Sigil's Laws

CODE OF SIGIL

TITLE II. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENTS

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ARTICLE I. CRIMES AGAINST SIGIL

2-1-1: Deification of the Lady of Pain; subversion of the Lady of Pain; penalty.

• Any being who worships the Lady of Pain as a deity, or makes any attempt to interfere with her actions, be it through harming or killing Dabus, freeing beings from Mazes, bringing a Power into Sigil, or blocking access to portals by setting up tolls or destroying them, shall be sentenced to execution by hanging, being fed to the Wyrm, or any means deemed appropriate.

2-1-2: Treason; penalty.

• Treason shall be punished by execution through hanging, being fed to the Wyrm, or any means deemed appropriate. Offenses against the city shall consist of:

1. Leying war against it;
2. Adhering to its enemies by giving them aid and comfort;
3. Attempting to overthrow the Triad of Law;
4. Participating in a conspiracy against officials;
5. Assassinating officials with the intent to disrupt the city; or
6. Demolishing official property with the intent to disrupt the city.

2-1-3: Interference with dabus; penalties.

• Any being who intentionally interferes with the work of the Dabus is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, twenty turns, a lifetime of imprisonment or execution through any means deemed appropriate.

2-1-4: Obstructing or interfering with city officials; penalties; definitions.

a) Any being who threatens, menaces, or otherwise attempts to or successfully hinders or obstructs a Harmonium or Mercykiller officer or Fated tax collector, acting in their official capacity, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.

b) Any being who intentionally disarms or attempts to disarm a Harmonium or Mercykiller officer, acting in their official capacity, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, or twenty turns.

c) Any being who, with intent to impede or obstruct a Harmonium or Mercykiller officer in the conduct of an investigation, or a Fated tax collector in the conduct of an audit, knowingly and willfully makes a materially false statement is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate.

d) Any being who assaults a Harmonium, Mercykiller, Fated tax collector, or other city officials of any kind, acting in their official capacity, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns or twenty turns.

e) A being who impersonates a Harmonium, Mercykiller, Fated tax collector, or other city officials of any kind, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.

f) A being who intentionally flees or attempts to flee by any means from a Harmonium or Mercykiller officer acting in their official capacity who is attempting to make a lawful arrest of the being, and who knows or reasonably believes that the officer is attempting to arrest it, is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate.

1. For purposes of this section, the terms "flee," "fleeing," and "flight" do not include a being's reasonable attempt to travel to a safe place, allowing the pursuing Harmonium or Mercykiller to maintain appropriate surveillance, for the purpose of complying with the officer's direction to stop.

g) No being, with the intent to purposefully deprive a sentient, or typically sentient, being of emergency services, may interfere with or prevent another being from making an emergency communication, which a reasonable being would consider necessary under the circumstances, to Harmonium or Mercykiller officers or other emergency service personnel.

1. For the purpose of this subsection, the term "emergency communication" means communication to transmit warnings or other information pertaining to a crime, fire, accident, disaster, or risk of injury or damage to a sentient, or typically sentient, being or property.
2. A being who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.
3. A being who is convicted of a second offense under this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.
4. A being who is convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this subsection is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns.
5. In determining the number of prior convictions for purposes of imposing punishment under this subsection, the court shall disregard all such prior convictions occurring more than ten turns prior to the offense in question.

2-1-5: Unlicensed use of teleportation magic and abilities; penalty.

• Any being who, without proper permits, uses magic or natural ability to teleport within Sigil is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

2-1-6: Contempt of order of banishment; penalty.

• Any being who unlawfully, willfully, and intentionally enters or stays within the boundaries of the city, for any amount of time, excluding time provided for the initial removal, who has been banished by order of the court is considered in contempt of the court and guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate. Upon serving its sentence, the being will again be removed from the city to serve the remainder of its term of banishment.

2-1-7: Disorderly conduct; penalty.

• Any being who, in a public place, office, or office building of the city, or on any other property owned, leased, occupied, or controlled by the city, a public pass-through area, a common area of a living facility or dormitory, or a common area of a privately owned zone of commerce, or a group of commercial establishments, disturbs the peace of others by violent, profane, indecent, or boisterous conduct or language or by the making of unreasonably loud noise that is intended to cause annoyance or alarm to other beings, and who persists in such conduct after being requested to desist by a Harmonium officer acting in its lawful capacity, is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

2-1-8: Incitement to riot; penalty.

