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[New Bierstaat]

1. True, maybe we could just add in "recognized official parties" and an option for an organization to be recognized as a party, but then again, being covered under this bill doesn't really determine whether you are or are not an official party. The party may, though, not want its members to be able to join other parties. My policy for my map is that I won't add a party to the map until it has 3 members. It is my experience that most parties with 3 members end up making it to 10. But that's irrelevant to this discussion...

2. See 1.

3. I don't think that someone who's in one party should also be allowed to be in another, whether that party is official or not. Would it make any sense for you as a Red-Green to all of a sudden join the Market Socialists? No, because they don't agree with you ideologically. Parties live and die based on their ability to recruit members who agree ideologically with them. It helps keep the number of parties down. If we allow people to be in more than one party, we could have four or five people start parties with the same ideology, and people could be in all of them, because they all agree, and all 4-5 parties would want to be on the map. It would not turn out well. Should I be able to be in the LCP and the CFE both even though I do agree with both ideologically? Again, realism. Can a British MP be both a Tory and a Lib Dem? Unofficial parties should be no different. What if they reach 10 members - do they then have to kick out their members who are in another party and go back to unofficial status? Can they then rejoin and start the cycle again? Most unofficial parties exist because they want to be official parties, and for those that don't, I don't really see why they need to be parties at all.

(Addressing #3 only)
I understand what you're saying, and I think at this point putting up to a vote will determine what side of this argument the senate comes down on.

I agree.

[Oneracon]

As this election draws to a close, how do these amendments to PEPA look, everyone?

First Amendment to the Presidential Election Procedures Act
Urgency: High| Author: Oneracon [RG] | Category: Senate Procedures
Co-sponsors: The Saint James Islands [TR], Geilinor [LD], Euskirribakondara [RG], Malgrave [MSP], New Bierstaat [LCP]

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

NOTING that during the most recent presidential elections issues arose due to situations not addressed or insufficiently addressed by existing legislation;

SEEKING to remedy these issues through clarification of the law;

HEREBY enacts the following amendments to the Presidential Election Procedures Act:

Greater than 50% Needed to Win

1. Schedule II, section 6 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   Any candidate who receives a number of votes greater than 50% of all votes cast shall be declared the winner.
2. Schedule II, section 9 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   The candidate who receives a number of votes greater than 50% of all votes cast shall be declared the winner.
   Cases of Candidates Withdrawing
3. Schedule II shall be amended by appending the following:
   
   Withdrawal of Candidates
   18. In the event that a candidate withdraws from the election, any votes cast for said candidate remain valid and shall be counted as write-in votes.

[Ivania]

As this election draws to a close, how do these amendments to PEPA look, everyone?

First Amendment to the Presidential Election Procedures Act
Urgency: High| Author: Oneracon [RG] | Category: Senate Procedures
Co-sponsors:

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

NOTING that during the most recent presidential elections issues arose when situations not addressed or insufficiently addressed by existing legislation.

SEEKING to remedy these issues through clarification of the law;

HEREBY enacts the following amendments to the Presidential Election Procedures Act:

Rounding of 50%

1. Schedule II, section 6 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   Any candidate who receives a number of votes greater than or equal to 50% of all votes cast (rounded down to the nearest whole number) + 1 shall be declared the winner.
2. Schedule II, section 9 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   The candidate who receives a number of votes greater than or equal to 50% of all votes cast (rounded down to the nearest whole number) + 1 shall be declared the winner.
   Cases of Candidates Withdrawing
3. Schedule II shall be amended by appending the following:
   
   Withdrawal of Candidates
   18. In the event that a candidate withdraws from the election, any votes cast for said candidate remain valid and shall be counted as write-in votes.

I like it
EDIT: Sponsored.

[Oneracon]

As this election draws to a close, how do these amendments to PEPA look, everyone?

First Amendment to the Presidential Election Procedures Act
Urgency: High| Author: Oneracon [RG] | Category: Senate Procedures
Co-sponsors:

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

NOTING that during the most recent presidential elections issues arose when situations not addressed or insufficiently addressed by existing legislation.

