Cabin Thoughts... Legal Code

Kindred should have scaled levels of crime. Rather like the misdemeanor/felony system. That way punishments can be scaled to the crime in a logical process. Its best when our citizens know what to expect when they violate the law. The traditional and rather arbitrary system in place in most Domains is messy and doesn't encourage law abiding behavior. Repeat criminal behavior will be treated differently than the 'accidental' one time. Your third offense immediately scales into the next category of punishment. Also, all the penalties have internal flex. This would allow the individual case to be judged on its own merit. Honest screw ups get shorter sentences than malicious intent.

CRIMES

MINOR CRIMES
1. Poaching
2. Theft from a Kindred
3. Murder of a Vessel
4. Masquerade breaching actions that other Kindred were forced to cover
5. Second refusal to pay owed Prestation debt (ie: boons): Trivial or Minor

MODERATE CRIMES
1. Inciting unrest within the Domain
2. Assault of a Ghoul
3. Murder of a Ghoul
4. Assault of a Kindred
5. Second refusal to pay owed Prestation debt (ie: boons): Major

MAJOR CRIMES
1. Masquerade breach
2. Conspiracy against the Domain
3. Murder of a Kindred
4. Violation of Elysium
5. Blood Bond of a Kindred
6. Second refusal to pay owed Prestation debt (ie: boons): Life

SPECIAL CRIMES
1. Unsanctioned Embrace (first offense is a Moderate, second offense is a Major, third offense is immediate Death)
2. Diablerie of a Kindred (Death only)
3. Refusal to pay owed Prestation debt (first offense handled by the Harpy through loss of Status, second offense is listed under crimes, third offense scales automatically to the next degree of offense)

LEVELS OF PUNISHMENT

MINOR PENALTIES (minimum status loss= 0)
1. Vitae Fine (amount determined by by judge based on circumstances of crime)
2. Surrender of Retainer/s (number and duration determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
3. Surrender of Vessel/s (number and duration determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
4. Prestation debt of a Trivial or Minor Boon

MODERATE PENALTIES (minimum status loss= 1)
1. Branding or Disfigurement (duration and severity of mark determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
2. Eviction from Haven (duration determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
3. Loss of Feeding Access (duration determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
4. Prestation debt of a Minor or Major Boon

MAJOR PENALTIES (minimum status loss= 2)
1. Exile (duration determined by judge based on circumstances of crime)
2. Torpor (duration determined by judge based oncircumstances of crime)
3. Death
4. Prestation debt of a Major or Life Boon