Quick Crime Guide
Linked crimes are shown in matching colors, and usually on the same row.
Extended Crime Listing
Minor Crimes
| Offense |
Description |
Image |
Notes |
Code
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| Possession/Use of Illegal Substances |
To make, hold, or abuse restricted drugs or chemicals. |
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This is to be followed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure. If anything questionable is not brought up in SOP the captain or highest standing command staff may publicly restrict it. |
1-01
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| Petty Theft |
To take non-vital or inexpensive property of another individual, organization, or common property, without consent. |
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The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, things like instruments, clothing and tools fall under petty theft. In most cases all you need to do is detain the thief, return the stolen item and let them go with a warning. |
1-02
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| Vandalism |
To intentionally deface or superficially damage public or private property. |
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Painting graffiti, smashing bar glasses, and cracking internal windows is vandalism, breaking a window into space or secure areas is not. |
1-03
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| Trespass |
To enter a non-secured area without permission. |
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It's best to just remove them from the area unless this is a repeated crime. |
1-04
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| Disturbance |
To cause a public disturbance. |
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Sometimes referred to as hooliganism. The catch-all for obnoxious crewmates. Covers things such as public nudity, needless insults, obstructing authorities, and inciting crime or violence. |
1-06
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- Minor crimes. Most of these a warning can suffice instead of an arrest.
Moderate Crimes
| Offense |
Description |
Image |
Notes |
Code
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| Failure to Comply |
To resist reasonable orders given by an authority. This extends to warrants and authorized searches. |
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The order has to be reasonable and the person has to receive a good amount of warning before the arrest is issued. |
2-00
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| Possession of Restricted Gear |
To hold or use non-lethal items or objects that are restricted or illegal. |
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This is mostly for syndicate contraband; EMAGs, syndicate gas masks, bloodred hardsuits, hijacked PDAs, or implants, however can sometimes extend to things the individual shouldn't possess like kevlar vests and security gear. |
2-01
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| Animal Cruelty |
To inflict unnecessary suffering or harm on a non-sapient being with malicious intent. |
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This doesn’t include legitimate and authorized animal testing and usually doesn't extend to vermin or creatures that could pose a threat to the station. |
2-02
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| Damage/Destruction of Property |
To maliciously damage or deface public or private property or equipment |
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Step up from vandalism but a step down from mass destruction. |
2-03
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| Endangerment |
To recklessly put yourself or others in danger, either through direct action, or failure to act. |
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Covers industrial accidents, industrial negligence, self-experimentation, or even medical malpractice. |
2-05
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| Rioting |
To take part in a large group of personnel creating an unlawful public disturbance. |
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Crimes like damage of property or battery are expected to be thrown on top of this charge. Leaders of a riot can be charged with all crimes that happen under their lead. |
2-06
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- Moderate crimes. Depending on the situation you may want to issue a warning instead of a detaining.
Major Crimes
| Offense |
Description |
Image |
Notes |
Code
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| Assault/Battery |
To threaten to or to use physical force against someone without the intent to kill. |
8:00 |
Attempted murder and battery are different, make sure you've got it right.
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| Breach of Arrest |
To intentionally resist and flee arrest or detainment by an authorized staff. |
6:00 |
This only applies if the person is actively being physically arrested. Includes people uncuffing or assisting others out of an arrest. Breach of custody is a separate crime.
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| Grand Theft |
To take critical or unreplaceable property of another individual or organization without consent. |
8:00 |
The difference between petty theft and grand theft is based on how crucial the stolen item is, this mostly is used for the theft of command staff items, things like door remotes, hardsuits, jetpacks, and unreplaceable machine parts.
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| Manslaughter |
To incidentally kill a sapient being without intent. |
12:00 |
Includes manslaughter in self-defense and negligent manslaughter.
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| Mass Destruction |
To cause massive damage to an area or major station system. |
10:00 |
This is mostly used for deadly bombings or sabotage of major station systems such as power production, cloning, substations, or atmos.
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| Possession of Restricted Weaponry |
To hold or use a weapon that is unlawful or contraband. |
8:00 |
Everything from guns without a permit, deadly blades, explosives, syndicate firearms to explosive implants.
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| Secure Trespass |
To enter a secured area without permission. |
8:00 |
This covers places like telecomms, head offices, security zones, command areas, the vault and armory.
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- Major crimes, times usually lasting around 8-14.
Severe Crimes
| Offense |
Description |
Image |
Notes |
Code
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| Attempted Murder |
To make an attempt to use physical force against someone with the clear intent to kill. |
12:00 |
Make sure you've got the proof to back up the intention claims.
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| Breach of Custody |
To break out of a cell or custody with the intention of escaping. |
Permanent |
While rare, this charge can be bumped to an execution if the suspect has repeatedly attempted to break out of the permanent brig. Includes people breaking others out.
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| Unlawful Control/Kidnapping/Hostage Taking |
To unlawfully restrain, transport, control or confine a sapient being against that individual’s will. |
12:00 |
A large range of things, used mostly as a catch all when dealing with unlawful control of another being.
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| Murder |
To kill a sapient being with malicious intent. |
16:00 |
This only changes from attempted to full on murder if the victim enters a state of being deceased, having to be resurrected.
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- Extreme crimes, punishable by long or shift lasting sentences.
Capital Crimes
| Offense |
Description |
Image |
Notes |
Code
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| Mass Murder |
To kill three or more sapient beings with malicious intent. |
Permanent |
Only applies when there have been multiple killings with intention.
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| Prevention of Revival |
To render a body unresurrectable. |
Execution |
This covers gibbing, spacing, intentionally hiding a body leading to it rotting, or other ways of preventing a body with a soul from being resurrected.
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| Refusal of Mental Shielding |
To refuse to comply with a reasonable Mind Shielding procedure. |
Execution |
Applies if the suspect is excessively uncooperative or the implant fails to function due to the mental state of the prisoner already being too far gone. If the implant fails the maximum punishment is upped to Expedited Execution.
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| Terrorism |
To engage in maliciously destructive actions which threaten to destroy, or successfully destroy a vessel or habitat. |
Execution |
Summed up; extreme sabotage of station systems or setting off self-destruction systems.
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- Capital crimes that usually lead to a death sentence or shift lasting detainment.
