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Factbooks and Maps / Re: THE SOVEREIGN STATE OF BARRANCO
« on: August 08, 2023, 10:58:18 PM »
LAWS OF THE LAND
• Abortion: Only in cases of endangering the mothers life.
• Adultery: Grants automatic divorce but not illegal.
• Affirmative action: No laws
• Age of consent: 16
• Age of majority: 16
• Artificial insemination: Not Permitted
• Assisted suicide: Anyone offering assistance is guilty of murder.
• Bestiality: Illegal.
• Birth control: Permitted
• Childcare: Privately available.
• Concealed carry: Permitted only with licence and background checks
• Death penalty: Permitted in cases of murder which is shown to be pre-planned.
• Divorce: Permitted automatically only on grounds of abortion or infertility. If a person wants a divorce on grounds other than this they must prove 12 months seperation before proceedings begin.
• Double jeopardy: Not permitted
• Drinking age: 16
• Driving age: 16
• Education: School is compulsory for all between the age of 4 and 16. There are a wide choice of educational options however many can easily avoid attending.
• Eminent domain: Permitted with appropriate compensation
• Equal pay for equal work: No legal stance
• Felony disenfranchisement: Prisoners not in special custody conditions may vote.
• Flag desecration: Carries heavy fines
• Gambling age: 16
• Gun purchase age: 18
• Homosexuality in the military: Not permitted
• Human cloning: Not permitted.
• In vitro fertilization: Not Permitted
• Marriageable age: 18
• Military conscription: Not practiced. All males aged between 18-40 may be drafted and traditionally every four years a draft has been called to ensure a reserve force has military experience.
• Minimum wage: None set
• Parental leave: Mothers given six months of national average wage when they give birth.
• Polygamy: Not permitted.
• Pornography: Proof of age required for 18
• Prostitution: Illegal to pay for sex.
• Same-sex marriage: Not permitted
• School leaving age: 16
• Sex reassignment surgery: Not permitted or recognized if done abroad.
• Sex toys: Permitted
• Sexually transmitted diseases: Curable STD/STI treated as assault, incurable ones treated as murder.
• Smoking age: 16
• Sodomy laws:- Illegal
• State ideology: None
• State religion: None
• Stem cell research: Not Permitted
• Taxation: Sliding scale tax based on income and property ownership. A range of indirect taxation exists.
• Torture: Not permitted
• Trial by jury: Practiced for any crime carrying a potential jail sentence of longer than two years.
• Universal healthcare: Basic Emergency care is free.
• Voting age: 21
• Women's rights: Protected in law
• Working age: Anyone under the age of 16 has work hours regulated.
• Working week: Depends on age. Under 16's may do no more than 16 hours work a week.
• Abortion: Only in cases of endangering the mothers life.
• Adultery: Grants automatic divorce but not illegal.
• Affirmative action: No laws
• Age of consent: 16
• Age of majority: 16
• Artificial insemination: Not Permitted
• Assisted suicide: Anyone offering assistance is guilty of murder.
• Bestiality: Illegal.
• Birth control: Permitted
• Childcare: Privately available.
• Concealed carry: Permitted only with licence and background checks
• Death penalty: Permitted in cases of murder which is shown to be pre-planned.
• Divorce: Permitted automatically only on grounds of abortion or infertility. If a person wants a divorce on grounds other than this they must prove 12 months seperation before proceedings begin.
• Double jeopardy: Not permitted
• Drinking age: 16
• Driving age: 16
• Education: School is compulsory for all between the age of 4 and 16. There are a wide choice of educational options however many can easily avoid attending.
• Eminent domain: Permitted with appropriate compensation
• Equal pay for equal work: No legal stance
• Felony disenfranchisement: Prisoners not in special custody conditions may vote.
• Flag desecration: Carries heavy fines
• Gambling age: 16
• Gun purchase age: 18
• Homosexuality in the military: Not permitted
• Human cloning: Not permitted.
• In vitro fertilization: Not Permitted
• Marriageable age: 18
• Military conscription: Not practiced. All males aged between 18-40 may be drafted and traditionally every four years a draft has been called to ensure a reserve force has military experience.
• Minimum wage: None set
• Parental leave: Mothers given six months of national average wage when they give birth.
• Polygamy: Not permitted.
• Pornography: Proof of age required for 18
• Prostitution: Illegal to pay for sex.
• Same-sex marriage: Not permitted
• School leaving age: 16
• Sex reassignment surgery: Not permitted or recognized if done abroad.
• Sex toys: Permitted
• Sexually transmitted diseases: Curable STD/STI treated as assault, incurable ones treated as murder.
• Smoking age: 16
• Sodomy laws:- Illegal
• State ideology: None
• State religion: None
• Stem cell research: Not Permitted
• Taxation: Sliding scale tax based on income and property ownership. A range of indirect taxation exists.
• Torture: Not permitted
• Trial by jury: Practiced for any crime carrying a potential jail sentence of longer than two years.
• Universal healthcare: Basic Emergency care is free.
• Voting age: 21
• Women's rights: Protected in law
• Working age: Anyone under the age of 16 has work hours regulated.
• Working week: Depends on age. Under 16's may do no more than 16 hours work a week.