New Legislation Notifications

The North Pacific Army Unrestricting Amendment:

1. Chapter 7 of the legal code is amended to read as follows;

Section 7.6: The North Pacific Army:

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48. The following are Class A restricted actions:

• changing a region's World Factbook Entry without providing the region with the original content of the World Factbook Entry or a straightforward way to access that content;

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Sunscreen Act:

1. Section 7.4 of the Legal Code will be amended as follows:

Section 7.4: Freedom of Information Act:

27. For the purposes of this section "the government" refers to the Delegate and the Executive Officers, including the departments which they oversee, the Vice Delegate and Security Council, and the Speaker's office.
28. For the purposes of this section, “appropriate officers” are those officers responsible for the types of records being requested or released.
29. The Delegate and the designated officers of the Executive are responsible for records related to the Executive.
30. The Vice Delegate is responsible for records related to the Security Council.
31. The Speaker is responsible for records related to the Speaker's office.
32. For the purposes of this section, classified information is that which fits any of the below definitions:

• Real life information about any NationStates player from which there is a risk of inferring that player's real life identity and which has not willingly been disclosed to the public, including, but not limited to, an individual's name, IP address, physical address or location, phone number, place of employment or education, appearance, social media accounts, and other knowledge about a player, unless the player in question provides explicit consent for this information not to be considered private.
• Real life information about any NationStates player for which there exists a reasonable real life expectation of privacy or discretion, including, but not limited to, health status, both mental and physical; financial status; personal tragedies; changes in personal status such as marriage, divorce, pregnancy, birth, or death; and other similar information, unless the player in question provides explicit consent for this information not to be considered private.
• Information that, upon being made public, would jeopardize any ongoing military or intelligence operations; or jeopardize the security of units and agents participating in them, or be harmful to the diplomatic interests, military interests, or security of The North Pacific.
• Information that, upon being made public, would jeopardize Security Council operations in response to threats and attempted coups.

33. Notwithstanding any process for publication, any information which meets the criteria to be classified will not be released.
34. For the purposes of this section, "government records" are those which are kept on any platform utilized by the government and are open to members of the government and anyone assisting them.
35. For the purposes of this section, “private government records” are those which are kept on any platform utilized by the government and are restricted to only the Delegate, the designated officers of the Executive, and any other individuals granted access by the Delegate; only the Speaker, the Deputy Speakers, and any other individuals granted access by the Speaker; or only the Vice Delegate, the Security Council, and any other individuals granted access by the Vice Delegate.
36. Private government records which reach one year of age will be relocated to the appropriate Declassified Archive visible to residents.
3736. At any time a resident may request the release of any government record or private government record through the appropriate officers.
3837. The appropriate officers will retrieve information requested from the different departments of the government.
3938. Residents who do not receive this information for any reason not specifically designated in appropriate laws or regulations may file a request for the information to the court, where the appropriate officers may present evidence that addresses any claim that release of the information meets one or more of the acceptable criteria for classification.
4039. Information appropriately not disclosed will be accepted as classified by a majority vote of the Court sitting as a three-member panel.

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2. All private government records overdue for automatic release at the time this Act is passed are no longer required to be released and are considered to have never been required for release.
3. All previously released private government records are considered public record and may not be removed from the appropriate Declassified Archive.

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Hands-On in a Pinch Act:

1. Section 7.5 of the Legal Code will be amended as follows:

Section 7.5: Mandatory Ministries:

41. There will be an Executive Officer charged with the North Pacific's foreign affairs. They will ensure the continued operation of any embassies of the North Pacific and will report on events in the region.
42. There will be an Executive Officer charged with military affairs. They will carry out such legal missions as are authorized by the Delegate, expressly or categorically.
43. There will be at least one Executive Officer charged with focusing primarily on matters of internal interest to The North Pacific.
44. For the purposes of this section, the Delegate may serve as one of the Executive Officers charged with any of the preceding duties. The Regional Assembly shall approve the Delegate serving as more than one of the Executive Officers charged with any of the preceding duties by majority vote.

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Border Control Adjustment
1. Section 7.2 of the Legal Code shall be amended as follows:
Section 7.2: Regional Officers
9. The Serving Delegate may assign Border Control powers to any three members of the Security Council.

The following clause shall be stricken:
10. In the event of a Delegate Emergency, or with the permission of a majority vote of the Regional Assembly, the Serving Delegate may assign Border Control powers to any member of the Security Council.

