Northeast Assembly Legislation Introduction Thread

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I will officially be withdrawing my constitutional amendment proposal.

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If we get to those bills before the session ends, would anybody else be in favor of limiting debate time for these to... oh, say... five minutes?

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Got the idea from Dallasfan-

Amendment to the SOAP Act - Protest and Analysis Thread Act

Section 1 of the Standing Order on Assembly Procedure Act is hereby amended.

[quote]A Northeast Assembly Protest and Analysis Thread shall be created and made open to Northeast citizens for the discussion of legislative proposals, debates, votes, and all other matters that relate to the Northeast government.

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For the record, I would like to carry all legislation introduced in the previous session to the current session.

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The Anti-Prohibition & Blue Law Repeal Act

A BILL to repeal and prohibit Northeastern laws that are found to be religiously motivated or otherwise unnecessary

1.) All existing laws which prohibit the consumption or sale of beer, wine, and spirits at neighborhood grocery and package stores on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

2.) All existing laws which prohibit gambling on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

3.) Town records may hereby be kept where liquor is sold.

4.) It is hereby legal to dispose of used razor blades.

5.) All legal firearms may be discharged in public highways, provided that they do not result in the harm of innocent citizens.

6.) Brothels are hereby legal in the Northeast.

7.) The sale of fireworks is hereby permitted to all Northeast residents above the age of seventeen.

8.) Hunting licenses and fishing licenses are no longer necessary to hunt or fish on one's own private property.

9.) On no day of any week are hunting or fishing prohibited activities.

10.) Players of professional sports shall not have to obtain a license to play on Sundays.

11.) "R"-rated movies are hereby allowed to be shown in drive-in theaters.

12.) The Northeast government may not prohibit activities on a given day of the week for religious reasons.

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The Food Labeling Act

A BILL to mandate that all food producers, retailers, and restaurants label their products with nutrition and ingredient facts

1.) 'Edible substances' shall be defined as any nourishing substance that is sold to be eaten or drunk.

2.) Food sellers, producers, retailers, and restaurants must label all edible substances and products.

3.) All food labels must contain the following information:

• Calories
• Total Fat
• Saturated Fat
• Trans Fat
• Cholesterol
• Sodium
• Total Carbohydrates
• Dietary Fiber
• Sugar
• Protein
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Calcium
• Iron
• Ingredients

4.) All genetically modified products must contain a label identifying them as such.

5.) Aforementioned information may be placed on labels, wrappers, packaging, windows, and walls.

6.) If aforementioned information is printed on a label, it must be bold and no smaller than 10-point size.

7.) Food sellers which fail to comply with this law shall be fined $150,000 per offense7

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The Anti-Prohibition & Blue Law Repeal Act

A BILL to repeal and prohibit Northeastern laws that are found to be religiously motivated or otherwise unnecessary

1.) All existing laws which prohibit the consumption or sale of beer, wine, and spirits at neighborhood grocery and package stores on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

2.) All existing laws which prohibit gambling on any day of the week are hereby repealed.

3.) Town records may hereby be kept where liquor is sold.

4.) It is hereby legal to dispose of used razor blades.

5.) All legal firearms may be discharged in public highways, provided that they do not result in the harm of innocent citizens.

6.) Brothels are hereby legal in the Northeast.

7.) The sale of fireworks is hereby permitted to all Northeast residents above the age of seventeen.

8.) Hunting licenses and fishing licenses are no longer necessary to hunt or fish on one's own private property.

9.) On no day of any week are hunting or fishing prohibited activities.

10.) Players of professional sports shall not have to obtain a license to play on Sundays.

11.) "R"-rated movies are hereby allowed to be shown in drive-in theaters.

Is it okay if I submit the same bill with #12 removed?  Also, is this prohibiting the statewide banning or the banning of Blue Laws passed by individual communities?

You can amend that #12 be removed when it comes to the floor, but I would consider that amendment unfriendly and it would have to go to the floor for a vote.  My bill is intended to prohibit blue laws in all Northeastern communities.

