Southern Legislation Introduction Thread

[Mr. Reactionary]

NO PREDATORY TOWING ACT

1. No tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator in the Southern Region shall:

A. Use fraud or deceit in the offering or delivering of towing and recovery services;

B. Conduct his business or offer services in such a manner as to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public;

C. Use alcohol or drugs to the extent such use renders him unsafe to provide towing and recovery services;

D. Obtain any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;

E. Remove or tow a trespassing vehicle pursuant to law, or a vehicle towed or removed at the request of a law-enforcement officer to any location outside the State in which the trespassing vehicle is located;

F. Violate, or assist, induce, or cooperate with others to violate, any provision of law related to the offering or delivery of towing and recovery services;

G. Neglect to maintain on record at the towing and recovery operator's principal office a list of all drivers employed by the towing and recovery operator;

H. Advertise services in any manner that deceives, misleads, or defrauds the public;

I. Advertise or offer services under a name other than one's own name;

J. Fail to accept for payment cash, insurance company check, certified check, money order, or at least one (1) of two (2) commonly used, nationally recognized credit cards;

K. Fail to display at the towing and recovery operator's principal office in a conspicuous place a listing of all towing, recovery, and processing fees for vehicles;

L. Fail to have readily available at the towing and recovery operator's principal office, at the customer's request, the maximum fees normally charged by the towing and recovery operator for basic services for towing and initial hookup of vehicles;

M. Knowingly charge excessive fees for towing, storage, or administrative services or charge fees for services not rendered. Storage fees shall not exceed $100 per week.

N. Fail to maintain all towing records, which shall include itemized fees, for a period of one (1) year from the date of service;

M. Willfully invoice payment for any services not stipulated or otherwise incorporated in a contract for services rendered between the towing and recovery operator and any government;

N. Employ a driver required to register as a sex offender;

O. Refuse, at the towing and recovery operator's place of business, to make change, up to $100, for the owner of the vehicle towed without the owner's consent if the owner pays in cash for charges for towing and storage of the vehicle;

P. Fail to provide the owner of a stolen vehicle written notice of his right under law to be reimbursed for towing and storage of his vehicle out of the treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges;

Q. Act with gross negligence or reckless disregard to the property of another; or

R. Knowingly permit another person to occupy a motor vehicle while such motor vehicle is being towed.

2. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who violates a provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, restitution, and disgorgement of any profits resulting from violation. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who is convicted of three (3) or more violations of this act in a five (5) year period shall be prohibited from engaging in business as a tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator in the Southern Region for three (3) years. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who is convicted of a violation of this act during a suspension of their license to engage in such business shall additionally face forfeiture of any tow truck used in the commission of the violation.

3. Any person who incurs economic harm resulting from a violation if this act may maintain a civil suit to recover actual damages and reasonable legal costs. If the plaintiff can prove that the defendant has committed three (3) or more violations of this act in a five (5) year period shall be entitled to treble damages and reasonable legal costs.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

CANNABIS ACT

1. There shall be no restrictions on the cultivation, transportation, processing, sale, or transfer of hemp, cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, and CBD and THC containing products except as enumerated herein.

2. No person shall sell cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, and THC containing products to a person younger than nineteen (19) unless such person has a prescription issued by a medical practioner licensed in any State in the Southern Region. A violation of this provision shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

3. No person shall sell cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, and THC containing products unless the packaging for such product contains the warning: This Product Contains THC. Consume at your own risk. A violation of this provision shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).

4. No person who has consumed cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, or THC containing products within the past hour may operate a motor vehicle on a public road, street, or highway. A violation of this provision shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or the temporary suspension of the defendant's drivers license, or both.

5. No person who has consumed cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, or THC containing products may operate a motor vehicle on a public road, street, or highway in an intoxicated or unsafe manner. A violation of this provision shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or the temporary suspension of the defendant's drivers license, or both.

6. Any person who sells cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, or THC containing products must document, collect, and remit any taxes established by law.

7. No public employer shall prohibit the lawful use of cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, or CBD or THC containing products outside of working hours. Any private employer may determine his own policies for the consumption of cannabis or marijuana, derivatives thereof, or CBD or THC containing products outside of working hours by his employees, provided that no employer may prohibit such consumption by an employee has a prescription issued by a medical practioner licensed in any State in the Southern Region.

