Krath Laws

The Krath Laws are regulated by the Krath Tribunal.

Category 1: Criminal Acts

Conspiring or Soliciting to Commit Murder
All persons who shall conspire, confederate, and agree to murder any person, whether he be a member of the Krath Dynasty or not, and whether he be within the Krath Dynasty’s dominions or not, and whosoever shall solicit, encourage, persuade, or endeavor to persuade, or shall propose to any person, to murder any other person, and whether he be within the Krath Dynasty dominions or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Tribunal, to be punished by death, --or to be kept in penal servitude for any term not more than ten and not less than three years,--or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labor.

Manslaughter
Whosoever shall be convicted of manslaughter shall be liable, at the discretion of the Tribunal, to be punished by death, --or to be kept in penal servitude for life.

Murder or Manslaughter Abroad
Where any murder or manslaughter shall be committed within the Krath Dynasty’s borders, every offence committed by any subject of the Krath Dynasty in respect of any such case, whether the same shall amount to the offence of murder or of manslaughter, may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined, and punished by the Krath Tribunal.

Conspiring or Soliciting to Commit Insurrection
All persons who shall conspire, confederate, and agree to commit insurrection, whether he be a member of the Krath Dynasty or not, and whether he be within the Krath Dynasty's dominions or not, and whosoever shall solicit, encourage, persuade, or endeavor to persuade, or shall propose to any person, to commit insurrection, and whether he be within the Krath Dynasty dominions or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Tribunal.

Wounding With Intent of Grievous Bodily Harm or to Resist Apprehension
Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person, with intent, to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be punished by death, --or to be kept in penal servitude for life.

Inflicting Bodily Injury With or Without a Weapon
Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm upon any other person, either with or without any weapon or instrument, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof shall be liable to be punished by death, --or to be kept in penal servitude for as long as the Krath Tribunal deems fit based on the crime.

High Treason
"Compassed or imagined" (i.e. planned) the death of a leading government official; Levied war against the Krath Dynasty, or adhered to the enemies of the Dynasty, giving them aid and comfort; Killing any high government official. To be punished by death, --or to be kept in penal servitude for life.

Criminal Damage
- Section 1(1):
A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence.
- Section 1(2): A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property, whether belonging to himself or another,
(a) Intending to destroy or damage any property or being reckless as to whether any property would be destroyed or damaged; and
(b) Intending by the destruction or damage to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to whether the life of another would be thereby endangered; shall be guilty of an offence.

Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Fraud
Any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specifically: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby.

Larceny
The unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently; also any of several types of theft (as embezzlement or obtaining another's property by false pretenses) that have been traditionally distinguished from larceny.

Impersonation of an Official
It is illegal to impersonate, act or pretend to be an official of another person in order to achieve a deceitful goal.

Solicitation
- Section 1(1):
Any individual who solicits or advises another or others to commit a Summary Offence under this chapter shall, if the offence solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished as a court may direct.

- Section 1(2):
Any individual who solicits or advises another or others to commit an Indictable Offence under this chapter shall, if the offence solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offence, but, if the offence solicited or advised is not committed, he shall be punished as a court may direct.

Category 2: Civil Acts

Affiliates
Affiliated groups will be treated as an entity within the Krath Dynasty. All affiliate members will be granted full citizenship by passing a Krath test, and will have the rights of any other citizen. If an affiliate business, and or an affiliate member commit a crime, they will be subject to punishment, as would any other person.

Sentients and Citizenship
All members of the Krath Dynasty government and nationalized groups will be granted full citizenship. This citizenship can be revoked at the digression of the Krath Tribunal, and all rights pertaining to the status as well.

Commerce and Trade
Commerce and trade within the Dynasty is not limited to its members, however it is highly discouraged to trade with enemy factions. The Krath Dynasty itself on the other hand may not sell the following items, for government purposes except if approved by the Grand Seneschal: Power Generators, Barracks, Shield Generators, Training Academies, Factories, Naval Yards, Dry-docks, Computer Centers, Temples, Churches, Cathedrals, Landing Pads, Star ports, Civic Centers, Government Houses, Palaces, High-rises, Skyscrapers, and All defense equipment.

Construction
Private construction in Krath space is forbidden, unless a building permit is obtained.
Building permits are handed out by the Dynasty Council, and are usually only given out to nationalized or affiliated groups.