For the future, please discuss upcoming legislation in the protest thread.  We are technically violating SOAP rules by discussing this here.

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Because we still don't have a budget to consider, I'm just going to go ahead and propose my tax plan now.  I will halt my legislation and amend it to the budget instead if one comes up beforehand.

The Northeast Revenue Act of 2012

A BILL to implement a tax code into the 2012 budget

Section 1.) Corporate Tax rates shall be as follows

Corporate Taxes, Income
0%   $0 - $10,000
2%   $10,000 - $50,000
9%   $50,000 - $75,000
13%   $75,000 - $100,000
20%   $100,000 - $335,000
24%   $335,000 - $10,000,000
28%   $10,000,000 - $15,000,000
30%   $15,000,000 +

Section 2.) Income Tax rates shall be as follows

Income Taxes, Single Individual
0%   $0 - $9,500
9%   $9,501 - $35,000
15%   $35,001 - $80,000
19%   $80,001 - $170,000
23%   $170,001 - $367,700
25%   $367,701 - $1,000,000
28%   $1,000,001 - $2,500,000
30%   $2,500,001 +

Section 3.) All tax rates in this bill shall expire at the start of the next fiscal year.

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Article II, Section 7 of the Northeast Constitution is hereby amended to read:

The Governor has the power to make political appointments and serve as the official representative of the Region to the rest of Atlasia. The primary responsibility of the Governor shall be to execute laws passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast and to promote the interests of the region abroad.  The Governor is also obligated to routinely update the Wiki when new legislation is passed, vetoed, or rejected by the Assembly.  If the Governor is unable to edit the Wiki or obtain access to it, the Speaker may do so instead.

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Article II, Section 7 of the Northeast Constitution is hereby amended to read:

The Governor has the power to make political appointments and serve as the official representative of the Region to the rest of Atlasia. The primary responsibility of the Governor shall be to execute laws passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Northeast and to promote the interests of the region abroad.  The Governor is also obligated to routinely update the Wiki when new legislation is passed, vetoed, or rejected by the Assembly.  If the Governor is unable to edit the Wiki or obtain access to it, the Speaker may do so instead.

Unfortunately, these things never work. Hey, I can't even edit the Wiki!

Someone's gotta do it.

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The Northeast Healthy Skin Act 2012

Given the cancerous causing effects of tanning beds on the human body, tanning beds and tanning salons are to be banned in the Northeast Region.

The ban shall be phased in over a period of one year.   

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AN AMENDMENT

To move the location of the Northeastern capital.

Be it enacted by 2/3 of the Assembly of the Northeast Region assembled.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This act may be cited as the 'Capital Relocation Amendment.’

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT

Article I, paragraph II of the Northeast Constitution is hereby amended to read:

The administrative center for the government of the Northeast Region established in this Constitution shall be [currently existing city].

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVENESS

This amendment shall go into effect upon the finalization of the capital city as designated by the appropriate legislation.

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Why Hartford? We haven't decided on the capital yet.

We haven't?  I assumed we did.  My apology.

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Here is a compromised version of the bill that was recently killed by the Assembly.  This bill, instead of designating the construction of a completely new city, will merely order the expansion of an already existing city in the Northeast Region.  The city itself can be determined at the discretion of the Assembly.

Because this would only be for an expansion and not a new development, I felt it appropriate to cut the estimated price from the last bill in half to $10 billion.  Lastly, I added a section to the bill that grants businesses which start or expand in the section a 2% cut in regional corporate taxes so as to promote economic activity.

A BILL

To promote infrastructure in the Northeast Region by the development of a new capital section in the city of [city name].

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Capital Act of 2012.’

SECTION 2. APPROPRIATIONS

1.) The Northeast Government is hereby charged with the responsibility of developing a new section of [city name] for the purpose of capital relocation.

2.) This city section shall be funded using monies from a budget surplus.

3.) $10 billion of Building Bonds will be issued to fund construction in the case of the diminution of the budget surplus.

SECTION 3. DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CITY SECTION

1.) The new city section will be designed in accordance with the ideals of New Urbanism as explicated in the New Urbanist Manifesto.

