The Captain is not above Corporate Regulations, and can be arrested by Security for breaking it. The only time that the Corporate Regulations can be overridden is when there is an imminent and overwhelming threat to the station.

Pardons are only legitimate if they come from a NanoTrasen higher-up (that is, someone who ranks above the Captain). Despite his high ranking, the Captain cannot spit in the face of Corporate Regulations, and any attempts to do so are infractions.

If you can't find the incident listed in here you can set up a tribunal. See Legal Standard Operating Procedure.

Tribunals should be held in place of hearings or trials, see Legal Standard Operating Procedure. Trials by jury or 'regular' trials are usually done very badly, so don't.

Do NOT demand a tribunal for anything less than 10 minutes. You'll just be laughed at.

The time you took for bringing the suspect in and the time you spend questioning are NOT to be calculated into this. This is the pure time someone spends in a cell staring at the wall.

On laggy games first take a look at how quickly the cell timer tick. We don't want people to spend an eternity in jail just for stealing a pair of gloves.

Low Level Infractions

These infractions carry standard punishments of up to 7 minutes, and can be set with an officer's discretion. 'Suggested Sentence' values are beside the incidents. 'Additional Penalties' can be decided by authorisation of Captain, Head of Security, or equivalent, and do not require tribunals.

No.	Incident	Description	Notes	Suggested Sentence	Additional Penalties	Fine
101	Trespassing	To be in an area which a person does not have access to.	Remember that people can either break in, sneak in, or be let in. Always check that the suspect wasn't let in to do a job by someone with access, or were given access on their ID. Trespassing and theft often committed together; both sentences should be applied. Severity is increased if they refuse to leave the area peacefully, more so if they attempt to use important equipment there, so feel free to add other charges if they do.	3 minutes.	Up to 10 minutes. Demotion.	200 credits
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.	Keeping items which are in short supply where they belong is what is important here. A doctor who takes all the surgical tools and hides them still commits theft, even though he had access. Items can include anything from toolboxes to metal to insulated gloves. Remember to take the items away from them and return them to where they stole them.	3 minutes, returning of stolen item to the owner or department.	Up to 10 minutes. Demotion.	150 credits
103	Minor Assault	To use, or threaten, physical force against someone, without intent to kill or seriously injure.	If it causes minor damage and easily treatable damage, it's minor assault. Starting fights with other employees or punching fellow employees counts too, as well as seriously threatening them with it.	4 minutes.	Up to 10 minutes. Demotion.	400 credits
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.	Up to 8 minutes. Demotion.	200 credits
105	Disturbing the Peace	To be intentionally and publicly unclothed, yelling at people for no reason (don't arrest someone because they are arguing), throwing around stuff where it could hit someone, yelling about how terrible NanoTrasen is, etc.	Running around the station naked or in underwear, or other such degrading activities. Drunks can be keep to sober up, but only if they are badly harassing other crew members. Regular drunks don't get arrested and if they are only a nuisance you keep them for the regular time. The mutual degradation of chasing a naked man down while he screams rape is only worth it on slow rounds. Only classified as a Sol Government crime in the case of indecent exposure.	5 minutes.	Up to 8 minutes. Demotion.	250 credits
106	Suspicious Conduct	To possess a suspiciously wide skill set, not indicated in employee record, wielding dangerous weapons near other staff, extensive inquiring about critical areas, or stalking other employees.	A xenobiologist working in robotics without the RD's knowing, or a psychiatrist trying to do surgery in place of other perfectly capable doctors, are some examples of suspicious conduct, because although they may have access to these areas, if they're working outside their job title without anyone's knowing, the individual may have ulterior motives. ((Basically, metagamey/powergamey behaviour. You shouldn't have a shitload of skills if you're new to the station. It's worth reporting to the Head of Personnel or your Head of Staff if you want to play a character who knows more than they should. ))	2 minutes. Immediate search.	Forced psychiatric examination. Tracking implant. Detaining for the duration of investigation.	200 credits. Immediate search.
107	Misuse of Public Radio Channels	To continually broadcast unimportant, untrue, or insignificant messages on the public radio frequency.	This is really only for people who are constantly spamming the radio, such as 'DJs' or Chaplains reading their services over the comms. Screaming fake messages like "halp security is beating me" when they aren't also counts.	3 minutes.	Forced psychiatric examination. Ban from using any radio equipment (Injuction).	150 credits