SEEKING to remedy these issues through clarification of the law;

HEREBY enacts the following amendments to the Presidential Election Procedures Act:

Rounding of 50%

1. Schedule II, section 6 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   Any candidate who receives a number of votes greater than or equal to 50% of all votes cast (rounded down to the nearest whole number) + 1 shall be declared the winner.
2. Schedule II, section 9 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   The candidate who receives a number of votes greater than or equal to 50% of all votes cast (rounded down to the nearest whole number) + 1 shall be declared the winner.
   Cases of Candidates Withdrawing
3. Schedule II shall be amended by appending the following:
   
   Withdrawal of Candidates
   18. In the event that a candidate withdraws from the election, any votes cast for said candidate remain valid and shall be counted as write-in votes.

I like it

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

[Yanalia]

I like it

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

Could you amend the definition of majority to "greater than 50%"? Makes more sense than "50% + 1."

[Oneracon]

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

Could you amend the definition of majority to "greater than 50%"? Makes more sense than "50% + 1."

I suppose so.

[The Saint James Islands]

As this election draws to a close, how do these amendments to PEPA look, everyone?

First Amendment to the Presidential Election Procedures Act
Urgency: High| Author: Oneracon [RG] | Category: Senate Procedures
Co-sponsors:

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

NOTING that during the most recent presidential elections issues arose when situations not addressed or insufficiently addressed by existing legislation.

SEEKING to remedy these issues through clarification of the law;

HEREBY enacts the following amendments to the Presidential Election Procedures Act:

Greater than 50% Needed to Win

1. Schedule II, section 6 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   Any candidate who receives a number of votes greater than 50% of all votes cast shall be declared the winner.
2. Schedule II, section 9 shall be replaced with the following:
   
   The candidate who receives a number of votes greater than 50% of all votes cast shall be declared the winner.
   Cases of Candidates Withdrawing
3. Schedule II shall be amended by appending the following:
   
   Withdrawal of Candidates
   18. In the event that a candidate withdraws from the election, any votes cast for said candidate remain valid and shall be counted as write-in votes.

I quite like it. I like it enough to sponsor it.

[Geilinor]

I like it

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

I'll sponsor it.

[Euskirribakondara]

I like it

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

Yeap. I'll sponsor it too!

[Malgrave]

Do you like it enough to sponsor?

I'll sponsor it.

I shall also sponsor.

[New Bierstaat]

I will sponsor as well. Does anyone here want to sponsor my one-party membership bill?

[Euskirribakondara]

I will sponsor as well. Does anyone here want to sponsor my one-party membership bill?

What's the most recent updated version of your bill?
Did you make any changes after all?

[Skeckoa]

SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT

Author: Skeckoa(LCP); Urgency: Low; Sponsors:

IN RECOGNITION of the lack of a standardized form of sign language communication in Aurentina,

AND CONCERNED for the lack of attention given to the deaf community by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Aurentina

HEREBY RECOGNIZES standard British Sign Language (BSL) as the standard sign language that will be taught in public Aurentine schools that offer sign language services

IN ADDITION TO the recognition of BSL as the official sign language of Aurentina, this bill

HEREBY TASKS the Ministry of Education together with the Aurentine Deaf Community Group (ADCG) with the

CREATION OF AN OFFICIAL sign language for the Aurentine language that shall be made to be more or less intelligible with British Sign Language, accounting for the differences between the languages.

WITH THESE TASKS LAID OUT, the Senate of Aurentina

HEREBY PASSES the SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT.

Comments? Suggestions? Second Draft coming soon. Main concern: Whether we should use British or American. Given that we are Commonwealth, I went British.

[Placenza]

Sponsors needed.

Aurentine Partisan Politics Act

Category: Senatorial Procedures| Urgency: Medium
Author: New Bierstaat (LC) | Co-Sponsors: Brissia (NL), Mediciano (Iron)

The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

NOTICING the sheer number of parties in our commonwealth compared to the number of Senators,

SEEING that a significant number of these parties are merely jokes with no real political intent,

REALIZING the predicament brought upon the constituency mapmaker by people being in two or more parties as well as the horrible calamity that would result from banning hippos and banning banning,

ENACTS a long-needed rule, with apologies to Ainin, Divair, and Soviet Canuckistan:

A political party is defined as an organization with active Senators involved and which includes the word "party" or the phrase "Coalition for Freedom and Enterprise" in its name.

No Senator shall have membership in more than one political party.

A Senator who is found to be a member of more than one party must leave one or the other, and his votes will not count until he does so.