• Any being who conspires with others to cause or produce a riot, or directs, incites, or solicits other beings who participate in a riot to acts of force or violence, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns.

2-1-9: Unlawful use of magic; penalty.

• Defined as invisibility, negligent magic or ability, teleportation without a license, or casting any spell, magical function, or similar effect from any source on an individual without consent, that does not cause harm, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

1. The result of negligent magic or ability is not limited to a fine if it is determined to pertain to a more serious intent or consequence.
2. Any spell, magical function, or similar effect from any source targeting an individual without consent that does cause harm but not death would be classified as assault or battery. See Article II: subsection 2-2-8.

2-1-10: Illegal contraband; penalty.

• Any being with the possession of illegal substances, including but not limited to disorderly propaganda, explosives without a permit, and unauthorized drugs and poisons, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

1. The smuggling of multiple contraband items will raise the offense of the guilty to a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.

2-1-11: Unpermitted business; penalty.

• Any being found conducting business without a permit is defined as an unlicensed business and is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

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ARTICLE II. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

2-2-1: First-degree murder of a sentient being defined; penalty.

• The knowing and intentional causing of death or destruction of a sentient, or typically sentient, being through any form of willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. A conviction of murder of a sentient being in the first degree shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns, twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate.

2-2-2: Second-degree murder of a sentient being defined; penalty.

• The causing of death or destruction of a sentient, or typically sentient, being through behavior showing a reckless disregard for life, during the commission of a violent offense, or through a killing with malice aforethought but without premeditation. A conviction of murder of a sentient being in the second degree shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns.

2-2-3: Manslaughter of a sentient being defined; penalties.

• A being is guilty of voluntary manslaughter when such being causes the death or destruction of a sentient, or typically sentient, being, without malice and premeditation, due to provocation that would cause fear or rage in a reasonable being. A conviction of voluntary manslaughter of a sentient being shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns. A being is guilty of involuntary manslaughter when:

1. Such being, in the commission of a lawful act without proper caution or requisite skill, unguardedly or undesignedly causes the death or destruction of a sentient, or typically sentient, being; or
2. Such being, in the commission of an unlawful act that is not felonious and tends not to inflict great bodily harm, unguardedly or undesignedly causes the death or destruction of a sentient, or typically sentient, being.

2-2-3: Sexual assault of a sentient being; penalty.

• Any being who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate. A being is guilty of committing sexual assault when:

1. Any being compels a sentient being through force, coercion, or duress to engage in sexual intercourse; or
2. Commits battery upon another sentient being through sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion without receiving the latter being’s consent; or
3. Engages in sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion with another sentient being who is physically helpless, mentally defective, or mentally incapacitated.
4. (OOC Note: Any sexual assault roleplay is directly against the rules. These laws exist for prosperity's sake, but any roleplay of unwilling sexual assault, even if both players are willing and have arranged it, is against our rules and may result in a ban.)

2-2-4: Abduction of a sentient being; penalty.

• Any being who unlawfully takes custody of, conceals, confines, or restrains a sentient, or typically sentient, being against their will by means of force, threat of force, duress, fraud, deceit, inveiglement, misrepresentation, or enticement is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of twenty turns. Includes but not limited to the intent to:

1. Hold the sentient, or typically sentient, being for ransom, reward or concession; or
2. Transport the sentient, or typically sentient, being with the intent to inflict bodily injury or to terrorize the victim or another being; or
3. Use the sentient, or typically sentient, being as a shield or hostage.

2-2-5: Robbery or attempted robbery of a sentient being; penalties.

a) Any being who commits or attempts to commit robbery by:

1. Committing violence to the sentient, or typically sentient, being, including, but not limited to, partial strangulation or suffocation or by striking or beating; or
2. Uses the threat of deadly force by the presenting of a weapon or deadly magic, is guilty of robbery in the first degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns.

b) Any being who commits or attempts to commit robbery by placing the victim in fear of bodily injury by means other than those set forth in subsection (a) of this section or any being who commits or attempts to commit robbery by the use of any means designed to temporarily disable the victim, including, but not limited to, the use of a paralyzing spell or disabling chemical or poisonous substance or an electronic shock device, is guilty of robbery in the second degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns.

c) If any being:

1. By force and violence, or by putting in fear, feloniously takes, or feloniously attempts to take, from the sentient, or typically sentient, being or presence of another any property or money or any other thing of value belonging to, or in the care, custody, control, management or possession of, any being, it shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns; and
2. If any being in committing, or in attempting to commit, any offense defined in the preceding clause (1) of this subsection, assaults any sentient, or typically sentient, being, or puts in jeopardy the life of any being by the use of a dangerous weapon or device, disabling chemical substance or an electronic shock device, or spell or magical ability, it shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns.

