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Regional Security Act
Proposed by: @Eldarion
Preamble
This Act will be established to protect the region of Lazarus, and its territories, colonies, and protectorates, as necessary or as allowable by law.
Section 1. General Provisions
(1) This Regional Security Act constitutional law shall hold jurisdiction over the citizens and residents in the region of Lazarus and its territories and colonies. Protectorates may only be covered by this Act if approved by a two-thirds vote of the Assembly. Areas under jurisdiction shall be authorized for operations and actions included within this Act.
(2) Citizens or Residents may be removed in accordance with a decision of the Security Council or as a result of a Criminal Review of the Court of Lazarus. The Head of State, Secretary General, and members of the Security Council may not be subject to Criminal Review by the Court of Lazarus for participating in operations and actions authorized by this Act.
(3) Removal from the region for the purposes of this Act shall include removal of citizenship or the removal of their nation from a region under jurisdiction of this Act. The Head of State may authorize a waiver of removal of citizenship, where their removal relates to their residency only, or to a violation of the line of succession under Criminal Review by the Court of Lazarus.
Section 2. Security Council
(1) The Council on Lazarene Security, which may also be referred to as the Security Council, shall consist of the following, Security Councilors tasked with on-site security, Security Councilors tasked with off-site security, and intelligence officers and agents of the Lazarene Intelligence Agency.
(2) Security Councilors tasked with on-site security shall be provided with on-site communications, appearance, and border control powers, which may be temporarily revoked by the Head of State or a two-thirds vote of the Security Council when a Security Councilor violates the line of succession or endorsement limits for Security Councilors.
(3) Security Councilors tasked with off-site security, which may also be referred to as Intelligence Officers, may be provided with off-site powers by forum or discord administration, and access to classified information from the Head of State or Secretary General.
(4) With the exception of the Secretary General, no Security Councilor may simultaneously be a Security Councilor of on-site security and off-site security, without a waiver granted by the Head of State, as to provide operational divisions within the Security Council.
(5) A Security Councilor may switch operational division upon the approval of the Head of State and a 50%+1 vote of the Assembly.
(6) The Security Council shall have the Lazarene Intelligence Agency or LIA, as a sub branch of its operational structure, which shall be tasked with intelligence gathering and for the removal of security threats detected by their operations.
(7) The Lazarene Intelligence Agency shall report their activities to the Head of State and the Secretary General. The Head of State may permit the Secretary General to act on their behalf in regards to the activity reporting process.
Section 3. Procedure for the Removal of Citizenship or Residency
(1) The Head of State may motion for the removal from the region by the Security Council of a citizen or resident that is undermining regional security.
(2) If the Defendant is found guilty in a Criminal Review by the Court of Lazarus, the Head of State and the Security Council are automatically authorized to eject or ban the defendant's nation from the region or remove the defendant's citizenship, if requested by the Court of Lazarus.
(3) If the Lazarene Intelligence Agency discovers a violation of the law by a citizen or resident, or an attempt by a resident or citizen to undermine regional security, the Head of State or Secretary General may motion for the removal of citizens or residents from the region.
(4) Once a motion for removal has been issued by the Head of State, the Secretary General is authorized to commence a 50%+1 vote of the Security Council for the removal of citizenship or residency of the targets of the motion.
(5) The Head of State or Secretary General may be issued a stay request by the Court of Lazarus over a motion of removal if the Court of Lazarus finds plausible grounds for its illegality under the law, after which the legality of the motion can be reviewed by the Court. If found illegal, the motion must be re-issued or rescinded in line with the findings of the Court of Lazarus.
Section 4. Authorizations of the Act
(1) This Act authorizes the Lazarene Intelligence Agency to collect information and compile intelligence reports on residents and citizens, to determine whether they may hypothetically pose a threat to regional security. This does not authorize doxxing, harassment, or any other activities that violate the policies of off-site or on-site administration.
(2) This Act authorizes the Court of Lazarus to review the declassified intelligence reports of the Lazarene Intelligence Agency that are filled under the category of potential law-breaking activity of residents or citizens. These reports may redact information that reveal the identity of confidential sources, especially sources of the Lazarene Intelligence Agency or of treaty regions or organizations. While these reports are declassified, no member of the Court of Lazarus may share this information publicly, as doing so would be grounds for their automatic dismissal from the Court of Lazarus by the Head of State or charges for espionage under the Criminal Code Act.
(3) Officers or Agents of the Lazarene Intelligence Agency may be permitted a waiver by the Head of State to establish a new citizenship account if their identity has been compromised by an operation, with their previous citizenship account automatically revoked. This may be completed confidentially by Off-Site Administration to protect their identity.
Legal grounds for removal of residency and citizenship
(4) On-site security threats to the region, defined as nations exceeding the endorsement cap limits set for the region and concerning in-game activity relating to their endorsements, shall be permitted to be removed from the region.
(5) Off-site threats to the region on regional infrastructure, such as citizens engaging in activities in violation of Lazarus law, or as described in the Criminal Code of Lazarus, shall be permitted to be removed from the region.
(6) Additional legal grounds for removal shall include:
a. violation of the citizenship process, such as through a violation of the IC and OOC check,
b. non-disclosure of participation in a hostile entity, or their status a hostile person,
c. non-disclosure of participation in a coup or attempted overthrow of a treaty partner region,
d. a coordinated effort to import citizens for the purposes of a coup attempt against the Head of State or the Government, or for the stacking of institutions, inclusive of the legislature or Court of Lazarus for the purposes of overturning the mandate or removal of the Head of State.