Sponsor.

[Geilinor]

SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT.

IN RECOGNITION of the lack of a standardized form of sign language communication in Aurentina,

AND CONCERNED for the lack of attention given to the deaf community by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Aurentina


HEREBY RECOGNIZES standard British Sign Language (BSL) as the standard sign language that will be taught in public Aurentine schools that offer sign language services. (shouldn't all public schools have to offer accommodations to deaf students and have sign language services available?)

IN ADDITION TO the recognition of BSL,

HEREBY TASKS the Ministry of Education together with the Aurentine Deaf Community Group (ADCG) with the

CREATION OF AN OFFICIAL sign language for the Aurentine language that shall be made to be more or less intelligible with British Sign Language, accounting for differences between the two languages.

WITH THESE TASKS LAID OUT, the Senate of Aurentina,

HEREBY PASSES the SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT.

Comments? Suggestions? Second Draft coming soon. Main concern: Whether we should use British or American. Given that we are Commonwealth, I went British.

Just some minor improvements.

[New Bierstaat]

I will sponsor as well. Does anyone here want to sponsor my one-party membership bill?

What's the most recent updated version of your bill?
Did you make any changes after all?

Yes. Made changes as requested by Yanalia and added Placenza as a sponsor.

[Yanalia]

What's the most recent updated version of your bill?
Did you make any changes after all?

Yes. Made changes as requested by Yanalia and added Placenza as a sponsor.

Ah, I'll sponsor then.

[Placenza]

What's the most recent updated version of your bill?
Did you make any changes after all?

Yes. Made changes as requested by Yanalia and added Placenza as a sponsor.

Proper abbreviation for my party is ATBP.

[Euskirribakondara]

Yes. Made changes as requested by Yanalia and added Placenza as a sponsor.

Ah, I'll sponsor then.

Me too, then!

[Ainin]

Transport Safety Act
Author: Ainin [NDP] | Urgency: Medium | SIMBEDS: Domestic Development
Sponsors: New Bierstaat [LCP], Vairikai Sari [SPPA], Belmaria [LCP], HumanSanity [RG], Kamchastkia [SAP], Mkuki [NDP], The Saint James Islands [NDP], Divair [NDP]

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The Senate of the Aurentine Commonwealth,

Affirming that to prevent and investigate transportation incidents and accidents, a centralized system for the investigation and prevention thereof must be created, to safeguard Aurentine citizens, permanent residents, tourists and other visitors and to protect Aurentina's safety record and reputation both at home and abroad,

Noting that the Transportation Ministry Provision Act has already deferred regulation to subordinate agencies and programmes, but acknowledging that it may not be enough to protect both infrastructure and lives from harm, and that a regulation passed by the Senate would be much more concise,

However lauding the noble intentions of the Transportation Ministry Provision and Aerospace Safety Acts, which surely have contributed to making the Aurentine Commonwealth a safer and better place for all to live through essential security and safety regulations,

Enacting the following articles, sections and clauses with the full and absolute knowledge of the regulatory consequences and results of the following bill, tabled by Poort-Wüdinge (Constituency No. 299) Senator Alexander Ainin of the New Democratic Party as the Transport Safety Act of 2013 on September Twentieth (20th), 2013 CE,

Definitions

• Train is defined as a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of wheeled vehicles running on rails, and rail as the industry thereof.
• Powered aircraft is defined as a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air using an engine, and air as the industry thereof.
• Ship is defined as a large buoyant watercraft, and marine as the industry thereof.
• Public transport is defined as a shared passenger transport service which is available for use by the general public (i.e. bus, train) as opposed to a service not shared by strangers without private arrangement (i.e. taxi, carpool).
• Bus is defined as a long motor vehicle with many seats designed to carry passengers.
• The £ symbol is defined as the Pound Sterling of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and no other currency sharing its symbol or name.