8. The Legal Marijuana Act of 2016 is hereby repealed.

9. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

ANIMAL CRUELTY PRODUCTS BAN ACT

1. The following animal products shall be prohibited from being sold or imported into the Southern Region and shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture:

A. Animal products containing any listed endangered species, except for lawful hunting trophies taken in compliance with all hunting regulations of the country in which the endangered species was taken and ivory harvested prior to January 1, 2016;

B. Deer penis or products containing such;

C. Bear bile or products containing such;

D. Pangolin scales or products containing such;

E. Tiger penis or products containing such;

F. Rhinocerous horns or products containing such;

G. Sea Turtle shells or products containing such;

H. Seahorse or products containing such;

I. Shark Fins or products containing such;

J. Blister Beetles or products containing such;

K. Poisonous Millipedes or Centipedes or products containing such;

L. Hornet venom or products containing such;

M. Scorpion venom or products containing such;

N. The bladders of pufferfish and porcupinefish or products containing such;

O. Any animal product collected in a manner causing significant pain or distress to the animal. Significant pain or distress is defined as any procedure or condition classified under pain and distress category E by the Atlasian Department of Agriculture or any successor thereto. This shall not be interpreted as prohibiting foie gras;

P. Monkey paws;

Q. Rabbit feet;

R. Fur comprised of a domestic cat or dog; and

S. Bat wings or products containing such.

2. None of the above restrictions shall apply to persons involved in bona fide scientific or medical research or museum preservation provided they file an application with the Regional government and are approved. The application shall be on forms designed by the Attorney General or his designee.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

WORK FROM HOME ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Goods means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies, or materials

B. Home-based business means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential dwelling.

C. No-impact home-based business means a home-based business for which all of the following apply:

i.The total number of on-site employees and clients do not exceed the municipal occupancy limit for the residential property;

ii. The business activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services;

iii. The business activities do not generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area;

iv. The business activities occur inside the residential dwelling or in the yard; and

v. The business activities are not visible from the street.

2. In any locality in the Southern Region, the use of a residential dwelling for a no-impact home-based business shall be allowed under the zoning rules of the locality without a permit, variance, or other type of prior zoning approval from the locality to operate, except that this permission does not supersede any deed restriction, covenant, or agreement restricting the use of land or any law pertaining to business licensing or any non-zoning requirements therefor.

 3. A locality may establish reasonable regulations on a home-based business if the regulations are narrowly tailored for any of the following purposes:

A. The protection of the public health and safety, including rules and regulations related to fire and building codes, health and sanitation, transportation or traffic control, solid or hazardous waste, pollution, and noise control.

B. Ensuring that the business activity is:

i. Compatible with residential use of the property and surrounding residential use;

ii. Secondary to the use as a residential dwelling;

iii. Complying with all other law and paying applicable taxes.

C. Limiting or prohibiting the use of a home-based business for the purposes of selling drugs, alcohol, pornography, obscenity, nude or topless dancing, adult entertainment, and other adult-oriented businesses.

4. A locality shall not require a person as a condition of operating a home-based business to rezone the property for commercial use or to install or equip fire sprinklers in a single family detached residential dwelling or any residential dwelling with not more than two (2) dwelling units.

5. The question whether a regulation complies with this act shall be a judicial question, and the locality that enacted the regulation shall establish by clear and convincing evidence that the regulation complies with this section.

6. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES ACT

TITLE I: TESTS AND TRANSCRIPTS

1. Upon request of a parent or guardian, resident school boards in the Southern Region shall make Advanced Placement (AP), Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), PreACT, SAT, ACT and other similar examinations and testing sites available to students receiving home school instruction. School boards shall notify such students and their parents of any registration requirements, registration deadlines, identification requirements, and availability of financial assistance to low-income and needy students to take such examinations.

2. The following shall apply to all colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education in the Southern Region:

A. Subject to Subsection (C), all colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education in the Southern Region shall include on each student’s transcript, for each course listed therein, the average grade as determined by Subsection (B).

B. The average grade for each course shall be determined by averaging the final grades of all students that were:

i. assigned a final grade for the same course at the same institution;

ii. assigned his or her final grade by the same professor or instructor; and

iii. assigned his or her final grade for the course during the same academic period.