108	Violation of Injunction	To violate the terms of an injuction made by Security or other legal professions.	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, Captain, or equivalent. If they break the law in some other way, apply that sentence too.	5 minutes.	Up to 10 minutes.	N/A
109	Insulting an Officer on Duty	To directly insult a Head of Staff or member of Security with no valid complaints.	This is most likely to happen when someone is being fired, or when being arrested. This is really for when they're being extremely annoying and vocal. Being continually rude to your superiors also counts, if they complain.	5 minutes.	Up to 15 minutes. Demotion.	250 credits
110	Slander	To spread false rumours in order to damage someone's reputation.	Lying about anything to make someone else look bad. For example, an engineer trying to pass off the blame of letting the singularity loose to someone else. Since this has to be proven, it's up to a tribunal or appropriate officer.	-	Up to 5 minutes.	50 credits per applicable minute
111	Failure to Execute an Order	To ignore or disregard a superior's valid orders.	If the order is stupid, or causes you to break a law (e.g. "Release the singularity!" or "Steal that RCD for me!") you can ignore it, and probably make a complaint. However, if it's perfectly doable, lawful, and in your job description, you better do it or resign. If not following an order caused severe damage or loss of life, see "Failure to Execute an Order with Serious Consequences".	5 minutes.	Up to 15 minutes. Demotion.	500 credits
112	Sexual Harassment	To make unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks towards another employee.	This is for VERY MINOR things the other person finds offensive that are sexually related. For anything more serious see "Sexual Assault".	5 minutes.	Up to 15 minutes. Demotion.	N/A
113	Animal Cruelty	To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm upon animals with malicious intent.	Monkeys appropriately used for experiments or well-being (e.g Genetics, Virology, etc.) don't count. Shoving them in washing machines, or throwing them down disposals while still alive falls under this. Using them as food is a grey area, cows are generally fine, but dogs probably aren't.	5 minutes	Up to 15 minutes. Demotion.	N/A
114	Vandalism	To deliberately damage or deface the station without malicious intent.	This can range from a minor hull breach, to drawing on the floor with crayons or other substances. You can adjust the time accordingly.	5 minutes	Up to 10 minutes. Demotion.	450 credits
115	Threat of Murder or Serious Injury	To threaten to kill or seriously injure an employee.	The threat has to somewhat tangible. If it's just people arguing over the radio, it's probably not worth it. Someone shouting at someone else while chasing them with a fire extinguisher is probably more valid.	2 minutes. Tracking implant.	Up to 10 minutes with psychiatric evaluation.	500 credits. Tracking implant.
116	Disrespect to the Dead	To abuse bodies of dead or previously dead employees.	Examples include, the chef using bodies in the morgue as meat, Security beating on a prisoners corpse, or using someone's body for 'experimental surgery'. Preventing a body from being cloned or cyborged also falls under this.	5 minutes	Up to 10 minutes.	400 credits
117	Excessive use of force in detainment	To use more than the required force to subdue a suspect.	Repeatedly batoning a prisoner after they've been handcuffed, using force against an unarmed and compliant suspect, and usage of lethal weapons in a non-lethal situation. Investigations into allegations of excessive use of force may be launched by any head of staff.	5 minutes	Up to 20 minutes. Demotion.	350 credits.
118	Minor Contraband	To be in possession of contraband, including drugs, that isn't dangerous to other members of the crew.	Having a non-lethal weapon you're not normally allowed without any sort of permit counts for this, including violations of that permit, such as the barman taking their shotgun outside the bar area. For drug charges, this applies if they do not show any intent to distribute or have a prescription written and stamped by the Chief Medical Officer. For more dangerous contraband, see Major Contraband below.	5 minutes, confiscation of said items.	Up to 10 minutes. Demotion.	200 Credits
119	Obstruction of Duty	To negatively interfere with the duties of the crew	Pushing a security officer trying to make an arrest, ignoring or ripping down caution tape, opening firelocks into a disaster area, dragging injured personnel away from doctors trying to treat them, or any form of getting in the way, especially during an emergency. If someone is injured because of it, see Assault below. If serious damage occurs because of it, see Sabotoge below. If someone dies because of it, see Manslaughter below.	5 minutes	Detainment without bail (paying the fine will not release you) until duties are completed. Demotion.	500 credits.