Article One - Founding of the Civil Transport Incident Investigation Bureau (CTIIB)

1. The Civil Transport Incident Investigation Bureau (CTIIB), henceforth named the Bureau for the sole purpose of this law, is founded and incorporated as a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Transportation.
2. The Bureau is to be headed by the Commissioner of the Civil Transport Incident Investigation Bureau (CTCom), who is to have at least 20 years of field experience either in Aurentina or abroad as a government rail or air accident investigator, appointed by the Minister of Transportation, who is expected to make a fair and reasonable decision, and who understands knowingly swearing in a commissioner with false credentials may be considered fraud, an offence as per the Criminal Code of the Aurentine Commonwealth.
3. The Bureau holds jurisdiction over all civil and means of transportation, along with unarmoured land-based military means of transportation unless with a written letter of refusal, that may only be written if the incident in question may involve top secret projects that may be compromised by a civilian investigation, from the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in the Aurentine Commonwealth.
4. The Bureau is mandated to investigate all traffic incidents involving rail, air, marine and public transportation on Aurentine soil, waters and airspace where a loss of life, major injury or property damage superior to £10,000 has occurred, and traffic incidents in foreign nations where Aurentine assets are implicated solely if invited.
5. The Bureau must release a conclusion of the cause and factors of the accident, along with safety recommendations, within 6 months of the accident itself. The term may be extended to 1 year if the circumstances make the task more difficult.
6. The Bureau shall employ a minimum of 200 employees who must have graduated from tertiary education [university] with a degree in a field relating to accident investigation, to be further determined by the Transportation Ministry.
7. The Bureau is the sole proprietor of all civilian event data recorders [see Article Four for more information] in Aurentina, and attempts to withhold the device from investigators is the offence of concealment of a crime.
8. The Bureau shall also investigate major leaks of dangerous liquids or gases from pipelines or as a result of hydraulic fracturing at the behest of the Minister of the Environment.

Article Two - Founding of the Military Transport Incident Investigation Bureau (MTIIB)

1. The Military Transport Incident Investigation Bureau (MTIIB) is founded as a subordinate agency of the Corps of Military Police.
2. The terms for employment in the MTIIB are to be the same as those specified in clause 1f, and the minimum number of employees is set at 20.
3. Due to the small size of the MTIIB, it may call upon additional resources from either the CTIIB or the Military Police to aid its investigations.
4. The MTIIB must release the results of an investigation, that must include the cause and factors of the accident, and issue recommendations, within 2 years of the accident, to the Minister of Defence and the Chiefs of Staff under a "Strictly Confidential" or lower classification under the Responsible Government Act.
5. The Commissioner of the MTIIB (MTCom), who is to have at least 20 years of field experience either in Aurentina or abroad as a government rail or air accident investigator, is to be appointed by the Chief Inspector of the Military Police on the advice of the Minister of Defence. The Chief Inspector is expected to make a fair and reasonable decision, and understands knowingly swearing in a commissioner with false credentials may be considered fraud, an offence as per the Criminal Code of the Aurentine Commonwealth.

Article Three - Founding of the Transport Incident Liaison Programme (TILP)

1. As military and civil aviation are very different fields, the creation of two agencies is justified. However, a connection is needed between both is needed for effective investigations.
2. Liaison officers shall be appointed by both offices to keep each other informed of developments in investigations, and may only withhold documents deemed "top secret" under the Responsible Government Act.
3. The Officers must be informed that purposely misleading the other agency is grounds for a criminal investigation for concealment of a crime prior to employment.

Article Four - Regulations on Event Data Recorders

1. All powered aircraft operating in Aurentine airspace must be equipped with ICAO-approved fireproof and crash-resistant activated, functional and non-tampered flight data recorders, that must record appropriate aircraft performance parameters to be determined by the Ministry of Transportation, conversation in the cockpit, radio communications between the cockpit crew and data relating to the performance of engines.
2. All trains on Aurentine soil must be equipped with fireproof and crash-resistant activated, functional and non-tampered flight data recorders, that must record time, distance, speed, brake pipe pressure, throttle position, emergency brake application, independent brake cylinder pressure, horn signal and Reset Safety Control functions.
3. All buses on Aurentine soil must be equipped with fireproof and crash-resistant activated, functional and non-tampered flight data recorders, that must record speed, emergency brake application, time, brake pipe pressure and throttle position.
4. All other public transportation on Aurentine soil must be equipped with fireproof and crash-resistant activated, functional and non-tampered flight data recorders, that must record speed, time, emergency brake application (if applicable) and throttle position.

