''[[laws:| <<< Mileth Law ]]'' \\
===== Official Misconduct Code =====


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The Purpose of this law is to define misconduct which in Mileth and the punitive punishments of such actions.

DERELICTION OF DUTY:
The failure to fulfil one's duties as reasonably possible. This includes, but is not limited to:
- refusal to conduct oneself appropriately under the law
- refusal to perform one's duty upon request without a valid reason
- failure to attend a mandatory meeting without being excused
- failure vote on an open proposal unless excused with a valid reason (legislative officials)
- failure to respond ((for five minutes)) while in uniform when called upon by name ((full displayed character name))
- failure to be available when in the lands ((through disabling whispers or "DoNotDisturb"))
Initial Punishment: Probation

PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS / ERRORS:
Violating procedures or guidelines as defined by Mileth Law. This includes violations of laws which do not explicitly contain definitional format such as this law.
Initial Punishment: Demerit
Initial Punishment: Probation (Mileth Town Charter)

ABUSE OF POWER
Any of the following actions constitute abuse of power:
- Maliciously performing a removal from office, banishment, exile or barment without a valid warrant or basis in law, or pardoning/unbanishing an aisling who has not served their full defined punishment and/or without a valid order or basis in law, and finally abuse of shadow hungers or sgath summoning without a valid warrant or basis in law.
- Maliciously adding or removing any law to/from the law board without following legislative procedures.
- Maliciously deleting another's post from any board; as described in the Board Usage & Guidelines.
- Maliciously creating a situation in which abusive actions result.
- Laws which mention Abuse of Power.

Investigations may be required to determine whether the act(s) were malicious or accidental.
Initial Punishment: 1 Deoch Exile (1 Count of non-sgath related abuse of power)
Initial Punishment: 2 Deoch Exile, Sgath Summoning

CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Any official of Mileth that is warned or banished for criminal activity shall be issued a probation. 

The cases for this are:
- Warning in Mileth or Rucesion
- Warning by Ranger
Initial Punishment: Probation

CRIMINAL SENTENCING
Any official of Mileth that is sentenced for criminal activity shall be removed and/or barred from office.

The cases for this are:
- Warranted for banishment in Mileth or Rucesion
- Warranted for exile in Mileth or Rucesion
- Warranted for sgath in Mileth or Rucesion
- Warranted for jail by a Ranger
Initial Punishment: Removal (Banishment)
Initial Punishment: 3 Deoch Barment (Exile, Jail)
Initial Punishment: 10 Deoch Barment (Sgath)

NOTE: Multiple charges of Criminal Activity/Sentencing should be reserved for isolated or independent incidents.

NOTE: For sake of clarity, the resulting act of carrying out a warrant, qualifies under these cases, EX: Exiled or Banished via immediate action or a warrant.

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