# The Criminal Code of the State of Milton
> Last updated in August 11th, 2024 on 12:19 PM Eastern Standard Time.
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> New laws for the Criminal Code made by the state legislature will not be in effect till the charge is added onto this document.

## §1 - CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE

### §1.1 - Aiding and Abetting
> The act of actively encouraging, assisting, or supporting the commission of a criminal act.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.2 - Disturbing the Peace
> The act of engaging in some form of disorderly conduct, such as fighting or causing excessively loud or annoying noise.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.3 - Escape
> The act of escaping from a prison having been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.4 - Evasion
> The act of fleeing, eluding, from a police or peace officer, based on the specific circumstances that the peace officer is identifiable.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.5 - Felony Evasion
> The act of fleeing, eluding, from a police or peace officer, while simultaneously endangering those around them, based on the specific circumstances that the peace officer is identifiable.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.6 - Obstruction of Emergency Services
> The act of willingly impeding a paramedic or firefighter from performing their duties.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.7 - Obstruction of Justice
> The act of willingly impeding a law enforcement official from performing their duties.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.8 - Obstruction of Public Employees
>The act of causing intentional obstruction, impeding, or delaying, the response or procedures of public employees, and fire operations.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.9 - Tampering with Evidence
>The act of destroying, altering, concealing, or falsifying any sort of evidence submitted in a court of law.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.10 - Unlawful Protest
>The act of protesting that causes a disturbance to the peace or failing to disperse when ordered to do so by law enforcement if the protest becomes dangerous.

> Class: Felony
> Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.11 - Violation of State Law
>The act of violating a state law enacted by the legislature.

>Class: Dependant on Law
>Punishment: Dependant on Law

### §1.12 - Impersonation of a Peace Officer
>The act of claiming to be a peace officer, and acting as a peace officer without being an employed peace officer.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §1.13 - Contempt of Court
>The act of failing to comply with the orders of a judicial officer while within a courtroom setting.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.14 - Contempt of Senate
>The act of causing a disturbance, or entering the Senate chamber without permission, or refusing to cooperate with a law enforcement officer during a session.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.15 - Failure to Comply
>The act of not complying with a lawful order made by a Peace Officer while conducting his or her official duties.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.15 - Unlawful Operation of a Business
>The act of operating a business without registering with the Department of Commerce

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §1.16 - Bribery
>The act of taking part in an exchange of currency or goods by a person in exchange for a public servant to neglect his duties.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment

## §2 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

### §2.1 - Assualt
>The act of intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.1 - Assualt with a Deadly Weapon
>The act of assaulting a player with an object capable of causing severe bodily harm or death to the player.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.3 - Battery
>The act of maliciously touching a person without said person's consent.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §2.4 - Criminal Threats
>The act of threatening to commit a crime.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §2.5 - Extortion
>The act of obtaining items, money, or property through the use of force or threats.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.6 - False Imprisonment
>The act of imprisoning someone without legal justifiable grounds to do so.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.7 - Felony Hit and Run
>The act of leaving the scene of an accident when there is a type of injury to a person; whether the injured person be a bystander or an occupant of a vehicle.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisionment

### §2.8 - First-Degree Murder
>The act of intentional murder that is willful and premeditated with malice aforethought.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.9 - Second-Degree Murder
>The act of intentional murder with malice aforethought, but is not premeditated or planned.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.10 - Harrasment
>The act of inflicting fear or irritation upon another person through the adoption of intimidative, annoying, offensive or stalking behaviour after being asked to stop.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §2.11 - Involuntary Manslaughter
>The act of doing something that causes an unintentional killing that results from recklessness or negligence.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.12 - Voluntary Manslaughter
>The act of intentionally killing another person in the heat of passion and in response to adequate provocation.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.13 - Kidnapping
>The act of taking a person using force, fraud, or seizure and detention against that person's will.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §2.14 - Reckless Endangerment
>The act of doing something that creates a risk of physical injury to another person in an uncontrolled manner.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §2.15 - Vehicular Assualt
>The act of striking a person or occupied vehicle with a vehicle with the intention of harm towards a person, or the people inside an occupied vehicle.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §2.16 - Robbery
>The act of taking money or goods in the possession of another, from his or her person or immediate presence, by force or intimidation.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

