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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.
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| Offence | Description | Severity |
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When a person intentionally or recklessly causes another person to suffer unlawful violence, or genuinely believe that they are about to suffer immediate unlawful violence. |
Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person physically attacks another person, causing injury to that person. (Cuts and severe bruising etc.) |
Summary Offence Penalty Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person physically attacks another person, causing a serious injury to that person. |
SummaryOffence Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person threatens to kill another person, causing that person to genuinely believe that the threat will be carried out. |
Summary Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person unlawfully seizes and/or carries away a person, against their will, by force, or threat of force. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person follows another person, leading a reasonable person to believe that they are in danger. |
Penalty Offence Summary Offence Medium Severity |
† 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.
Offences Against Public Order
Offences Against Public Order are those which happen in a public place; such as on the street or in a tavern, and deal with people acting inappropriately.
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When a person uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or engages in disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person who is likely to feel harassment, or to who the behaviour causes alarm or distress thereby. |
Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person exhibits disorderly behaviour which disrupts order or the King's peace, or outrages public decency. |
Summary Offence Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person uses or threatens to use unlawful violence towards another person and with such conduct as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety. |
Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person acts or conducts themselves in such a manner, that is creates a substantial risk of physical injury to others in a public place. |
Penalty Offence Summary Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person belongs to a group of three (3) or more people, who are present together, and use or to threaten to use unlawful violence. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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Belonging to a group of five (5) or more people who are present together to use or to threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person who has been issued an active dispersal order, returns to the area in which the dispersal order applies |
Summary Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person enters the City of Stormwind while under the effects of an active barring order. |
Summary Offence Medium Severity |
Offences Against Property
Offences Against Property are those which relate to the illegal acquisition of goods or criminal damage to property.
Often punished according to the amount stolen or attempted stolen.
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| Offence | Description | Severity |
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When a person steals money or property. |
Penalty Offence Summary Offence Indictable Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person threatens to use, or directly uses violence against another person while stealing their money or property from them. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person engages in organised acts of robbery while part of a group of three or more people. |
Summary Offence Indictable Severity High Severity | |
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Entering private property without right or permission. |
Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person knowingly purchases or sells stolen property. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person engages in acts of deceit that are liable to cause financial, physical or intellectual damage. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person wilfully damages or destroys the property of another person without permission. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person wilfully damages or destroys the property of the Crown without permission. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person wilfully damages or destroys weapons, equipment or supplies belonging to the Crown. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence High Severity |
Offences of Organised Crime
Offences Against Organised Crime are those which relate to organisations that engage in criminal activity, their members, and individuals who support criminal organisations engaging in organised crime.
For the judicial version of the Organised Crime Act, please refer to the Act itself, located here: Organised Crime Act 630 KC
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Section 4 |
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 Offence Variable Severity |
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Section 5 |
A person is guilty of the offence of Supporting a Proscribed Organisation if they:
(Whether this offence was committed largely depends on the specifics, refer to the relevant Act for details.) (Does not stack with Section 4.) |
Indictable Offence Medium/High Severity |
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When a person acquires a business through illegal activity, operates a business with illegally-derived income, or uses a business to commit illegal acts. |
Indictable Offence High Severity |
Proscribed Organisations
- See the current list of organisations proscribed under Schedule 1 within the Organised Crime Act 630 KC.
Offences Against the Use of Magic
Offences Against the Use of Magic are those which relate to the crimimal, improper or unsanctioned use of magic.
For the judicial version of the Misuse of Magic Act, please refer to the Act itself, located here: Misuse of Magic Act 628 KC.