Medium Level Infractions

These Infractions carry standard punishments of up to 30 minutes, though typically around 10-15 minutes, and can be set with an officer's discretion. 'Suggested Sentence' values are beside the Infractions. 'Additional Penalties' can be decided by authorisation of Captain, Head of Security, or equivalent, and do not require tribunals.

No.	Infraction	Description	Notes	Suggested Sentence	Additional 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.	Like the minor crime, except this one has caused serious damage to the station, or seriously injured someone. Examples are Medical Doctors ignoring the Chief Medical Officer while patients are piling up in medbay, or Engineers ignoring the Chief Engineer and then having the singularity eat part of the station. If this causes loss of life, refer to 302.	15 minutes.	Demotion. Life sentence.
202	Resisting Arrest or Sparking a Manhunt	To not cooperate with an officer who attempts a proper arrest, or to cause a manhunt by hiding from security.	Refusing handcuffs is not resisting arrest. Pushing the officer trying to arrest you, or running away falls under this.	10 minutes.	Up to 15 minutes in brig.
203	Suicide Attempt	To attempt or threaten to commit suicide.	An employee trying or threatening to kill himself for any reason. This includes someone saying "AI OPEN THIS DOOR OR I KILL MYSELF".	Compulsory psychiatric examination.	Demotion. Isolation in holding facility.
204	Abuse of Confiscated Equipment	To take and use equipment confiscated as evidence.	Security shouldn't be using evidence for anything but evidence.	10 minutes, re-confiscation of equipment.	Demotion.
205	Illegal Detention, Arrest, or Holding	To arrest, brig, or punish an employee without proper cause or reason.	This is mainly for Security Officers who believe THEY ARE THE LAW.	15 minutes	Demotion.
206	Neglect of Duty	To fail to perform a job to a satisfactory standard.	This can be due to honest, or dishonest mistakes. Examples include scientists/engineers releasing plasma, doctors mixing up medicines that cause injury to patients, or the Chief Engineer allowing the singularity to escape.	10 minutes	Demotion.
207	Infiltration	To attempt to, or successfully, enter a high-security area without authorisation.	This includes places like the Bridge, AI upload or core, Teleporter, or EVA. Trying to break into the vault with the nuclear warhead is also very bad. Using AI or Cyborg help for infiltration purposes is also considered breaking and entering.	15 minutes	Imprisonment, up to lifelong.
208	Assault	To cause severe injury to another employee.	Anything beyond a few punches like in "Minor Assault". Can be adjusted for severity. Also see "Attempted Murder" if the intent was to kill. This also includes poisoning with drugs, or using hallucinogens.	20 minutes.	Up to 40 minutes. Demotion.
209	Escaping From Confinement	To escape from confinement as someone who is serving a non-life sentence or is imprisoned before judgement.	See "Escaping From a Life Sentence" for those who do it with life sentences.	10 minutes.	Up to 30 minutes. Demotion.
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 a law reset when obviously harmful laws have been uploaded. Only the Captain, Chief Engineer, or Two Heads of Staff can authorize a law change.	20 minutes	Demotion. Lifelong detention.
211	Sedition	To incite rebellion, or rally against the established chain of command.	This includes attempting to make separate areas of the ship into "Nations" or generally conspiring against the chain of command.	15 minutes	Demotion. Lifelong detention.
212	Major Contraband	To possess, use, or distribute contraband items, including drugs.	Chemists and Botanists are allowed to possess and transport drugs to their departments for their line of work. It's only a crime if they use the contraband (see 118) or they show reasonable evidence they intend to distribute it illegally (such as walking around with a backpack full of drugs, obviously not for just personal consumption). Scientists are allowed to have and use weapons in their own department for research. It's a crime if the weapons leave their department. Illegal modification of firearms also counts, such as the barman sawing off his shotgun to conceal it, or reinforcing the barrel of a revolver to accept .357 rounds. This also includes possession or use of lethal munitions, such as a detective using full metal .45 bullets instead of rubber rounds, or the barman putting live shells in his shotgun. Permits written by the Head of Security, Captain, or Central Command will override this law. The Chief Medical Officer can also authorize the possession of normally illegal drugs through prescriptions.	15 minutes, confiscation of said items	Up to 20 minutes. Demotion.
213	Sabotage	To hinder the efforts of the crew or station with malicious intent.	This includes causing hull breaches, sabotaging air supplies, stealing vital equipment, etc. The intent is probably the most important bit here.	20 minutes	Demotion. Up to 40 minutes in brig.
214	Exceeding Official Powers	To act beyond what is allowed by the Chain of Command.	This is for any head of staff who abuses the power given to them, such as the Head of Personnel acting like a security officer in a non-emergency, the captain acting as if he is above the law, etc. Heads of Staff trying to order a different department or ignoring the captain also comes under this. Also covers anyone illegally promoting themselves, such as with a stolen ID.	15 minutes	Demotion. Up to 30 minutes in brig.
215	Grand Theft	To steal items that are dangerous, of a high value, or a sensitive nature.	This means weapons, explosives, or ammunition, and also includes items from the High-risk Items page. Security Officers stealing things from the armoury is an example.	15 minutes, confiscation of stolen items.	Demotion. Brig sentence up to life-long.
216	Organising an Breakout	To attempt, or succeed, in freeing criminals from the brig or other holding areas.	Breaking brig windows	15 minutes.	Up to 30 minutes
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 are examples of this.	10 minutes	Up to 25 minutes. Demotion
218	Severe Use of Excessive Force	To put a victim in a near-death state in defence of yourself or others, or seriously injuring a suspect while attempting to detain them.	Severely injuring someone attacking you or others with no obvious threat to life, or panicking and shooting a suspect to near-death.	10 minutes	Up to 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, abusing a prisoner, and preventing them from having access to a viable method of communication. In the event that a prisoner dies because of mistreatment, the charge is immediately upgraded to either murder or manslaughter, depending on intent.	10 minutes	Up to 30 minutes. Demotion.