2.) The construction and administration of the capital will be charged to an Administrator of the city section, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Assembly. The Administrator shall have the duty of supervising the planning, construction, and running of the city section until its completion.

3.) The design and naming of the city section will be approved by the Assembly.

4.) This city section shall be rendered fit for habitation and occupation by the Assembly and Governor in no more than one year.

5.) Upon completion, the new city section will be within the boundaries and jurisdiction of the city government.

SECTION 4. BUSINESS INCENTIVE

Businesses that start or expand in the city section will be granted a 2% cut in corporate taxes.

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AN AMENDMENT

To create a line of succession for the Northeast Assembly Speakership.

Be it enacted by 2/3 of the Assembly of the Northeast Region assembled.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Speaker Succession Amendment.’

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT

Article II, Section XIII of the Northeast Constitution is hereby amended:

The Speaker of the Northeast Legislative Assembly acts as the Presiding Officer of the Northeast Legislative Assembly. He or she organizes votes on legislation and notifies the Representatives of the results of any official vote.  The chain of command for the Speaker of the Northeast Assembly shall be as follows: Lieutenant Governor, Chief Judicial Officer, longest continuously serving Representative, followed by the next longest and the next and so on.

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A BILL

To authorize the People to decide the new capital location.

Be it enacted by Assembly of the Northeast Region.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Capital Referendum Act of 2012.’

SECTION 2. BALLOT REFERENDUM

1.) In the following election, the Governor will be authorized to include the following referendum on the Northeast regional election ballot:

Proposition 1: Northeast Capital Location

In what city should the Northeast government seek to locate the capital in?

[  ] New Haven, CT
[  ] Buffalo, NY
[  ] Rochester, NY
[  ] Walden, NY
[  ] Write-in:___________________
[  ] Keep the location as is
[  ] Abstain

2.) The selected location shall be determined via preferential vote.

3.) The Northeast government will be obligated to honor the decision of its constituents, and will name the new location of the capital with the appropriate amendment.

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AN AMENDMENT

To formally and constitutionally establish the new capital of the Northeast Region in Buffalo, NY

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Northeast Region convened

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘New Capital Relocation Amendment of 2012.’

SECTION 2. CAPITAL RELOCATION

Article I of the Northeast Constitution is amended:

The administrative center for the government of the Northeast Region established in this Constitution shall be New York City, NY. Buffalo, NY.

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November-March Northeast Budget FY2013

IN THE NORTHEAST ASSEMBLY

A RESOLUTION

Establishing the budget for the Northeast Government lasting from November 2012 until March 2013

Resolved by the Northeast Assembly convened,

Expenditures

$50 billion - School aid
$45 billion - Economic development
$35 billion - Transportation
$25 billion - Public safety
$25 billion - Higher education
$22 billion - Health services
$15 billion - Tax expenditures
$7 billion - Environment & energy
$3 billion - Direct aid & incentives to municipalities
$2 billion - Government administration

TOTAL EXPENDITURES - $229 billion


PROJECTED SURPLUS - $11.5 billion
- 50% of the surplus will be placed in a fund reserved for emergencies. The Northeast Assembly will have the power to allocate this funding.
- If the Northeast Region passes the New Capital Relocation Amendment, 50% of the surplus will go toward the development of a new regional capital. If the Northeast does not pass the New Capital Relocation Amendment, this funding will also be placed in the emergency fund.

PROPOSED TAXES

Income tax
0.0%    $0 - $24,999
1.0%    $25,000 - $49,9999
2.0%    $50,000 - $99,999
4.0%    $100,000 - $249,999
6.5%  $250,000 - $999,999
9.0%   $1,000,000 +

Rates remain the same for married couples filing jointly, but brackets are doubled.

Sales tax
4.5% [excludes groceries, clothing, and footwear]

Property tax
$35 per mil on assessed value of unimproved land

Excise Taxes
Gas: 68 cents per gallon
Diesel: 85 cents per gallon
New automobile purchase tax (by curb weight): $500 per thousand kilograms
Tanning: 33 and 1/3 cents per minute [tax already exists per Northeast Healthy Skin Act]

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A BILL

To formally request that Atlas Forum Administrator David Leip create a separate board for the Northeast Region.

