The King's Law/Guard's Handbook

A Guide to the King's Law - Guard's Handbook

This handbook is intended as a quick-reference guide for law enforcement personnel and should not be treated as a judicial interpretation of the law itself.

Offences Against the Person

Offences Against the Person are those which involve the threat or use of violence, as well as the infliction of harm. Offences Against the Person also apply to Magic related incidents.

Offence	Description	Severity
Common Assault †	When a person intentionally or recklessly causes another to suffer or apprehend immediate unlawful violence. (I.e. Direct threats of imminent violence, spitting, a missed punch, etc.) The person should be charged with ‘Assault by Beating’ provided there has been an intentional or reckless application of unlawful force. This carries the same sentence. (Assault by Beating should be used for minor injury i.e. some bruises, bloody nose, minor cuts etc.)	Summary Low
Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) †	When a person physically attacks another causing injury. (Cuts and severe bruising etc.)	Summary Medium
Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) †	When a person physically attacks another causing a serious injury. (Broken bones, serious bruising, bad cuts etc.)	Indictable High
Wounding †	When a person physically attacks another causing a maiming or crippling injury. (Severe bloodloss, internal bleeding, organ failure etc.)	Indictable Very High
Threats to Kill ‡	When a person makes a threat to another person to kill that person or another without lawful excuse, intending that person to fear the threat would be carried out. (Threats can be calculated and premeditated, or said in the heat of the moment. The defendant does not have to have the intention to kill but there has to be an intent that the person to whom the threat has been issued would fear it would be carried out.)	Summary High

† Beginning with Assault, these flagged offences are considered part of an exclusive tier (i.e. ABH is a more severe form of Assault). A suspect must be charged with the most severe offences per instance (i.e. attacking one person cannot result in a charge of both ABH and GBH, only GBH. Attacking 3 people may result in up to three instances, each independently ranging from Assault up to Wounding).

‡ This can be a difficult offence to prove, and it should be reserved for the more serious cases. Where it is doubtful whether the threat carried the necessary intent a charge of Assault or Causing Harassment, Alarm, or Distress may be appropriate.

Public Order Offences

Public Order Offences are common offences which happen on the street and deal with people acting inappropriately. When handling these offences always consider the circumstances as it will affect the severity of the punishment.

Offence	Description	Severity
Causing Harassment, Alarm, or Distress	Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby. (Includes behaviour such as indecent exposure, stalking, excessive swearing in a threatening manner, veiled/indirect threats, etc.) (Does not stack with Assault. For immediate and direct threats, refer to Assault instead.)	Summary Low
Public Nuisance	Disorderly behaviour in public. (Any conduct that disrupts order and/or the King's peace or outrages public decency, shouting and/or verbal abuse. Fighting not included, see Affray.) (i.e. Being drunk and disorderly, anti-social behaviour.)	Summary Low/Medium
Affray	Using or threatening unlawful violence towards another and with such conduct as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety. (i.e. Fighting in a public place which is not specifically designated for combat practice. Does not stack with Assault.)	Summary Low / Medium
Public Endangerment	An act or conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to others in a public place.	Summary Low / Medium
Violent Disorder	Belonging to a group of three (3) or more people who are present together to use or to threaten unlawful violence.	Summary/Indictable Medium/High
Riot	Belonging to a group of ten (10) or more people who are present together to use or to threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose.	Indictable High/Very High

Property Offences

Property Offences relate primarily to theft, the illegal acquisition of goods, or criminal damage to property.

Often punished according to the amount stolen or attempted stolen.

Offence	Description	Severity
Theft	Stealing money or property.	Summary/Indictable Low
Robbery	Theft through the use, or threat, of violence, often referred to as Mugging.	Summary/Indictable Medium
Banditry	Organised acts of robbing another in a group of three or more.	Summary/Indictable Medium / High
Trespassing	Entering a building of another, or public office, without right or permission.	Summary Medium
Trading Stolen Property	Purchasing or selling stolen property.	Summary/Indictable Low / Medium
Fraud	Deceit with the intent to cause damage. (Damage is considered to be either physical or financial)	Summary/Indictable Low
Destruction of Property	Damaging or destroying the property of another person. (Penalty: Set to double the damaged property.)	Summary/Indictable Variable
Destruction of Public Property	Damaging or destroying the property of the Crown. (Fine: Set to triple the damaged property.)	Summary/Indictable Variable
Sabotage	Damaging or destroying weapons, equipment, property, or supplies belonging to the Military, Law Enforcement or Intelligence Services.	Indictable Medium / High

Offences under the Organised Crime Act

For the judicial version of the Organised Crime Act, please refer to the Act itself, located here: Organised Crime Act

Organised Crime Offences refer to the offences of being a member of or supporting organisations that have been proscribed for having criminal activity as one of their primary goals. An organisation may be proscribed by the Crown Prosecution Service and any requests for a group/organisation to be proscribed should be directed there and supported with evidence.

The Act itself contains the laws, as well as various clauses that must be taken in to account. Note that this document acts as a simplified handbook only, and the sections that follow act only as references to their respective counterparts within the Act itself.

Offence	Description	Severity
Section 4 Membership in a Proscribed Organisation	A person is guilty of the offence of Membership in a Proscribed Organisation if they belong or profess to belong to a proscribed organisation. (Sentence depends on the type criminal activity that the organisation is involved in and the position of the member. Refer to a prosecutor for further guidance.)	Indictable Medium/High, up to Extremely High (Variable)
Section 5 Supporting a Proscribed Organisation	A person is guilty of the offence of Supporting a Proscribed Organisation if they: Invite support for a proscribed organisation. Intentionally or knowingly assist or further the goals of a proscribed organisation in the commission of its activities directly or indirectly through their actions. Wear an item of clothing/wear, carry or display an article that is affiliated with a proscribed organisation. (i.e. a tabard) (Whether this offence was committed largely depends on the specifics, refer to the relevant Act for details.) (Does not stack with Section 4.)	Indictable Medium/High

Proscribed Organisations

(As listed in Schedule 1: Proscribed Organisations of the Organised Crime Act)

• The Defias Brotherhood
• The Scarlet Crusade
• The Wastewander Bandits
• The Syndicate
• Cult of the Damned
• The Copper Crown
• The Red Jackals
• The Browncloaks