High Severity Infractions

These Infractions generally need to be ruled on by a tribunal as in Legal Standard Operating Procedure, and criminals should be held until judgement can be passed.

No.	Crime	Description	Notes	Sentence	Judgements
301	Murder	To kill someone, or attempt to kill someone, with premeditated malicious intent.	Also covers Attempted Murder. The premeditated and malicious bit is important here.	60 minutes.	Holding until judgement. Life sentence, consumption, or cyborgification at prisoner discretion.
302	Manslaughter	To kill someone without malice or forethought.	This includes causing death due to negligence or dereliction of duty. Can also be used for excessive self-defense.	20 minutes.	30 minutes.
303	Mutiny	To openly rebel against or attempt to remove command staff with violent intent.	See "Sedition" for less violent mutineers.	Holding until judgement.	Life sentence, consumption, or execution.
304	Terrorist Acts	To engage in maliciously destructive actions, which seriously threaten the crew or station.	This includes deliberate arson, hostage taking, use of bombs, release of singularity, etc.	Holding until judgement.	Life sentence or execution.
305	Assaulting a Head of Staff	To assault a Head of Staff, causing severe damage.	Exactly like "Assault", but this time against a Head of Staff.	30 minutes, tracking implant.	Life sentence, consumption, or cyborgification at prisoner discretion.
306	Escaping From a Life Sentence	To escape, or attempt to escape, from the brig or other holding area when serving a life sentence.	They have to have been properly convicted for it to be a life sentence.	Return to the brig, moved to solitary confinement.	Execution.
307	Terrorist Collaboration	To act as an agent of a terrorist or anti-Corporation group.	Espionage, disclosure of corporate secrets, or any other assistance rendered to outside hostile organisations, or their representatives in hostile activities to the Corporation, committed by a employee of Corporation. As a high crime, suspected terrorist agents must be put through a tribunal unless their level of resistance renders capture efforts infeasible.ce.	Holding until judgement.	Life sentence, consumption, or cyborgification at prisoner discretion.
308	Sexual Assault	To assault, or attempt to assault, someone else sexually, including rape.	This includes unwilling consumption of another crew mate. If the victim dies because of it, see murder. (( Ignoring OOC complaints about an unwanted vore/erotic roleplay is a ban-worthy offense. Adminhelp it if this happens to you. It's against server rules, not just station rules. ))	30 minutes, tracking implant.	Life sentence or consumption.