(7) The Court of Lazarus may review a removal related to an off-site threat to the region by two-thirds vote. This review shall be conducted according to the procedural rules of the Court of Lazarus. If the Court of Lazarus agrees to revoke the ban by a further two-thirds vote, the Head of State may issue a new removal motion or allow for the removal to be revoked. The new removal motion must provide a different basis for removal than the original removal motion.
(8) Removal motions may not be issued by the Head of State towards the same citizen co-currently as a means to bar them indefinitely from citizenship without due process. The Court of Lazarus may stay removal motions towards the same citizen by two-thirds-vote, where the number of motions exceeds two motions within a 30 day period. The Head of State or Secretary General may request a review of the stay on further motions, which may revoke the stay by a two-third vote of the Court of Lazarus.
(9) Temporary suspension of citizenship may be imposed by the Head of State, Secretary General, or the Court of Lazarus upon receipt of a request, for 15 days on regional security grounds, in accordance with regional law. During these 15 days the Court of Lazarus or the Council on Lazarene Security must hold a vote on the status of those under suspension or rescind the suspension. Grounds for suspension may only be a severe violation of regional law or of the regional policy of the Executive Council, and minor violations shall not qualify for grounds of suspension. The Head of State may at any time rescind or deny a suspension by the Secretary General or the Court of Lazarus, under their authority for the approval or removal of citizenship.
Section 5. Lazarene Intelligence Agency
(1) The Lazarene Intelligence Agency or LIA, shall consist of Intelligence Officers, and Intelligence Agents.
(2) Intelligence Officers shall be considered off-site members of the Security Council, and be granted the right to vote alongside the on-site members of the Security Council. Intelligence Agents may be promoted to Intelligence Officers by the Head of State through a 50%+1 vote of the Assembly. They are not granted the right to on-site security powers or the on-site Councilor endorsement cap unless they are serving concurrently as a on-site Security Councilor.
(3) Intelligence Officers shall compartmentalize their operations, not discussing on-going investigations with each other, and they shall exclusively report to the Head of State or the Secretary General. This is to allow for unbiased reports on residents or citizens under the jurisdiction of the Act. Intelligence Officers and Agents may report on each other confidentially to the Head of State or Secretary General.
(4) Intelligence Officers may request an IP check by Off-Site Administration to compare IP addresses, and other confidential or private information about residents and citizens with accounts on off-site infrastructure and on-site as permitted by the root administrator. Use of this private information for doxxing or other activities in violation of administration policies shall be strictly prohibited.
Intelligence Reports to the Security Council
(5) Intelligence Reports shall consist of reports that are sent to the Head of State and Secretary General, and reports that are distributed within the Security Council with sources omitted and code names used for the Intelligence Officers, Intelligence Agents, and sources. Only the Head of State or Secretary General shall be granted access to the identities of the Intelligence Officers, Intelligence Agents, and sources.
(6) Intelligence Reports to the Security Council at-large shall use the following format:
Code:Intelligence Report Target/s of Report: Source/s of Report: # Date/s: Violates Lazarene Law (yes/no): If so, which laws: Target/s activities:
(7) Violations of this process of compiling and distributing reports shall be a basis for the automatic removal of an Intelligence Officer or Agent from the Lazarene Intelligence Agency by the Head of State.
(8) Intelligence Reports released to the Court of Lazarus shall have a 72 hour waiting period, whereby the Head of State or Secretary General may omit any information that may compromise on-going investigations into other residents or citizens.
(9) Intelligence Agents may be appointed in secrecy by the Head of State or Secretary General to aid Intelligence Officers in their intelligence operations, but Intelligence Agents may not be granted access to classified reports, only provide information to Intelligence Officers.
Intelligence Cooperation and Foreign Agents
(10) Foreign Agents shall include citizens of treaty partners and regions or organizations, and citizens of regions and organizations that are allied to treaty partners. They must be authorized by the authorities designated by their regions or organizations to release their information to us on a confidential basis.
(11) Foreign Agents may provide IP addresses, identities of residents or citizens, and any other information that the foreign sources deem necessary for release for our security.
(12) Foreign Agents must be approved by the Head of State or the Secretary General before any formal intelligence cooperation commences between the Lazarene Intelligence Agency and the Foreign Agents.
(13) Once authorized as Foreign Agents the Lazarene Intelligence Agency may provide IP addresses, identities of residents or citizens, and any other information that the Lazarene Intelligence Agency deems necessary for the security of the treaty partners, in accordance with the terms of the treaty signed between Lazarus and the treaty partners, subject to the approval of the off-site administrator for the disclosure of such information.
Section 6. Court of Lazarus
(1) The Court of Lazarus shall exist within the Lazarene Intelligence Agency of the Council on Lazarene Security.
(2) The Court of Lazarus shall consist of the Head of State, Secretary General, and any members of the Council on Lazarene Security appointed to serve as Court Justices by the Head of State or the Secretary General. Only members of the Council on Lazarene Security may serve as Court Justices.
(3) Court Justices will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.
(4) The Head of State or Secretary General may require a Court Justice to recuse themselves in cases that pertain to their administration if the Court Justice in question is serving as Prime Minister, inclusive of matters they have brought to vote.
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