2-2-6: Trafficking and enslavement of sentient beings; penalties.

a) Any being who knowingly transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, or maintains, a sentient or typically sentient being without a slave-trading permit is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns.

b) Any being who knowingly transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains, or entices an unregistered sentient or typically sentient being is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns per subjugated individual.

c) Any being who knowingly and illegally recruits, enslaves, traffics, entices, or isolates a sentient or typically sentient being to engage in trade, forced labor, or sexual servitude is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns per subjugated individual or executed through any means deemed appropriate.

2-2-7: Mental domination of sentient beings; penalties.

• Any being who controls the actions of another sentient or typically sentient being through the use of magic or natural ability that affects the target's mind, without their consent or against their will is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns per subjugated individual.

2-2-8: Malicious or unlawful assault of sentient beings; assault; battery; penalties.

• If any being maliciously slashes, stabs, cuts, pierces, bludgeons, or wounds any sentient or typically sentient being or by any means causes it bodily injury with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill, that malicious acting being, except where it is otherwise provided, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns. If the act is done unlawfully, but not maliciously, with the intent aforesaid, the offender is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

1. Assault - Any being who unlawfully attempts to commit a violent injury to the person of a sentient, or typically sentient, being or unlawfully commits an act that places another in reasonable apprehension of immediately receiving a violent injury is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.
2. Battery - Any being who unlawfully and intentionally makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature to the person of a sentient, or typically sentient, being or unlawfully and intentionally causes physical harm to another is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

2-2-9: Stalking of sentient beings; harassment; penalties; definitions.

a) Any being who repeatedly follows a sentient or typically sentient being knowing or having reason to know that the conduct causes the being who is followed to reasonably fear for their safety or suffer significant emotional distress, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

b) Any being who repeatedly harasses or repeatedly makes credible threats against a sentient or typically sentient being, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

c) A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section occurring within five turns of a prior conviction is a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns.

d) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any being against whom a protective order for injunctive relief to prevent stalking and harassment is in effect, who has been served with a copy of said order, who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns.

e) For the purposes of this section:

1. “Bodily injury” means substantial physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition;
2. “Credible threat” means a threat of bodily injury made with the apparent ability to carry out the threat and with the result that a reasonable being would believe that the threat could be carried out;
3. “Harasses” means willful conduct directed at a specific sentient, or typically sentient, being or beings which would cause a reasonable being mental injury or emotional distress;
4. "Repeatedly" means on two or more occasions.

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ARTICLE III. TRESPASS AND CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

2-3-1: Burning of a dwelling or outbuilding; first-degree arson; penalty; definitions.

a) Any being who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns, or who causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels, procures, persuades, inveigles, incites, entices, or solicits any being to burn, any dwelling, whether occupied, unoccupied or vacant, or any outbuilding, whether the property of itself or of another, shall be guilty of arson in the first degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either ten turns or twenty turns.

b) As used in subsection (a) of this section:

1. “Dwelling” means any building or structure intended for habitation or lodging, in whole or in part, regularly or occasionally, and shall include, but not be limited to, any house, apartment, hotel, dormitory, hospital, nursing home, jail, prison, mobile home, or magically-constructed home;
2. “Outbuilding” means any building or structure which adjoins, is part of, belongs to, or is used in connection with a dwelling, and shall include, but not be limited to, any garage, shop, shed, barn or stable.

2-3-2: Burning of other buildings or structures; second-degree arson; penalty.

• Any being who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns, or who causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels, procures, persuades, inveigles, incites, entices, or solicits any being to burn, any building or structure of any class or character, whether the property of itself or of another, not included or prescribed in the preceding section, shall be guilty of arson in the second degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.

2-3-3: Burning personal property of another of the value of 500 currency or more; third-degree arson; penalty.

