Federal Body of Consigahria

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This is an uncomplete list (draft) of federal and territorial laws in Consigahria. The list references "citizens" in a masculine form, for example "if a citizen believes his life or freedom is in jeopardy," but in this nation, the term is used in lawmaking as an abstract replacement for "it," which in English would both be more conceptually appropriate and impolite.

The list will be updated as necessary.

Federal laws

Overview

All people who are within Consigahrian borders at any time for any reason are legally considered "in Consigahria" or "within Consigahria", and are classified legally as citizens: residents, non-residents, and tourists. Residents are people who either were born within the nation, or who took steps to become legal citizens. Non-residents are people who are currently taking steps to become legal citizens; are inmates; are people who emigrated to the nation and are not taking and have not taken steps to become legal citizens; are people who have lost their legal status as citizen or demi-citizen by renouncing their citizenship; or are people whose parents are verifiable Consigahrian citizens who want to house them permanently. Tourists are people who live within the nation temporarily, allowed by visa. Minors have reduced rights as citizens; and prisoners only retain a handful of rights.

Essential rights

The Consigahrian Federal Body lists seven essential rights which every person has while in national legal jurisdiction.

Life, body, and property

Every citizen has the right to live. A citizen loses this right if he threatens the life of another citizen using a deadly weapon, or claims the life of another citizen using a deadly weapon; and regains this right as soon as he is within custody of a police agency or a government agency. A prisoner, federal or territorial, has the right to live, until he violates this right of another person: no citizen has the right to threaten the life of another and expect not to have his own life threatened in kind.

Every citizen, alive or dead, has the right to his own property. To "have the right to one's own property" is a phrase legally defined as the right to have one's property handled a certain way, or not handled a certain way. For instance, if an example of property is an acre of land, the land's legal owner has the right to restrict access to the public, or to do whatever he wants with that land as he sees fit; or if another example of property is a fish tank, the tank's legal owner has the right to maintain the fish within, or to let them die, or to obliterate the tank altogether for no reason at all and kill them. Property is defined as any item, small or large, which belongs to a specific citizen or to a legally-specific group. The ownership must be documented on paper more than twice, must be registered with the government (local or federal), and must be verified by a third party by date and signature. Originally, "property" was a vague term applying to all things a person may own. Today, the term is no longer a loose one; it applies to everything of monetary value, including personal items and animals (humans, anthropomorphic animals, and feral animals), although all have respective rights exclusive to them.

For instance, a parent may legally expel his 17-year-old daughter from his household if he chooses. But the teenager may also attest the legality of his decision with a police officer. If the teenager is found to have been abused in some way, the parent may have to pay a hefty fine, or may lose legal custody of his child altogether. The same parent may also choose to shoot and kill her dog in remuneration, but the child may attest the legality of this decision as well, and if the dog was found to have been abused, the parent may have to pay another heavy fine, or may have to serve a prison sentence for severe animal cruelty. A better route to go would be to destroy the teenager's cell phone: cell phones don't live and don't feel, and so there isn't a law against harming it as a parental figure, and the teenager can't claim misuse, theft, or damage of personal property since she, a minor, couldn't legally claim she owned the phone in the first place. However, an older brother or cousin, for example, doesn't have the same right and may be fined or even jailed for damage to personal property.

A legally-specific group is defined as a group of one, two, or more individuals in legal consolidation and/or partnership. All legally-specific groups are on government file.

A citizen loses the right to his property if he is legally arrested and detained in excess of six months.

Every citizen, alive or dead, has the right to his own body. To "have the right to one's own body" is a phrase legally defined as the right to have one's body (if alive) or cadaver (if deceased) handled or not handled in a specific way. For instance, a deceased adult may choose to have his body cremated or buried in the earth (or, a deceased child's parent(s)/guardian(s) may choose for him); and a legal adult (or, under supervision of or with written permission from his parent(s)/guardian(s), a minor) may choose to have their body bedazzled in jewelry and tattoos, and may even consent to adult activities such as consensual coitus and ingesting intoxicants. It is illegal at the federal level to forcibly deny a legal adult this right, with the exception that a manager or owner of a business may deny service to anybody for any reason with or without explanation.

Anthropomorphic animals share all the basic rights humans do. They are legally allowed to use the same sex-segregated restrooms as humans, enter and/or inhabit the same buildings, break bread together, and engage in recreation with one another. While anthropomorphic animal/human sexual and romantic activity is largely frowned upon in society, legally, there is no law against it; however, romance and sexual activity between humans and feral animals, and between anthropomorphic and feral animals, are prohibited by federal law and may carry sentences of up to 10 years of imprisonment, and may include lifetime supervision.