Article Five - The Offices of Investigation

1. The Civil Transport Incident Investigation Bureau and Military Transport Incident Investigation Bureau are to be known when referred to in combination as the Offices of Investigation (OFI).
2. The OFI must release, once yearly in the first week of December, the number of investigated incidents over the course of that year, through the National Census Bureau.
3. The OFI cannot issue warrants against persons and must seek the aid of the Commonwealth Prosecution Service to do so, if there is significant evidence of a crime committed by the person in question.
4. The OFI have the permission to issue the following warrants against vehicles if there is reasonable doubt the law is being broken:
   • Interdiction to exit the country
   • Interdiction to enter roadways/waterways/airways
   • Seizure by the Constabularies, or if requested by the Police Commissioner, the Aurentine National Gendarmerie
   • Interdiction from exiting province/city limits

Hereby passes the Transport Safety Act.

[Skeckoa]

SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT.

IN RECOGNITION of the lack of a standardized form of sign language communication in Aurentina,

AND CONCERNED for the lack of attention given to the deaf community by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Aurentina


HEREBY RECOGNIZES standard British Sign Language (BSL) as the standard sign language that will be taught in public Aurentine schools that offer sign language services. (shouldn't all public schools have to offer accommodations to deaf students and have sign language services available?)Would not deaf students attend their own schoold to begin with? And smaller schools wouldn't really deem it necessary to offer those types of classes, Also, whether all schools should offer services

IN ADDITION TO the recognition of BSL,

HEREBY TASKS the Ministry of Education together with the Aurentine Deaf Community Group (ADCG) with the

CREATION OF AN OFFICIAL sign language for the Aurentine language that shall be made to be more or less intelligible with British Sign Language, accounting for differences between the two languages. Alrighteez then. Gotta clear that kinda stuff up.

WITH THESE TASKS LAID OUT, the Senate of Aurentinawhoops... thank you

HEREBY PASSES the SIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION ACT.

Comments? Suggestions? Second Draft coming soon. Main concern: Whether we should use British or American. Given that we are Commonwealth, I went British.

Just some minor improvements.

Awesome!

[Maklohi Vai]

Ainin, I like where that is going, keep at it.

[Venaleria]

Reposting this from a while ago. I still need to make some edits, but comments are welcome. Would anybody be willing to help me with rewriting the penalties section to classify crimes correctly?

Passports Establishment and Renewal Act
Written by: Martin Vebussy [VP, RG] | Urgency: Important | Category: Domestic Development
Sponsored by: Wulukuno Maklohi Porunalakai [P, LD] Zephiniah Nuckerburg [Ind.] Jason Liu [Ind.] Placenza [ABP]

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The Senate of Aurentina,

REMARKING upon the fact that no registered identification is needed in order to travel in out of this nation legally

SURPRISED there has been no previous legislation in order to establish and improve this identification

NOTING the importance of this identification and information in order to keep national security and welfare

Hereby defines the following,

1. Passport: An official document issued by the government, ensuring the holder's identity and citizenship and allowing them protection to and from foreign countries under the government.
2. Legal Guardian: A person to whom parentage (not necessarily biological) is legally entrusted, corresponding to another individual.
3. Federal Court: A judicial court established by the authority of the federal government.
4. Applicant: One who applies for a passport (specifically) through an application listing information about that person for traveling identification.
5. Citizenship: To hold the status of a legal citizen to a country, in which case, a passport is easily obtainable.
6. Recall: To physically find and collect an item or items in order to return them to a previous holder.
7. Holder: One who holds a personal passport for out-of-country travel, legally.
8. Identification: A means of providing information and ensuring safety, security, and citizenship to others.
9. Centimeter: A form of measurement in the metric measurement system, roughly half of an inch in the imperial measurement system. 100 centimeters equals a meter.
10. Registry: The process or place of registration in which applicants may obtain a passport with the correct information.
11. Date of Issue: The calendar date on which a passport was issued or officially given to a holder.
12. Date of Expiration: The calendar date on which a passport became no longer useful and had no legal meaning anymore.
13. Renewal: The process in which a passport is renewed before its date of expiration, in order to either change information or prolong usage before expiration.
14. Profile Photo: A photograph in which the picture is taken of one who is directly facing either to the left or right.
15. Frontal Photo: A photograph in which the picture is taken on one is directly facing the camera lens, face forward.
16. Passport Registration Area: A governmentally-designated location in which you may obtain a passport with the legal credentials and citizenship.
17. Civilian Passport: A passport type used for a civilian and normal citizen for their out-of-country travel ventures
18. Diplomatic Passport: A passport type issued to one who travels internationally on foreign, state-affairs business in order to stay in a foreign country, such as one who is an ambassador
19. Official Passport: A no-fee passport type issued to one who travels internationally on foreign, state-affairs business but specifically for quick travel, such as one who is a president or government official