• Any being who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns, or who causes to be burned, or who aids, counsels, procures, persuades, inveigles, incites, entices, or solicits any person to burn, any personal property of any class or character, of the value of not less than 500 currency, and the property of a sentient or typically sentient being shall be guilty of arson in the third degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

2-3-4: Attempt to commit arson; fourth-degree arson; penalty.

a) Any being who willfully and maliciously attempts to set fire to or burn, or attempts to cause to be burned, or attempts to aid, counsel, procure, persuade, inveigle, incite, entice, or solicit any being to burn, any of the buildings, structures, or personal property mentioned in the foregoing sections, or who commits any act preliminary thereto, or in furtherance thereof, shall be guilty of arson in the fourth degree, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

b) The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive, or combustible material or substance, magical or otherwise, or any device in any building, structure, or personal property mentioned in the foregoing sections, in an arrangement or preparation with intent to eventually, willfully, and maliciously, set fire to or burn, or to cause to be burned, or to aid, counsel, procure, persuade, inveigle, incite, entice, or solicit the setting fire to or burning of any building, structure, or personal property mentioned in the foregoing sections shall, for the purposes of this section, constitute an attempt to burn that building, structure, or personal property.

2-3-5: Willfully, unlawfully and maliciously setting fire on lands; penalty.

• If any being willfully, unlawfully, and maliciously sets fire to any razorvine, fence, grass, straw or other things capable of spreading fire on lands, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns. It shall, moreover, be liable to any being injured thereby, or in consequence thereof, for double the amount of damages sustained by such being.

2-3-6: Causing injuries during an arson-related crime; penalties.

a) Any being who violates the provisions of sections one, two, three, four, or five of this article, which violation causes bodily injury, but does not result in death, to any sentient or typically sentient being shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns or twenty turns.

b) Any being who violates the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of this article, which violation causes serious bodily injury which maims, disfigures, or disables any sentient, or typically sentient, being, but does not result in death, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or twenty turns.

2-3-7: Recovery of costs incurred in fighting fires caused by arson.

• Any being convicted of any felony enumerated in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of this article may be ordered to reimburse any city officials or company for the costs expended to control, extinguish and suppress the arson fire, and all reasonable costs associated therewith, including but not limited to, costs for the personal services rendered by any employees of the city or company, and operating costs of equipment, supplies, and magic used to control, extinguish or suppress the fire.

2-3-8: Removal, injury to or destruction of property, monuments designating land boundaries and of certain no trespassing signs; penalties.

a) If any being unlawfully, but not feloniously, takes and carries away, or destroys, injures, or defaces any property, real or personal, of a sentient, or typically sentient, being, it is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

b) Any being who unlawfully, willfully, and intentionally destroys, injures, or defaces the real or personal property of one or more other sentient, or typically sentient, beings or entities during the same act, series of acts, or course of conduct causing a loss in the value of the property in an amount of 2,500 currency or more, is guilty of the felony offense of destruction of property, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or ten turns.

c) If any being breaks down, destroys, injures, defaces, or removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of the city, tract or lot of land, or any structure marked for that purpose, or any sign or notice upon private property designating no trespassing upon the property, it is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of five turns.

2-3-9: Theft of personal property and any being that takes the personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of said property; degrees of larceny; penalties.

a) Petty Larceny - Any being that is involved in the theft of less than 1,000 currency is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns or receive a number of lashes determined by the value of the property stolen.

b) Grand Larceny - Any being involved in the theft of more than 1,000 to 5,000 currency is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, or receive a number of lashes determined by the value of the property stolen.

c) Felony Larceny - Any being involved in the theft of more than 5,000 to 10,000 currency, or if involving a violent burglary with a weapon, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of ten turns and shall receive a number of lashes determined by the value of the property stolen.

1. A being who is convicted of a second offense under this subsection shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate.
2. A being who is convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this subsection shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of twenty turns, a lifetime, or execution through any means deemed appropriate.

d) The victim of the convicted crime enumerated in section a, b, or c of this article may be entitled to reimbursement by the condemned by order of the court.

2-3-10: Falsification or misrepresentation of currency, goods, or official works; penalties.

• Fraud - Any being falsifying assets or the false making of material with the intent to defraud another by forgery, embezzlement, etc, is guilty of a misdemeanor or fraud, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly by imprisonment for a period of either five turns, ten turns, or execution through any means deemed appropriate. Includes but is not limited to:

1. The tampering or alteration of legal instruments and documentation.
2. The false replication of legal instruments and documentation.
3. The counterfeiting of official currency of any kind.
4. The willful misrepresentation of an item or object.