Criminal Law

A. The Criminal Code governs the definitions and penalties associated with ethical infractions.

B. The Ethics Committee and the Military Police shall have the power and responsibility of charging guilty individuals with ethical infractions.

A. Abusing loopholes or technicalities to escape punishment for conduct reasonably assumed to be disallowed is prohibited.

A. All infractions under this chapter must be reported within 7 days to be investigated and punished.

B. All criminal processes and investigations must be performed without any undue delay. 

A. Ethical infractions can only be excused by the O5 Council and Founders before the act. Pardons after the fact require a majority of the O5 Council or Founders.

B. Personnel who are irreversibly affected by an SCP that would reasonably increase their aggression or take control are not criminally liable for actions caused by these effects.

C. Criminal prosecution requires reasonable belief of expected knowledge of Foundation law or awareness of the criminal act or omission and intent, recklessness, or negligence.

• Directing a suspect to the Code of Ethics or the suspect being present in the Paragon Research Institute Discord server establishes the legal fiction of knowledge of Foundation law.

Anyone who kills another outside of self-defense dictated by Part III, Chapter 4 is guilty of murder.

Murder is penalized accordingly:

First offense - 2 to 3-day suspension

Second offense - 2 to 5-day suspension

Third offense and above - 3 to 7-day suspension.

Anyone who inflicts damage to another person outside of self-defense dictated by Part III, Chapter 4 is guilty of battery.

Battery is penalized accordingly:

First offense - 1-day to 2-day suspension

Second offense - 1 to 4-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 2 to 7-day suspension.

Disorderly conduct includes the following:

A. DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS: Anyone who violates the Foundation Dress Code and refuses to change.

B. VANDALISM: Anyone who damages or destroys Foundation property without a lawful excuse.

C. DISTURBING THE PEACE: Anyone who engages in verbal action that is disruptive, offensive, or harassing behavior.

Disorderly Conduct is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 2-day suspension.

Second offense - 1 to 2-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 1 to 4-day suspension.

Any pedestrian who impedes vehicles by standing or walking on roads, placing objects on roads, or running in front of vehicles is guilty of obstruction of roadways.

Obstruction of Roadways is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 1-day suspension

Second offense - 1-day to 2-day suspension

Third offense and above - 2-day to 4-day suspension.

Facility access is dictated by Part III, Chapter 2. Anyone who enters areas restricted to them or areas requiring escort without one is guilty of trespassing.

Trespassing is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 1-day suspension.

Second offense - 1 to 2-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 1 to 3-day suspension.

Anyone who handles firearms contrary to Part III, Chapter 4 is guilty of misuse of firearms.

Misuse of Firearms is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 2-day suspension

Second offense - 1 to 3-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 1 to 7-day suspension.

Anyone who misuses an item SCP in a manner not permitted in Part III, Chapter 3 is guilty of misuse of anomalies.

Misuse of Anomalies is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 2-day suspension

Second offense - 1 to 3-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 1 to 7-day suspension.

Anyone who obtains an item or vehicle not permitted by law, their department team, clearance, or a gamepass is guilty of theft.

Theft is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 2-day suspension

Second offense - 1-day to 4-day suspension

Third offense and above - 2-day to 7-day suspension.

Obstruction of Operations includes the following:

A. IMPEDING AN EVENT OR DUTY: Anyone who disrupts or prevents facility operations, events, or emergency response.

B. DISTURBING CONTAINMENT: Anyone who acts in a manner which provokes an SCP (e.g. verbal abuse, physical harm, or other violations of conduct outlined in COE IV.1.1) or outright breaches its containment.

C. AIDING FOUNDATION ENEMIES: Anyone who attempts or succeeds in aiding hostile outsiders or rioting Class-Ds, such as by providing weapons, SCPs, or granting access to unauthorized areas.

Obstruction of operations is penalized accordingly:

First offense - warning to 2-day suspension

Second offense - 1-day to 4-day suspension

Third offense and above - 2-day to 7-day suspension.

Anyone who requests or encourages another to commit a violation, resulting in the violation occurring, is guilty of solicitation.

Solicitation is penalized according to the penalties for the violation(s) they solicited.

Anyone who maliciously acts or intends to cause significant interruption to the facility and its personnel, typically through mass crime or a spree of separate crimes, is guilty of rogue misconduct. 

Rogue Misconduct is penalized accordingly:

First offense - 14-day suspension

Second offense - 21-day suspension.

Third offense and above - 30-day suspension.