Hereby instates the following,

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. All certified Aurentine citizens are given the ultimate right to a passport with an application unless under conditions which follow
2. The Ministries of Interiors and Transportation & Infrastructure shall have the conjoined duty of issuing passports towards all citizens with the following exceptions

a- Such an applicant or citizen is under 16 years of age, and as such does not have viable signature from certified legal guardians giving the right to do so
b- The applicant or citizen is on bail in federal prison, is issued wanted by federal law, has been placed under a current arrest of any kind, or has been released from parole under federal prison
c- The applicant or citizen is under imposed rule or sentence by federal court law to stay in the country or not obtain/retain possession of a passport
d- The applicant is not a legal citizen of the Commonwealth of Aurentina
e- The applicant has already received a passport and has no need for a second

3. The Ministries previously listed have viable reason(s) to withhold passport from an applicant, and with consent from federal court, are able to do so for a 10 month period. They must notify the applicant.

a- If the Ministries previously listed wish to extend, shorten, or immediately terminate the passport withholding period for no longer than the 10 month period given, they may do so with viable reason(s) and consent from federal court. They must notify the applicant.

4. A passport shall be enlisted and legally acceptable for a period of 8 years immediately following the commencement of an application
5. A passport may be renewed if it has not expired within the 8 year legal time period and has been presented with viable evidence of withstanding citizenship and legality mentioned above

a- A passport may not be renewed if it has expired the legal 8 year time period by the time of first renewal request; if this is the case, the passport is officially expired and a new passport application must be created in order to obtain a passport again

6. A passport may be immediately cancelled or withdrawn through the same procedures explained in Clause 2g, with the obvious inconsideration of the 10 month period phrasing
7. Any person(s) who have recalled a passport are hereon legally required to return this passport to the holder through the Passport Oversight Agency (stated below) or retain the recalled passport without the usage of it, even if expired, as this causes the creation of problems towards both parties
8. Under the case of an arrest, the constable or officer in command of the arrest is given the right and duty to withhold a passport(s), if in the possession of those arrested. The passport shall be kept confiscated and on file with other applying possessions (if any)

a- If passport is withheld by those arrested and is not surrendered towards the commanding constable or officer present, further governmental legal action will be taken
b- If those arrested are given freedom, their passport shall be immediately returned to them along with their other possessions (if any)
c- If the passport has expired since initial arrest, it shall not be surrendered to those now previously arrested

9. All passports are property of the Aurentine Government, however, are to be withheld by the citizens thereof
10. Citizens under the age of 3 years old are not required to withhold a passport in any circumstances above for out-of-country travel
11. Passports are required by the Aurentine government as legal identification for leaving or entering the country

PASSPORT APPEARANCE

12. All passports must retain the same appearance with the exception of specific information which applies to the holder of a certain passport
13. All passports shall be in the form of a miniature booklet, 11.50 centimeters (horizontal length) by 15.25 centimeters (vertical length)
14. The color of the outside cover of passports shall be issued by travel purpose and in coordinance with the colors of the Aurentine National Flag,

Class A. Aurentine Flag's Blue: civilian
Class B. Aurentine Flag's Black: diplomatic
Class C. Aurentine Flag's White: official

15. Passports shall contain all of the following listed information inside,

- the holder's full, legal name (first name(s), middle name(s), last name(s))
- the holder's date of birth
- the holder's sex (listed as "M" for male, "F" for female, or "X" for other)
- the holder's eye color
- the holder's height (centimeters)
- the holder's endorsements (if any)
- the profile and frontal facing photographs of the holder (provided at PRA (to be stated below))
- the place of birth of the holder
- the passport's specific database key number (to be issued at PRA (to be stated below))
- the date of issue of the passport
- the date of expiration of the passport
- the Passport Registration Area (stated below) in which the specific passport was certified
- the status of the passport since last renewal (if applicable)
- any other information relating to an Aurentine passport that may be used,
(i) to verify the identity of the holder
(ii) to determine whether the holder is an Aurentine citizen by birth
(iii) for the purpose of border, interior, or national security
(iv) to assist in passenger customs processing

16. If any items which are mentioned in a passport are changed or differed in any way while a passport is still legal and activated, with the exceptions of those listed directly below, a passport holder is legally required to renew their specific passport to change this information to that which is most accurate.

