Crimes and Sentencing Guide

Overview

Members of station security are authorized to sentence non-capital crimes, given good probable cause is found. When a suspect is detained they must be informed of their suspected charges and informed of what evidence the charge is based upon. A detainee cannot be held awaiting sentencing or charged with a capital offense for more than 5 minutes. A non-capital sentence must also not exceed 25 minutes. Check the Controlled Items page for details on possession charges.

If a capital offense is suspected by security, a trial or adjudication must be held to confirm the charges given the availability of a valid judge while the suspect is held in confinement. This procedure is detailed in the Judicial Procedures section.

Capital Crimes - Trial/Permanent Confinement

Capital crimes require a trial and may result in permanent confinement or execution.

• Murder - To willfully and maliciously cause the death of a sophont.
• Decorporealization - To deprive a sophont of physical form without consent.
• Prevention of Revival - To willfully render the body of a sophont into an unrecoverable state, or to prevent medical treatment of the deceased without lawful reason.
• Grand Sabotage - To render a department, or a large portion of the station unlivable or irreparably damaged.
• Sedition - To attempt to overthrow the chain of command using violence without just cause.
• Terrorism - To threaten violence or death, while displaying probable ability and intent to enact it, as a means to manipulate others into action or inaction.
• Kidnapping - To unlawfully restrain or deprive the free movement of a sophont.

Grand Felony - 14 minutes

• Black Marketeering - To purchase, mass produce, or sell controlled items.
• Sabotage - To render station critical infrastructure or systems inoperable.
• Breach of Custody - To escape the custody of station law enforcement while serving a legal sentence, or awaiting trial for a capital offense.

Felony - 8 minutes

• Rioting - To engage in disruptive protest and refuse to disperse.
• Manslaughter - To directly or indirectly cause the unintentional death of a sophont.
• Endangerment - To risk injury or death via neglect of duty or disregard for public safety; or to risk harm or death to another sophont through malpractice, action or inaction, where preventing it would not bring harm oneself.
• Abuse of Power - To intentionally misuse or wrongfully exercise one's own authority, influence, or control, resulting in harm, unjust treatment, or demonstrable loss to another entity.
• Mindbreaking - To deprive a sophont of its psionic ability without consent or lawful cause.
• Grand Theft - To deprive a sophont of any Controlled Item.
• Obstruction of Justice - To wilfully disobey, interfere with, or refuse a lawful decree of law enforcement.
• False Report - To wilfully and maliciously tell an untruth either in court or in the process of making a report to law enforcement.
• Identity Theft - To maliciously assume the identity of a sophont, such as through writing, attire or identification card with the intention to mislead another sophont.

Misdemeanor - 4 minutes

• Theft - To take an item belonging to another sophont.
• Assault - To inflict direct physical harm upon another sophont.
• Vandalism - To steal or damage public property, or property belonging to another sophont.
• Harassment - Repeated verbally or physically disruptive behavior directed towards an individual or group.
• Animal Cruelty - To inflict unnecessary suffering on a sapient being with malicious intent.
• Trespass - To enter into an area where one is not authorized nor invited.
• Hooliganism - To intentionally and maliciously engage in disruptive conduct, where one refuses to cease.

Possession Charges

Possession of controlled items without authorization is a crime. See the Controlled Items page for specific possession times based on item category.