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Northeast Region convened

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the 'Northeast Independence Act of 2012.'

SECTION 2. REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE ATLAS FANTASY GOVERNMENT CHILD BOARDS

1. The Northeast Region hereby formally requests from Mr. David LEIP the creation of a sub-board of the "Atlas Fantasy Government" board to be entitled Northeast Region; this board shall deal with all matters related to the Northeast Region.

2. The Governor of the Northeast Region will be responsible for writing and sending this request.

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A BILL

To authorize the Northeast Government to take necessary steps to keep spending at low, but satisfactory, levels for the benefit of long-term sustainability and fiscal responsibility.

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Northeast Region convened

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Smarter Spending Act of 2012.’

SECTION 2. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF YEAR-END SAVINGS IN SALARIES AND EXPENSES

1.) 50 percent of a regional agency's unspent funds the end of a fiscal session shall remain available to that agency for subsequent fiscal sessions.

2.) 50 percent of these unspent funds shall be remitted to the Treasury and used for the purpose of deficit reduction.

3.) Unspent funds carried to a subsequent fiscal session may not be taken into account in determining the amount by which an agency will be funded for each fiscal session.

4.) The Governor will be responsible for oversight and reporting how much money which is saved by this legislation is allocated toward the deficit per session.

5.) This act shall go into effect at the start of the next fiscal session.

SECTION 3. CREATION OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR DEBT REDUCTION

1.) The Governor will be authorized to create and maintain a five-member Commission of appointed citizens to look for departments of regional government that can be merged or eliminated, as well as excessive bureaucracy or formalities that can be reduced, under the condition that these changes do not reduce benefits or the sustainability of necessary programs.

2.) During the next fiscal session, the Governor shall report how much money the Commission found can be saved upon making the spending reductions.

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AN AMENDMENT

To provide the Governor of the Northeast Region with a line-item veto for means of ensuring fiscal accountability.

Be it enacted by the Northeast Assembly convened

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the 'Line Item Veto Amendment of 2012.'

SECTION 2. LINE ITEM VETO AMENDMENT

1.) Article II, Section 8 of the Northeast Constitution is hereby amended:

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A BILL

To

1)   encourage the development and implementation of innovative programs to permit members of the community to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in the prevention of crime in the community
2)   provide additional and more effective training to law enforcement officers to enhance their problem solving, service, and other skills needed in interacting with members of the community

Be it enacted by Assembly of the Northeast Region convened.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Omnibus Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 2012’ or the 'Taking Back Our Streets Act.'

SECTION 2. GUN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION

1.   The Northeast criminal code shall be amended to impose a fine no less than $500,000 and/or 20-year prison term on any person who:

(1.)   knowingly provides or receives from another person two or more firearms if such person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such transfer would violate a federal, state, or local law punishable by a prison term of more than one year (i.e., a felony)
(2.)   makes materially false statements to a licensed firearm importer, dealer, or manufacturer relating to the purchase, receipt, or acquisition of two or more firearms; or
(3.)   knowingly violate firearms restrictions under the federal criminal code, including recordkeeping requirements.

2.   The Chief Judicial Officer will be authorized to revoke or suspend the license of a firearms dealer for failure to have secure gun storage or safety devices, for transporting armor piercing ammunition, or for violating other federal prohibitions on gun trafficking.

3.   The Chief Judicial Officer will be required to identify licensed firearms dealers who have a heightened risk of firearms being diverted to criminal use.

4.   The Department of Justice shall study and report to the Assembly on firearms that are lost or stolen during commercial shipping, and will hire additional personnel to enable inspections of gun dealers on a three-year cycle and requires the Director to hire additional investigators and special agents to address trafficking in firearms.