- the holder's eye color
- the holder's height
- the holder's endorsements (if any)
- the profile and frontal facing photographs of the holder

PASSPORT OVERSIGHT AND PASSPORT REGISTRATION AREAS

16. Passport printing, recollection, registry, and color-coding shall be regulated by the hereby created subcommittee to the Ministries of Interiors and Transportation & Infrastructure, the Passport Oversight Agency. It shall have the following duties,

- The printing and maintenance of delivery to newly created passports
- The oversight of recollection and redelivery for lost and recalled passports
- The management of all Password Registration Areas (stated below) in Aurentina

17. In order to give as many passport obtaining options as possible, this act hereby creates Passport Registration Areas (PRA) for the usage of creating and applying for a passport. It shall be instated under the following terms,

- A required minimum of 4 Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in every town and 6 Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in every major city around Aurentina in order to provide a way for every citizen to have an accessible passport facility somewhat nearby
- Passport Registration Areas shall be instated in already constructed buildings which may include,

(i) Public, civic, or cultural centres
(ii) Public post or mail offices
(iii) Justice or court buildings (not applicable to court rooms)
(iiii) Online sources (made available by mail delivery)

PENALTIES AGAINST REGULATION

18. Any crimes or illegalities committed which correspond to rules or regulations stated anytime above shall be subjected and liable to one of the following penalties unless otherwise stated above or if ruled as a special situation by a federal court,

- An issued fine not exceeding that of £4000.00
- An issued imprisonment not exceeding the time period of 5 months


The Senate of Aurentina hereby passes all provisions stated in the Passports Establishment and Renewal Act.

[Phalnia]

February 29th Birth Standardization
Author: Timothy McAllister (CMP) | Urgency: Low | Category: Miscellaneous
Sponsors: Taras Ignatiev (SAP), Evonian (CP), Skeckoa (LCP), Waldmania (NCP), The Saint James Islands (NDP)

The Senate of Aurentina,

Recognizing, that citizens have been and will be born on February 29th

Noting, that this days existence every four years may lead to confusion as to the age of a person

Hereby, sets the standard practice for such an event as follows:

A person born on February 29th shall have their birthday on non-Leap Years recognized as either February 28th or March 1st.

This shall be determined by the time of their birth.

Those born before twelve noon on February 29th, local time, shall have their birthdays officially recognized as February 28th on non-Leap Years.

Those born on or after twelve noon on February 29th, local time, shall have their birthdays officially recognized as March 1st on non-Leap Years.

Official documents shall record the birth date as February 29th followed with a (1) or (2) for early morning of after-noon births respectively.

Government issued licenses that expire on a holder's birthday shall expire on February 29th on Leap Years.

On non-Leap Years government issued licenses shall expire on either February 28th or March 1st, depending on the time of birth.

Thoughts?

[New Bierstaat]

February 29th Birth Standardization
Author: Timothy McAllister (CMP) | Urgency: Low | Category: Miscellaneous
Sponsors:

The Senate of Aurentina,

Recognizing, that citizens have been and will be born on February 29th

Noting, that this days existence every four years may lead to confusion as to the age of a person

Hereby, sets the standard practice for such an event as follows:

A person born on February 29th shall have their birthday on non-Leap Years recognized as either February 28th or March 1st.

This shall be determined by the time of their birth.

Those born before twelve noon on February 29th, local time, shall have their birthdays officially recognized as February 28th on non-Leap Years.

Those born on or after twelve noon on February 29th, local time, shall have their birthdays officially recognized as March 1st on non-Leap Years.

Official documents shall record the birth date as February 29th followed with a (F) or (M) for early morning of after-noon births respectively.

Government issued licenses that expire on a holder's birthday shall expire on February 29th on Leap Years.

On non-Leap Years government issued licenses shall expire on either February 28th or March 1st, depending on the time of birth.

Thoughts?

The F and M part could be confusing because to some stupid people it could look like that's the sex/gender, especially since so few people will have this designation on their ID card. What about a (1) or (2) instead?