Modifiers & Special Situations

Situation	Description	Benefit
Surrender	Coming to the brig, confessing what you've done and taking the punishment. Getting arrested without putting a fuss is not surrender. For this, you have to actually come to the brig yourself.	Up to -25%, and should be taken into account when determining the severity of crimes.
Re-education	Getting de-converted from revolutionary.	Up to and including immediate release
Cooperation with prosecution or security	Being helpful to the members of security, revealing things during questioning or providing names of head revolutionaries.	Up to -25%. In the case of revealing a head revolutionary, up to -50%.
Immediate threat to the prisoner	The singularity eats something near the brig, an explosion goes off, etc.	Officer must relocate the prisoner(s) to a safe location. Otherwise, immediate release. HuT sentences must be reapplied after danger has passed.
Medical reasons	Prisoners are entitled to medical attention if sick or injured.	Medical personnel can be called, or the prisoner can be escorted to the Medbay. The timer continues to run during this time.
Self Defence	Assault and even homicide can be justified if it was necessary for prevention of loss of life. (Note that there are borders of acceptable self-defence, and killing a man who just punched you is subject to "Fatal Use of Excessive Force")	Up to and including immediate release.
Victim In A Willfully Dangerous Position	Some individuals may offer themselves to science or indulge in dangerous thrills that, while not inherently suicidal, nor dangerous to other members of the crew, are their own fault none the less. If the victim of an assault, manslaughter, or even murder charge can be proven to have willfully and deliberately allowed themselves to be harmed, then this should be taken into account when dealing with the suspect. (( In other words, willing vore isn't a crime. Unwilling vore is. We think it's more interesting if there's some risk to being predator. ))	Up to and including immediate release.
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. Like you can't double a sentence for stealing because the guy was caught vandalizing earlier. That's not a repeat offense.	For first repeat offense, apply maximum sentence time for the offense (excluding permabrig). For second and subsequent repeat offenses, multiply the prior offense time by 2. (Eg: A 5 minute offense becomes 10 minutes, then that 10 minutes becomes 20, and so on until you pass the 90 minute limit and they must be held in the brig until transfer.)

Commentaries and Clarifications.

Cyborgification The removal of a person's brain for transplanting into a Cyborg Chassis. Often also known as Shackling.

Consumption: Being taken into the body of another creature.

Dismissal: Changing ID title to "Dismissed", zero access.

Demotion: Can be done up to and including Assistant position, by Head of Personnel or Captain's decision.

Employee: Employee of NanoTrasen, as defined by the station's commanding officer. All non-employee subjects are not protected by these laws.

Empowering: Illegal acquiring (not via Head of Personnel or Captain) of access.

Head of Staff: Crew members occupying one of the following positions: Captain, Chief Engineer, Head of Personnel, Head of Security, Chief Medical Officer, Research Director.

HuT: Held (in the brig) Until Transfer at the end of the shift.

Lethal Situation: A situation in which there is an apparent and real threat the the well-being of all those involved.

Severe Injury: A state in which the victim is in a critical condition and is having difficulty maintaining consciousness.

Demotion and dismissal also require the removal of equipment from the previous job. E.g: Uniforms, weapons, bombs, PDA cartridges, etc.

For the purposes of Cyborg/AI laws, crewmembers that have been convicted, or are being held in detention, are considered to be below even the AI/Cyborgs in terms of rank.

Serving sentence in jail can be replaced with forced labour in some cases.

In cases where the final sentence is more than 90 minutes, it is changed to Holding Until Transfer.

The standard penalty can be applied without a tribunal by Security Officers.

Penalties listed here are guidelines. Tribunals can assign lesser or higher ones, depending on the circumstances.

Legal Standard Operating Procedure

Tribunals are the main way major decisions are made aboard the station

Purpose: For crimes or decisions that require more than one person, or crimes where there is no set punishment.

Overview: Three to Six Heads of Staff must discuss this issue and vote on the outcome.

Process: The Captain or acting Captain should call the Heads of Staff for a tribunal with the situation and proposed outcome. This can be done formally in a meeting room, or informally over radio.

There are not often lawyers, and the defendant does not have to be involved. There is not specified length for how long a tribunal must be. The AI may be called in as a replacement Head of Staff if there are not sufficient numbers, and it can be trusted to be accurate.

Conviction: The tribunal must vote on the outcome, and the outcome must win by a majority vote (over 50%). If there is a tie, the Captain's vote wins.

Sentencing:If the vote passes, the outcome may be enacted, usually by Security. The decision can be appealed once by either the defendant or the Captain.

Notes: Basically the same as the old trial, but without a jury and slightly streamlined. Template:Gameplay Guides