C. Institutions of higher education are exempt from the requirements of this section with respect to courses for which the student to whom the transcript pertains is one of ten (10) or fewer students that have received grades qualified for averaging under Subsection (B) or that are offered to students on a pass/fail basis or for independent study credit.

TITLE II: TEACHER LIABILITY PROTECTIONS

1. As used in this title, the term employee means any individual elected or appointed to an educational entity and any individual who is an employee of an educational entity or who provides student-related services to that educational entity on a contractual basis. The term employee also means an authorized volunteer who provides student-related services to the educational entity.

2. An educational entity or its employees shall not be subject to liability taking any action regarding the supervision, grading, suspension, expulsion, or discipline of students while such students are on the property of the educational entity or are under the supervision of the educational entity or its employees. However, this immunity shall not apply if such action violated an express statute, rule, regulation, or clearly articulated policy of the Region, applicable State, or educational entity. The burden of proof of such a violation shall rest with the plaintiff and must be established by clear and convincing evidence to the court as part of a summary proceeding.

3. An educational entity and its employees shall not be subject to liability for making a report consistent with federal, Regional, or applicable State law to the appropriate law enforcement authorities or officials of an educational entity if the individual making the report has reasonable grounds to suspect that a student is:

A. Under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a drug or controlled substance not lawfully prescribed to that individual;

B. In possession of a prohibited firearm or weapon, alcoholic beverage, drug, or a controlled substance not lawfully prescribed to that individual, except for over the counter medications that may be lawfully sold to a minor;

C. Involved in the illegal solicitation, sale  or distribution of a prohibited firearm or weapon, alcoholic beverage, drug, or a controlled substance not lawfully prescribed to that individual;

D. Suspected of being a victim or perpetrator of child abuse, sexual abuse, or other crime requiring mandatory reporting.

4. An educational entity shall not be liable for punitive, special, treble, or exemplary damages. An employee shall not be liable for punitive, special, treble, or exemplary damages for acts or omissions within the course and scope of employment. For the purposes of this provision, an employee who acts with specific intent to cause harm or commit a crime or tort shall not be considered as acting within the course and scope of employment; however no crime or tort shall be deemed to include any act protected by the Screening Out Frivolous Lawsuits Act, the text of which is hereby reordained and reaffirmed as valid law within the Southern Region, and a copy of such shall be available for free public inspection upon request to the Southern Attorney General's Office.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this title, any person nineteen (19) years of age or older who acts with specific intent in making a false accusation of criminal activity against an employee of an educational entity to law enforcement authorities, school district officials or personnel, or both, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $2,000.00 and restitution.

These provisions do not apply to statements regarding individuals elected or appointed to a school board. This paragraph is in addition to and does not limit the civil or criminal liability of those persons who make false statements alleging criminal activity by others.

6. Except as otherwise provided in this title, any public school student who is a minor determined capable of criminal culpability who acts with specific intent in making a false accusation of criminal activity against an employee of an educational entity to law enforcement authorities, school district officials or personnel, or both, may, at the discretion of the court, and in accordance with the provisions of the federal law be subject to any of the following:

A. Expulsion;

B. Suspension for a period of time to be determined by the court;

C. Community service of a type and for a period of time to be determined by the court;

D. Any other lawful sanction as the court in its discretion may deem appropriate.

These provisions do not apply to statements regarding individuals elected or appointed to a school board. This paragraph is in addition to and does not limit the civil or criminal liability of those persons who make false statements alleging criminal activity by others.

7. In any civil action or proceeding against an educational entity or its employee in which the educational entity or its employee prevails, the court shall award costs and reasonable legal fees to the prevailing defendant or defendants. The court in its discretion may determine whether such fees and costs are to be borne by the plaintiff’s attorney, the plaintiff, or both. Expert witness fees may be included as part of the costs awarded under this provision. No attorney shall charge, demand, receive, or collect for services rendered, fees in excess of 20 percent of any civil judgment rendered against an educational entity or its employee, or of any settlement made pursuant to law. Any interested person may file a civil action or petition the appropriate court to rescind any provision of the attorney fee contract inconsistent with this provision and to compel the disgorgement of any fees paid in excess of the amounts allowed under this provision. In addition, a court with jurisdiction over the matter shall impose a fine against the attorney that is equal to or less than the amount of money sought by the attorney in excess of the amount permitted by this provision, but in any event not less than $5,000.00.