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| Offence | Description | Severity |
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Section 1 |
When a person uses any type of magic in the execution of a criminal offence. |
Penalty Offence Summary Offence Medium Severity |
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Section 2 |
When a person casts a spell or enchantment of a forbidden type without being sanctioned to do so. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence Medium Severity |
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Section 3 |
When a person breaches the mind of a person without being sanctioned to do so. A person is allowed to enter the mind of another if consent is given. |
Indictable Offence High Severity |
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Section 4 |
When a person allows a controlled familiar to take on a form that is larger than 6ft tall, 6f wide, obscene or distasteful, or that of a fully sentient being, without being sanctioned to do so. |
Penalty Offence Medium Severity |
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Section 5 |
When a person allows a controlled familiar to take form without a seal or symbol of its summoner/controller, or a false seal or symbol. |
Summary Offence Low Severity |
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Section 6 |
When a person casts a spell or ritual which results in a demonic entity taking form in the mortal realm. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence High Severity |
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Section 7 |
When a person;
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Penalty Offence Summary Offence Medium Severity |
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Section 8 |
When a person conjures coins that resemble the sovereign currency, conjures objects for sale or exchange, where the vendor has mislead the purchaser to believe they are not conjured, conjures an object for use in a criminal act, or conjures a deadly object or substance. |
Summary Offence High Severity |
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Section 9 |
When a person;
transmutes multiple creatures in to a single * creature, or;
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Indictable Offence Medium / High Severity |
Offences Against Goods and Trade
Offences Against Goods and Trade are those which relate to the illegal possession, distribution or manufacture of articles classified under the Goods and Trade Controlled Articles provisions.
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When a person carries a Class-A controlled article. |
Summary Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person sells or distributes a Class-A controlled article. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person manufactures, produces or grows a Class-A controlled article. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person carries a Class-B controlled article. |
Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person sells or distributes a Class-B controlled article. |
Summary Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person manufactures, produces or grows a Class-B controlled article. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person carries a forged copy of a document, signature, money or other item of value for unlawful purposes. |
Summary Offence Penalty Offence Low Severity | |
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When a person distributes a forged copy of a document, signature, money or other item of value for unlawful purposes. |
Summary Offence Penalty Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person manufactures a forged copy of a document, signature, money or other item of value for unlawful purposes. |
Indictable Offence Summary Offence High Severity | |
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When a person transports or ships a controlled article. |
Indictable Offence High Severity |
Class-A Controlled Articles
Class-A controlled articles are maintained within the Legal terms and Glossary.
Class-B Controlled Articles
Class-B controlled articles are maintained within the Legal terms and Glossary.
Capital Offences
Capital Offences are the most serious of offences.
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When a person of sound mind and discretion unlawfully kills any person in being under the King's Peace with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person of sound mind and discretion unlawfully kills;
with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person of sound mind and discretion unlawfully kills;
with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person negligently or recklessly causes the unlawful death of another. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person knowingly or intentionally causes the unlawful death of another after reasonable provocation. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person acting in a public office, performs an act that is harmful, legally unjustified and contrary to law. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person steals confidential information from a Law Enforcement entity, Court of Law officials, the Military or Intelligence Services. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person spreads confidential information to another person who is unauthorised to see it. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person acts in such a way that they attempt to overthrow one's government, or to harm or kill its sovereign. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person inflicts severe pain of body or mind upon another person. |
Indictable Offence Very High Severity | |
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When a person deceptively acts or conducts themselves for the purposes of fraud in such a way that it may cause a reasonable person to believe that the perpetrator is a different person. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence High Severity |
Offences of Impeding Justice
Impeding Justice offences are those which prevent, disrupt or otherwise pervert the course of justice.
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When a person knows of a plan to commit a criminal act but fails to report it. |
Summary Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person has knowledge of a criminal act but fails to report it. |
Summary Offence Low Severity | |
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Resisting or wilfully obstructing a law enforcement officer in the execution of their duty. |
Penalty Offence Medium Severity | |
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When a person interferes with or perverts the orderly administration of law and justice by undue influence or impediment. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person escapes or prepares to escape from lawful custody. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person escapes or attempts to escape from one's lawful punishment for an offence. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person knowingly makes a false statement during a Court in session or to a Magistrate and/or Judge directly. |
Indictable Offence High Severity | |
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When a person affords lodging to, shelters, or gives refuge to a criminal and/or suspected criminal. |
Summary Offence Indictable Offence High Severity |
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