To consider anthropomorphic animals and humans "property" is a hate crime, and a person felony and federal offense. The hate crime is punishable by up to five years of imprisonment; and the federal offense is punishable by life imprisonment. It becomes a federal offense when possession of human or anthropomorphic "property" includes the intent to sell or otherwise profit monetarily. As such, citizens are protected from trafficking and hate crimes by their right to carry concealed firearms and weapons, to engage in combat in public, and to kill in self defense. However, hate crimes do not justify loss of life or property.

Property is legally defined as an inanimate object, portion of land, or feral animal that has been created or purchased by a citizen. In order to prove that a citizen owns a piece of property, technically speaking, it has to be documented in the form of a receipt or photographic evidence. However, items worth less than R$100 are considered trivial and are usually awarded to the individual if uncontested. Items such as motor vehicles and electronics are also usually awarded if without contest.

Every citizen has the right to own and carry explosives and firearms, as long as they have the proper permits to do so. Illegal possession or use of a firearm can carry a harsh penalty: up to ten years of imprisonment, and up to a R$100,000 fine. Illegal possession or use of an explosive can carry an even harsher penalty, depending on the number of injuries and casualties involved. If a teenager takes a bomb to the middle of the desert because he "loves to blow stuff up," and he explodes a car just to watch the high-speed footage in slow motion, as long as he has a bomb-maker's permit and the rights to the vehicle, as long as nobody is injured, the act is legal. The moment someone becomes injured as a direct or indirect result of the explosion, the act becomes highly illegal if the victim(s) press charges. Assault by shrapnel carries the same penalty as attempted murder: 15 years of state or federal imprisonment, depending on the state of aggravation in the mindset of the defendant.

It is illegal at the federal level to carry explosives on airplanes and other public transit systems. It is also illegal to carry explosives within or near the walls of a prison. This is a punishable offense that may result in death or a 10-year jail sentence plus lifetime supervision. Pilots, public transit operators, and air marshals are permitted and encouraged to carry loaded firearms at all times. It is also a federal offense for any citizen (correctional officers exempt) to carry firearms inside or near the walls of a prison. The penalty is either death or 20 years of imprisonment. In these cases, death is legal if preventative action is taken immediately. If malicious intent can be proven, the defendant's killer may be tried for murder.

Weaponry

Every adult citizen (age 18 and over) has the right to bear and/or conceal pistols and semi-automatic firearms both on public property and private property. Every adult citizen also has the right to take the life of anybody who aims their firearm at him. Every adult and adolescent citizen (age 15 and over) has the right to bear and/or conceal bladed weaponry both on public property and private property. The use of concealed weaponry is not illegal in the case where the victim perceives his freedom, property, or personal safety is at risk. Weaponry is specifically illegal on the property of government-owned buildings.

Education, healthcare, and employment

Every citizen has the right to go to school for free, to study whatever they like, for as long as they like. Every citizen does not have the right to employment: to work, a citizen must take and pass several federal exams; and to operate a motor vehicle, or to professionally handle food, or to operate heavy machinery, a citizen must do the same. It is not illegal to require an individual be a certain age or to have certain experience to be considered for employment; but it is specifically illegal to deny employment to an individual based on his sexual orientation or sexual identity. It is also specifically illegal to deny free healthcare, including first aid, to any individual especially because of personal bias; but it is illegal to deny free healthcare, or first aid, to any individual who asks for it to begin with, if it is able to be given.

Public property

Public property is defined as any Consigahrian soil which is not claimed by a private entity, such as an individual, a corporation, or a small local company. All public property is claimed, owned, and maintained by the Consigahrian government.

It is illegal for the following items to be on public property which is partially owned by another entity.

• tobacco products, including all "vape pens" if it contains nicotine
• illegal drugs or like paraphernalia
• weaponry, except those exempt by owner of the building/area
• explosives

Public schools

Public schools must...

• have extensive counseling programs for troubled students.
• have a list of clearly, concisely-defined rules their students are expected to follow.
• are required to reprimand students who do not follow aforementioned rules.
• are allowed to spank their children on the buttocks or thighs with a wooden paddle no more than 20 times for every two offenses.
• require their students to wear uniform lanyards and matching bar-coded identification cards.
• close their campuses during school hours.
• require motor vehicles to drive no more than 25 mph while on or near their property.
• specialize each student in literacy, mathematics, combat, and life training classes, as well as two or three other classes of the student's choice.
• separate each class by grade.
• feed each student at least once a day, during a "free period" or similar concept (e.g. for one period of seven, the student would relax with friends and eat food from the school's cafeteria in a designated non-classroom setting on-campus).
• employ as many people as possible without overcrowding the building on a daily basis, bankrupting the school, or putting the students in danger.
• require their staff to report all crimes committed on school property (including the adjacent sidewalks and roadways) to the school board and nearby police department as soon as possible.
• require their counselors or psychiatrists to never disclose information to the school, a student's parent, or any other person, agency, or other entity without the legality being confirmed on written, signed, and dated appropriate paperwork. (Exempt agency: the Operatives' Division.)
• have at least one room (at least 5 x 10 meters) designated for students to relax.
• have at least one gymnasium.
• have at least one student-accessible water fountain per 100 students.
• have at least one room designated for staff to relax and catch up on their work.
• permit staff to relax without students for at least one period.
• permit their students to engage in violent confrontations, as long as each confrontation is one-on-one and is not lethal; and its security staff must break up or avoid any confrontations which are not acceptable under this rule.