8. Unless otherwise provided by law, the existence of any policy of insurance indemnifying an educational entity against liability for damages is not a waiver of any defense otherwise available to the educational entity or its employees in the defense of the claim.

9. This title shall not infringe on any right provided under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS

1. No preschool, school, college, university, or institution of higher education in the Southern Region that accepts Regional funds shall be permitted to accept any federal funds that are conditioned on violating Regional law.

2. No preschool or school in the Southern Region that accepts Regional funds shall be permitted to purchase, finance, sell, or dispense condoms or other contraceptive devices.

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

CRUELTY TO THE BLIND IS A SIN ACT

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter in Earth at Leviticus 19:14 commands: "You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord."; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter in Earth at Romans 14:13 commands: "Let us ... resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another."; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following.

1. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than 180 days and no more than one (1) year and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 to commit a battery upon a person the perpetrator knows or has reason to believe to be blind or visually disabled or impaired. For purposes of this act, battery shall include intentionally tripping a blind or visually disabled or impaired or placing an object in the path of a blind or visually disabled or impaired with the intent to cause such person to trip or stumble.

2. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than ninety (90) days months and no more than one (1) year and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 to without just cause, willfully impede or interfere with the duties performed by a dog if the person knows or has reason to believe the dog is a guide or leader dog. For purposes of this act, guide or leader dog means a dog that: serves as a dog guide for a blind person or for a visually disabiled or impaired person; serves as a listener for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person; or provides support or assistance for a physically disabled or handicapped person.

3. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a misdemeanor punishible by no less than thirty (30) days and no more than one (1) year, a fine of no more than $5,000.00, and restitution to without just cause, willfully damage, deface, destroy, or otherwise render inoperable any braille signage in a public place not owned by him.

4. In every State and territory of the Southern Region it shall be a considered criminal fraud to intentually misrepresent the value of any currency or banknote issued by the government of Atlasia to a person the perpstrator knows or has reason to believe to be blind or visually disabled or impaired. This crime shall be punished the same as criminal fraud would.

5. In addition to criminal prosecution, any victim of a crime committed under this act may maintain a civil lawsuit and collect treble damages and reasonable legal costs.

6. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HELPING OUR FRIENDS ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that the territorial claims made by the nation of Israel to Gaza, the west bank of the Jordan river, the City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights are valid and should be recognized as part of the nation of Israel and subject to the laws thereto.

2. A copy of this resolution shall be submitted to the Secretary of State of Atlasia.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

7 AND 7 RESOLUTION

Whereas, the seven (7) deadly sins and seven (7) cardinal virtues are essential and important guideposts to guide a righteous civic society under the natural law; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following.

1. The Southern Region officially condems:

A. Pride;

B. Greed;

C. Lust;

D. Envy;

E. Gluttony;

F. Anger; and

G. Laziness.

2. It is the position of the Southern Region that public policy shall be made with the goal of opposing, reducing, and minimizing rather than promoting the seven (7) deadly sins.

3. The Southern Region officially endorses:

A. Prudence;

B. Justice;

C. Fortitude;

D. Temperance;

E. Faith;

F. Hope; and

G. Charity. 

4. It is the position of the Southern Region that public policy shall be made with the goal of encouraging, promoting, and practicing the seven (7) cardinal virtues.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY TITHES RESOLUTION

Whereas, charity is a cardinal virtue that should guide our personal lives; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Leviticus 27:30 that a tenth of all earnings are the Lord’s; and
 
Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth reminds us at Luke 6:38 that: "Give, and it will be given to you. You will have more than enough. It can be pushed down and shaken together and it will still run over as it is given to you. The way you give to others is the way you will receive in return."; and

Whereas, the Southern Region has a duty to protect the health, safety, and public morals of its residents;

Now therefore be it resolved and ordained that the Southern government enacts the following:

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that each resident of the Southern Region shall aspire to donate ten percent (10%) of his or her annual net income to charity to help improve the Southern Region and make the Southern Region a virtuous example to other Regions.

