V. Misconduct & Discipline

This section outlines non-criminal officer misconduct and discipline. 
Misconducts committed by officers within the same term of office must be 
combined into one case.

Non-criminal misconducts are investigated and necessary discipline applied 
by officers of the same branch of service only. (Misconduct involving a 
Respected Citizens can be handled by officers of both branches.)

A. Misconduct
i. Dereliction of Duty
The failure to fulfil one's duties as reasonably possible. This includes, 
but is not limited to:

-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 officers)

Penalty: Probation

ii. Procedural Violations
Violating procedures as defined by Mileth Law

Penalty: Based on severity 

B. Discipline

i. Demerit 

Demerits are notices of errors made by an officer issued by a superior in 
accordance with Mileth law. There are two levels of demerits: Minor Demerit 
and Major Demerit. Demerits expire upon the term they were received in 
expired.

ii. Probation

Probation may be issued to an officer by a superior for severe, but 
non-criminal, misconduct according to Mileth Law. Probations remain in 
effect for an aisling until they have completed a new term in the same 
branch of service the aisling was in when receiving the probation; otherwise 
probations expire after four deochs.

A major demerit accompanies all probations issued.

iii. Removal from Office

A legal removal order may be issued by a superior officer as a result of 
five minor demerits (or equivalent) or two simultaneously active probations.

If an officer is warranted for removal from office less than eight suns 
prior to the completion of that term, and the officer does complete that 
term, the officer is to receive a probation that will remain in effect until 
he or she completes a new term in the same branch of service or she was in 
when receiving the removal warrant. If the removal is fulfilled, however, 
the probation will not be issued.