SECTION 3. CORPORATE CRIME DATABASE

The Chief Judicial Officer will be authorized to:

(1)   acquire data, for each calendar year, regarding all administrative, civil, and criminal judicial proceedings against any corporation or corporate official involving a felony or misdemeanor or civil charge where potential fines may be $1,000 or more;
(2)   establish and maintain a publicly available website on improper conduct by all corporations with annual revenues of more than $1 billion; and
(3)   prepare an annual report to the Assembly detailing the number of civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement actions brought against any corporation or corporate official and the final dispositions of such actions.

SECTION 4. FIGHTING GANGS AND EMPOWERING YOUTH

The Chief Judicial Officer will be authorized to:

(1.)   make grants to public and nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) for projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity,
(2.)   make grants to states and other entities to increase police presence and expand and improve cooperative efforts to address gang activity problems
(3.)   make grants to state or local police departments to implement an anonymous tip program using cell phone text messaging to assist police in preventing and solving crimes
(4.)   designate high-intensity interstate gang activity areas
(5.)   authorize programs for combating criminal gangs, including after-school programs and programs for safe schools and communities
(6.)   implement a grant program for workplace and community transition training for incarcerated youth offenders (30 years of age or younger)
(7.)   make grants to public housing agencies and private, for-profit, and nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing for use in eliminating gang-related crime
(8.)   award grants to assist communities located in a high-intensity interstate gang activity area in developing and carrying out programs that target certain at-risk youth and juvenile offenders
(9.)   authorize a gang resistance education and training projects program, and
(10.)   modify existing procedures and policies to improve the transition of federal prisoners into local communities

SECTION 5. LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND REHABILITATION REFORMS

1.   A prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year will be eligible to receive credit beyond time already served for up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of completion in, or for participating in or teaching, a designated program that benefits prisoners or the Bureau of Prisons, including specified educational and vocational, treatment, and work and developmental programs.

2.   The Chief Judicial Officer will establish the number of days a credit a prisoner may be awarded considering the difficulty, time required, responsibility expected, and rehabilitative benefits of the program

3.   Any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under the Chief Judicial Officer’s custody may be eligible for the credits, including prisoners transferred from foreign countries.

SECTION 6. FUNDING

$14.5 billion shall be accumulated from the Public safety fund from the November-March Northeast Budget FY2013.

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The Nefarious Act

aka

The Northeast Anti-Human Trafficking Act



Be it enacted by Assembly of the Northeast Region convened.

Human and Sexual Trafficking

Version a
Promotion of human trafficking; sexual trafficking of a minor; human trafficking

    Sec. 1. (a) A person who, by force, threat of force, or fraud, knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports another person:
        (1) to engage the other person in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) to force the other person into:
            (A) civil union;
            (B) prostitution; or
            (C) participating in sexual conduct;
commits promotion of human trafficking, a Class B felony.
    (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports a child less than sixteen (16) years of age with the intent of:
        (1) engaging the child in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) inducing or causing the child to:
            (A) engage in prostitution; or
            (B) participate in sexual conduct;
commits promotion of human trafficking of a minor, a Class B felony. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the child consented to engage in prostitution or to participate in sexual conduct.
    (c) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally sells or transfers custody of a child less than sixteen (16) years of age for the purpose of prostitution or participating in sexual conduct commits sexual trafficking of a minor, a Class A felony.
    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, offers to pay, or agrees to pay money or other property to another person for an individual who the person knows has been forced into:
        (1) forced labor;
        (2) involuntary servitude; or
        (3) prostitution;
commits human trafficking, a Class C felony.

Version b
Promotion of human trafficking; sexual trafficking of a minor;

