Passing a law in ME

All Kingdom or County laws must be written in English. They can be written in another language but the English translation must be always included.

Where should i post the Kingdom Laws?

To be valid, laws must be posted IG (In Game). It is possible to read the laws of every Kingdom from the Travel Map.

My Kingdom is part of a Confederation/Alliance and we have laws in common. How can we publish them?

You would need to publish the same laws in each Kingdom that are part of the Confederation/Alliance, or publish them in a Kingdom Laws board and post a link to the laws in all the other involved Kingdoms laws boards.

Why Am I not able to modify laws?

Published laws can't be modified. You can publish a new version, specifying in the post that the new version substitutes and invalidates the previous one.

There are some specific requirements on how to write a law?

Yes:

Laws must not discriminate against any player's (not necessarily character's) race, religion or gender.
Laws must not require activity or participation in any off-site forum or messenger service for any In-Game position
Laws must not contradict any Forum or Game rule published by the Administration.
Laws can't have impact on the real life of the player. For example, laws that requires a certain amount of activity are not valid
Laws can't be retroactive
Laws must have a 'grace period' of at least three days
The law if exists and its in favor of the Criminal (example: Prescription) should always be applied.
Law must specify the date upto when is valid (end date) or clearly specify it doesn’t expire
Laws must be published in game in English Language and contain at least:
1. a clear description;
2. the target of the law;
3. law classification;
Old Laws which have been replaced by new Laws for the same crime must be deleted within 24 hours of the new Law being in effect;
Laws cannot contain punishments that humiliate the PG or player (example: public excuses);
Laws cannot reiterate any punishment. The only exception is in case of a character banned from Kingdom.
Laws cannot include any other punishment beside money or prison days.

Law Structure

Description

Description must not be generic and should define precisely the action that it targets.

Example of correct descriptions

Bread can’t be sold at a price over 4 silver coins;
It is forbidden to cross region Lombardia;
It is forbidden to extract resources in region Lombardia without a written authorization from Judge

Example of incorrect descriptions

It is forbidden to wear non proper clothes while in the Kingdom (what kind of clothes are considered non proper?);
It is forbidden to buy too much food at the market (the quantity is not clear);
It is considered enemy of the Kingdom whoever commits terrible actions (what are these actions?)

Law target(s)

The law target(s) must be clear. Targets can be:

a single character;
a list of characters;
all members of a group;
all citizens of a Kingdom;
all followers of a Religion;
everyone.

Law Classification

A law must be specify what is forbidden and classify the crime as per following table:

Type	Description	Prison days (fixed)	Max Fine	Compensation/Damage
A	Administrative offence	0 gg	100	No Limit
B	Minor Crime	1 gg	200	No Limit
C	Severe Crime	2 gg	400	No Limit
D	Capital Offence	3 gg	1000	No Limit

Examples of correct descriptions

Law	Target	Classification
It is forbidden to cross region Lombardia	Guglielmo Di Valenza, Pagans, Member of group “Cavalieri di San Peleo”, Kingdom of Rome citizens	Minor Crime
Bread can’t be sold at the market for more than 4 silver coins	Everyone	Severe Crime

  Notes
  * If character age is <= 90 days fine is reduced by 50%
  * Prison days and Fine are not exchangeable, they must be both applied

Compensation/damage

There is no limit on how much the judge can ask for compensation, however the judge will need to prove the damage. In addition the compensation can be asked only the following type of damage:

Type of damage	Evaluation method	Notes
Coins	Coins
Goods	N. of Goods * Average Selling Price	Based on table published by Administration on International ME Blog
Other	Evaluated by administration	Once the damage evaluation is established he will be used as a compensation rule in following trials.

Example 1

Law: It is forbidden to cross region Lombardia.
Target: Guglielmo Di Valenza, Members of Teological Church
Classification: Capital Offence

Guglielmo Di Valenza crosses region Lombardia. The Captain arrests him and the judge prosecute him for violating the law. He is considered guilty accordingly to a law classified D. Punishment will be:

3 days of prison;
A fine of 400 silver coins (max 1000).

Cumulability

If a characters breaks more than one law, fines, jail days can be summed up to a maximum of:

5000 silver coin
5 jail days

For the crimes judged in the same trial. It is not possible to open more than one trial at the same time.

   Note: The only reason to give more than 5 jail days will be the lack of money to pay a fine or damage and this should be confirmed by   
   administration.

Example 2

James Rossi crosses region Lombardia on day 1st May. The Captain arrests him and the judge prosecute him for violating the law. He is considered guilty accordingly to a law classified D. James Rossi is a 80 days old player. While restricted, James breaks a Law B on the 2nd May. After 15 days, he breaks another law classified as A.

His 1st punishment will be:

4 days of prison;
A fine of (max) 1200 * 50% = 600 coins

His 2nd punishment will be:

0 days of prison;
A fine of (max) 100*50% = 50 coins;

Example 3

James Rossi crosses region Lombardia on day 1st May. The Captain arrests him and the judge prosecute him for violating the law. He is considered guilty accordingly to a law classified D. James Rossi is a 80 days old player. Trial ends and James Rossi is considered Guilty on 3rd May.

On the 4th May james Rossi breaks another law B.

His 1st punishment will be:

3 days of prison;
A fine of (max) 1200 * 50% = 600 coins.

   For the second punishment a new trial will be needed.

His 2nd punishment will be:

0 days of prison;
A fine of (max) 100*50% = 50 coins.

Administration oversight

It will be possible to open a ticket ALWAYS if a trial did not follow the procedure. The trial will not be invalidated but only the invalid steps will be repeated, giving an extra time of 4 hours.

It will be possible to open a ticket to ask administration for an evaluation of the complete trial only for punishment >= 3 gg or fines > 3000 coins.

Rules for Writing Laws

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