Security

Every citizen has the right to fence off his property, and to use any force he deems necessary to protect his property and family. For instance, an 18-year-old young man who thinks he sees a burglar climbing over his father's fence is legally able to take his rifle and shoot the intruder before he touches the ground; but if after the shooting he finds it's his cousin, or a police officer, or another government worker, he will be charged with manslaughter. If he fires twice or more and doesn't miss, he will be charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. If he fires at and/or kills a police officer or federal agent, he will be charged with either murder or attempted murder, depending if the victim died or not; there is a separate charge for killing a government worker, and another for killing a government officer, but the kid doesn't qualify for either of these crimes because he legitimately thought he was killing a thief or murderer. If the young man was a minor, he definitely would have qualified.

A 15- or 17-year-old citizen has the right to use a sharp or otherwise deadly projectile to protect himself against a threat, but not against a potential threat. A 14-year-old child, or another individual deemed legally handicapped (except those with disabilities which do not affect the brain) of any age, does not have this right.

Person felonies

Any citizen commits a person felony by engaging in the following criminal acts:

• Murder
• Aggravated assault
• Aggravated battery
• Manslaughter
• Cruelty to a feral animal
• Vehicular homicide
• Arson
• Aggravated theft
• Tax evasion
• Fraud
• Manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession with intention of distribution of illegal narcotics
• Grand larceny
• Grand theft
• Vandalism of federal property
• Treason
• Criminal abduction
• Criminal obstruction of a legal investigation
• Perjury
• Copyright infringement
• Child pornography
• Mail fraud
• Parole or probation violation
• Threatening an official (police officer, judge, attorney)

People convicted of a person felony are immediately classed as a "prisoner" and lose their status as a citizen. Sentences vary per offense, and most judges take into account the individual's criminal history. After imprisonment, the consequences convicted felons face may include disenfranchisement, exclusion from obtaining a visa or a professional license to legally operate, exclusion from purchasing and possessing firearms, ammunition of any kind, or body armor, ineligibility to serve in jury, ineligibility for government assistance or welfare, and deportation (if the individual is not a native citizen).

Religion

The nation of Consigahria was created by a devout Jewish population, and will continue to be an avowedly devout Jewish population. However, once on Consigahrian soil, every being has the right to their religion and creed, and has the right not to have that religion or creed violated. This does not mean, however, a citizen who robs people because his god tells him to is exempt from the law.

Freedom of expression

All Consigahrian citizens have the right to freedom of expression. Freedom of expression, in Consigahria, is defined as "the prerogative, the birthright, to express ideas and opinions freely through speech, writing, and other forms of communication but without deliberately causing harm to others' character and/or reputation by false or misleading statements." Legally speaking, freedom of expression may negate the penalty for breaking the following laws.

• Assault; assault with a deadly weapon: If a citizen believes his life or freedom is in jeopardy, or if the same of one of his family members or close friends is compromised, he has the right to engage in violent combat in order to negate the threat, even to the point of using a firearm. If the cause of threat dies directly by means of this counterattack as deemed by a federal coroner via autopsy, or by forensic scientists by more than two autopsies, the citizen who counterattacked would be subject to the penalty for manslaughter.
• Public indecency; public nudity; public obscenity: It is mandatory to be in a total state of undress while in public. All blouses, shirts, pants, undergarments, skirts, "skorts" (skirt-shorts), and all other clothing garments are illegal to wear in public, except all jackets and hoodies (in extreme cold), socks, shoes, sandals, hats, caps, skullcaps, beanies, piercings, tattoos classified as "clothing" such as permanent make-up, and diapers (if medically necessary). On private property, however, a citizen may dress how he pleases.
• Murder; aggravated murder: A minor must be acquitted of his first murder; and a legally insane person, or somebody whose behavior suggests legal insanity, who kills only because of impulse, must be acquitted.
• Smoking in a private residence: Any citizen may consume cannabis whenever medically necessary, wherever he is. Any adult citizen may consume tobacco outside on public property if he would like to, or within a home he owns.

Territorial laws

Under construction.

Laws specific to Koyoumaru Territory

Laws specific to Soho Territory

Laws specific to the Island Territories