    Sec. 1. (a) A person who, by force, threat of force, or fraud, knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports another person:
        (1) to engage the other person in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) to force the other person into:
            (A) civil union;
            (B) prostitution; or
            (C) participating in sexual conduct;
commits promotion of human trafficking, a Class B felony.
    (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports a child less than sixteen (16) years of age with the intent of:
        (1) engaging the child in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) inducing or causing the child to:
            (A) engage in prostitution; or
            (B) participate in sexual conduct;
commits promotion of human trafficking of a minor, a Class B felony. Except as provided in subsection (e), it is not a defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the child consented to engage in prostitution or to participate in sexual conduct.
    (c) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally sells or transfers custody of a child less than sixteen (16) years of age for the purpose of prostitution or participating in sexual conduct commits sexual trafficking of a minor, a Class A felony.
    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, offers to pay, or agrees to pay money or other property to another person for an individual who the person knows has been forced into:
        (1) forced labor;
        (2) involuntary servitude; or
        (3) prostitution;
commits human trafficking, a Class C felony.
    (e) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b)(2)(B) if:
        (1) the child is at least fourteen (14) years of age but less than sixteen (16) years of age and the person is less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
        (2) all the following apply:
            (A) The person is not more than four (4) years older than the victim.
            (B) The relationship between the person and the victim was a dating relationship or an ongoing personal relationship.

The term "ongoing personal relationship" does not include a family relationship.
            (C) The crime:
                (i) was not committed by a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
                (ii) was not committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force;
                (iii) was not committed while armed with a deadly weapon;
                (iv) did not result in serious bodily injury;
                (v) was not facilitated by furnishing the victim, without the victim's knowledge, with a drug or a controlled substance or knowing that the victim was furnished with the drug or controlled substance without the victim's knowledge; and
                (vi) was not committed by a person having a position of authority or substantial influence over the victim.
            (D) The person has not committed another sex offense, including a delinquent act that would be a sex offense if committed by an adult, against any other person.

Restitution orders
     Sec. 2. In addition to any sentence or fine imposed for a conviction of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall order the person convicted to make restitution to the victim of the crime.
Civil cause of action
     Sec. 3. (a) If a person is convicted of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the victim of the offense:
        (1) has a civil cause of action against the person convicted of the offense; and
        (2) may recover the following from the person in the civil action:
            (A) Actual damages.
            (B) Court costs (including fees).
            (C) Punitive damages, when determined to be appropriate by the court.
            (D) Reasonable attorney's fees.
    (b) An action under this section must be brought not more than two (2) years after the date the person is convicted of the offense under section 1 of this chapter.

Rights of alleged victims
     Sec. 4. (a) An alleged victim of an offense under section 1 of this chapter:
        (1) may not be detained in a facility that is inappropriate to the victim's status as a crime victim;
        (2) may not be jailed, fined, or otherwise penalized due to having been the victim of the offense; and
        (3) shall be provided protection if the victim's safety is at risk or if there is danger of additional harm by recapture of the victim by the person who allegedly committed the offense, including:
            (A) taking measures to protect the alleged victim and the victim's family members from intimidation and threats of reprisals and reprisals from the person who allegedly committed the offense or the person's agent; and
            (B) ensuring that the names and identifying information of the alleged victim and the victim's family members are not disclosed to the public.
This subsection shall be administered by law enforcement agencies and the Northeast criminal justice institute as appropriate.
(C) The Northeast shall grant asylum to any victim that is not an Atlasian national provided approval from the national government
    (b) Not more than fifteen (15) days after the date a law enforcement agency first encounters an alleged victim of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall provide the alleged victim with a completed Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons. However, if the law enforcement agency finds that the grant of an LEA Declaration is not appropriate for the alleged victim, the law enforcement agency shall, not more than fifteen (15) days after the date the agency makes the finding, provide the alleged victim with a letter explaining the grounds for the denial of the LEA Declaration. After receiving a denial letter, the alleged victim may submit additional evidence to the law enforcement agency. If the alleged victim submits additional evidence, the law enforcement agency shall reconsider the denial of the LEA Declaration not more than seven (7) days after the date the agency receives the additional evidence.


(Source of original bill: http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar42/ch3.5.html)

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A BILL

To amend The Northeast Regional Bank Act to authorize grants and loan guarantees from the Bank to enable contractors and developers to fund capital needs projects.

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Northeast Region convened.

SECTION 1. TITLE

This legislation may be cited as the ‘Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act of 2012’ or the ‘BUILD Act.’

SECTION 2. CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

The Northeast Regional Bank Act is amended;

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