## §3 - CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

### §3.1 - Arson
>The act of willfully burning or charring a property not owned by the arsonist.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §3.2 - Burglary
>The act of trespassing, with intent to commit theft or any felony whilst on that property.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §3.3 - Felony Trespassing
>The act of trespassing while carrying a deadly weapon.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §3.4 - Trespassing
>The act of entering a restricted property/vehicle while not being the owner, or being authorized to do so; provided that there is a posted sign, or a verbal warning prior to detainment.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §3.5 - Petty Theft
>The act of unlawfully taking property, possessions or money which values below $500 from another person without their consent.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §3.6 - Theft
>The act of unlawfully taking property, possessions or money which values above $500 from another person without their consent.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisionment

### §3.7 - Vandalism
>The act of damaging, destructing or defacing property, whether that property be public or private property.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §3.8 - Grand Theft Auto
>The act of stealing another’s vehicle whilst it is unoccupied.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §3.9 - Hit and Run
>The act of leaving the scene of an accident when there is no type of injury to a person but destruction to a person's possessions.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

## §4 - INCHOATE CRIMES

### §4.1 - Attempt to Commit a Crime
>The act of attempting to commit a crime but failing to complete the crime.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §4.2 - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
>The act of agreeing to commit a crime by yourself and/or attempt to with another person.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §4.3 - Incitement to Commit a Crime
>The act of encouraging another person to commit a crime.

>Class: Misdemanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §4.4 - Soliciation to Commit a Crime
>The act of requesting, soliciting, commanding, or otherwise attempting to cause another person to commit a crime (or attempt to).

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

## §5 - CRIMES INVOLVING FIREARMS

### §4.1 - Posession of an Illegal Firearm
>The act of possessing any firearm deemed illegal by the state legislature.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §4.2 - Brandishing
>The act of displaying, showing, waving, or exhibiting a firearm which another person might find threatening, without being in self defense.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §4.3 - Illegal Discharge
>The act of firing/shooting/discharging a firearm for no legally justified reason.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisionment

### §4.4 - Firearm Free Violation
>Carrying a firearm within the property borders of a clearly marked Firearm Free Zone.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

## §5 - VEHICLE OFFENSES

### §5.1 - Careless Driving
>The act of operating a motor vehicle without exercising reasonable care or consideration for other drivers on the roadway.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.2 - Reckless Driving
>The act of a person operating a motor vehicle with blatant disregard for safety of others.

>Class: Misdemeanor
>Punishment: Imprisonment or Citation

### §5.3 - Speeding
>The act of exceeding the posted speed limit by more than five miles per hour.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.4 - Felony Speeding
>The act of exceeding the posted speed limit by more than thirty miles per hour.

>Class: Felony
>Punishment: Imprisonment

### §5.5 - Failure to Maintain Lanes
>The act of failing to keep a motor vehicle within its designated lane while driving.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.6 - Failure to Signal
>The act of not using indicators while turning or changing lanes when driving.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.7 - Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles
>The act of not pulling over to the right side of the road or moving away from a responding emergency service vehicle.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.8 - Failure to Yield to a Traffic Control Device
>The act of not yielding to a stop/yield sign, not stopping at a red traffic light, or not slowing down at a yellow traffic light.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.9 - Obstruction of Traffic
>The act of hindering or obstructing the flow of traffic.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.10 - Impeding Traffic
>The act of driving at slow rates of speed that could hinder or impede the flow of traffic.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.11 - Opposite Lanes of Travel
>The act of driving in the opposite lanes of traffic, otherwise failing to drive on the right side of the road.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.12 - Illegal Parking
>The act of parking in a manner the blocks a parking lot, fire hydrant highway, or roadway, or has all four tires on a sidewalk in a location where it is explicitly prohibited, or on a highway shoulder without a legitimate reason.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.12 - Driving Without Headlights
>The act of driving without headlights turned on during rainy or foggy weather, or at night.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation

### §5.13 - Operating an Unroadworthy Vehicle
>The act of driving a motor vehicle with a damaged windshield or rear window, a vehicle emitting smoke or fire, or punctured tires.

>Class: Infraction
>Punishment: Citation