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Agora Go Act:

Chapter 3 of the Legal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Chapter 3: Judicial Law:

Section 3.3: Regional Bar of The North Pacific
11. All prosecutors in criminal trials must be members of the regional bar.
12. Any citizen who is not currently serving a judicially-imposed sentence may apply for admission to the regional bar. Any citizen who is given a judicially-imposed sentence while a member of the regional bar will have their admission to the regional bar revoked.
13. The regional bar will be governed by the Bar Commission, which consists of three citizens, one a Justice of the Court elected by a majority of the Court, one appointed by the Delegate, and one appointed by the Court and confirmed by a majority of the Regional Assembly. The citizens appointed by the Delegate and the Court may not be elected government officials, but will otherwise be exempt from constitutional restrictions on holding multiple government offices for purposes of their appointment to the Bar Commission.
14. The term of a Bar Commissioner will be six months, beginning on the day they take the Oath of Office. The Delegate and the Court do not have the power to remove Bar Commissioners.
15. Applicants to the regional bar must be evaluated by the Bar Commission for acceptability and must demonstrate adequate and reasonable knowledge of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Legal Code of The North Pacific, and prior judicial rulings on requests for review.
16. A standard procedure for passing the bar evaluation, and for managing membership of the bar, will be established by majority agreement of the Bar Commission.

Section 3.43.3: Criminal Trial Procedure
1711. A standard procedure for all criminal trials will be established by majority agreement of the Court.
12. Qualifications for service as a prosecutor may be established by majority agreement of the Court, but cannot conflict with any qualifications listed in this chapter.
18. Any person may present criminal charges to the Court. If the charges are accepted, the Delegate will appoint a prosecutor to manage the prosecution of the case. If the Delegate is the accused or unavailable, the next available person in the Line of Succession will appoint a prosecutor to manage prosecution of the case.
19. Any member of the regional bar may be appointed as a prosecutor and will be exempt from constitutional restrictions on holding multiple government offices for purposes of their appointment as a prosecutor.
20. The Delegate and other officials who may have appointed a prosecutor do not have the power to remove a prosecutor.
21. No one may prosecute or appoint prosecutors to a case in which they are the defendant or part of the defense.
22. If the original prosecutor is unable to see a case to completion, another prosecutor will be selected by the same procedure as the original prosecutor.
23. If the prosecutor discontinues management of the prosecution of a criminal case, then the complainant may, at their discretion, request another prosecutor be selected or withdraw the complaint.
24. If the complainant has not withdrawn the complaint within 7 days of the prosecutor discontinuing management of the case, the complaint will be considered withdrawn.
25. For the purposes of this section, "managing the prosecution of a case" includes but is not limited to:
acting as the prosecutor for the duration of all stages of the criminal trial heard for the case;
and representing the prosecution in any separate judicial review hearings arising from the criminal trial.
26. When the management of the prosecution of a case is completed, all records associated with that prosecution will be transferred to the Court.

Section 3.53.4: Pre-Sentencing Ejections and Bans
2713. The Delegate may eject and/or ban a particular nation from the region pending criminal charges against them, or prior to the conclusion of an ongoing criminal trial in which they are the defendant, only when that nation poses a clear security threat and their removal is necessary for the protection of the region.
2814. The Delegate must seek the approval of the Court for any such ejection or ban. Where possible, this approval must be sought prior to the nation's removal from the region. Otherwise, it must be sought within one day of the action.
2915. If the ejection or ban is performed during a criminal trial against that nation, approval will be at the discretion of the justice moderating the trial. Otherwise, any single justice may approve or deny the Delegate's request.
3016. Any nation ejected or banned under this section may file an appeal of the decision. These appeals may not be denied, and must be decided by the full court.
3117. The Delegate must immediately provide any nation ejected or banned under this section with a link to the Courtroom and inform them of their right to file an appeal.
3218. If criminal charges are not brought against a nation ejected or banned under this section, or if the criminal charges are rejected by the Court, or if the nation is not found Guilty at the conclusion of the trial, any ban against that nation which was imposed under this section must be revoked.

Section 3.5: The Advocate General
19. Whenever the position is vacant, the Delegate shall appoint, and a majority of the Regional Assembly shall confirm, an Advocate General. Citizens will be exempt from constitutional restrictions on holding multiple government offices for purposes of their appointment as Advocate General.
20. The Advocate General will have discretion to manage the prosecution of all criminal cases brought before the Court, save those outlined below, and will also act as a legal advisor to the Delegate and the Executive of The North Pacific upon request.
21. The Advocate General shall not be involved in the prosecution of any criminal case in which they are a defendant, a defense attorney, or a witness.
22. The Advocate General may appoint deputies to assist them in the execution of any of their powers and duties.
23. The term of the Advocate General will last until the end of the next regular Judicial election. The Delegate does not have the power to remove the Advocate General.

Section 3.6: The Court Examiner
3324. Whenever the position is vacant, the Bar Commission Delegate shall select from among the members of the regional bar by a majority vote, and the Chief Justice shall appoint, a Court Examiner. Citizens will be exempt from constitutional restrictions on holding multiple government offices for purposes of their appointment as Court Examiner.
3425. The Court Examiner will have standing in all cases of judicial review brought before the Court.
3526. The term of the Court Examiner will last until the end of the next regular Judicial election. The Delegate does not have the power to remove the Court Examiner.

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