2. It is the position of the Southern Region that the government of Atlasia should amend the federal tax code to permit charitable deductions to be taken by persons who elect to take the standard deduction when filing their income taxes.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

STOPPING SEXUAL PREDATORS ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

Date rape means intentionally drugging a person, or causing a person to become intoxicated such that the person is rendered incapable of offering consent to sexual intercourse or an act constituting sexual assault absent consent.

Intimate parts means the genitalia, anus, groin, breast or nipple, or buttocks of any person.

Mental incapacity means that condition of the victim existing at the time of an offense under this act which prevents the victim from understanding the nature or consequences of the sexual act involved in such offense and about which the accused knew or should have known.

Physical helplessness means unconsciousness or any other condition existing at the time of an offense under this act which otherwise rendered the complaining witness physically unable to communicate an unwillingness to act and about which the accused knew or should have known.

Rape means engaging in sexual intercourse with another without the consent of such other person, whether by force or threat or intimidation thereof, the exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or the exploitation of the other person's age of minority as determined by law. Rape shall include but not be limited to date rape. When the death of the victim occurs in connection with a rape, it shall be immaterial in the prosecution thereof whether the rape occurred before or after the death of the victim. Consent to sexual intercourse may be revoked at any time prior to the conclusion of said intercourse.

Sexual assault means an act committed where the accused without consent intentionally touches the victim's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; the accused forces the victim to touch the accused's, the victim's own, or another person's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; the accused forces another person to touch the victim's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts; or the accused intentionally causes physical contact between the victim and the semen, vaginal diacharge, menstrual fluid, urine, or feces of the accused or another person. Consent to such act may be revoked act at any time prior to the conclusion of said act.

Sexual intercourse means penetration of the genitals, anus, or mouth of a person by another person, whether by such other person's genitals, tongue, or digits, or by an object or substance under the control of such other person. Sexual intercourse also means contact between the genitals of two (2) persons.

A. For purposes of this definition consensual penetration of the genitals, anus, or mouth of a person pursuant to a legitimate medical test or procedure, or pursuant to a therapeutic or hygenic service shall not constitute sexual intercourse; however such activity as defined herein is not a recognized form of treatment in the profession by a massage therapist, or a person purporting to be a massage therapist, during an actual or purported practice of massage therapy, a person practicing or purporting to practice the healing arts, during an actual or purported practice of the healing arts, or a physical therapist, or a person purporting to be a physical therapist, during an actual or purported practice of physical therapy.

B. For purposes of this definition, cavity searches and rape tests performed by law enforcement or correctional employees pursuant to law shall not constitute sexual intercourse.

TITLE II: SEX CRIMES

1. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to engage in rape. Rape shall be punishable as follows:

A. For rapes committed by force or threat or intimidation thereof, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than ten (10) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than fifteen (15) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

B. For rapes committed by exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than seven (7) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than ten (10) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $12,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

C. For rapes committed by date rape, rape shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than eight (8 ) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such rape shall be punishable for no less than twelve (12) years and for no more than life, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00, and restitution.

D. For rapes committed by exploitation of the other person's age of minority, rape shall be punishable as adopted by the Obscene As To Minors Act. For rapes committed against a minor in which force or threat or intimidation thereof, exploitation of the other person's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or date rape is involved, such rape shall be punished as determined herein.

2. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to engage in sexual assault. Sexual assault shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than one (1) year and for no more than ten (10) years, a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00, and restitution. If the victim is a minor, such sexual assault shall be punishable for no less than five (5) years and for no more than twenty (20) years, a fine of no less than $15,000.00 and no more than $50,000.00, and restitution.

3. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to import, manufacture, transport, advertise, sell, give, or possess with the intent to advertise, sell, or give the drug flunitrazepam. A violation of this prohibition shall be punishable by imprisonment for no less than three (3) years and for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $20,000.00. Any flunitrazepam shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture.

4. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to possess the drug flunitrazepam. A violation of this prohibition shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00. Any flunitrazepam shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture.

5. It shall be a felony in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, finance, possess with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or make any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict a person engaged in rape, sexual assault, or attempt to engage in rape or sexual assault. For purposes of this prohibition, an obscene item shall include but not be limited to instructions on how to manufacture, obtain, or use flunitrazepam to commit or attempt to commit date rape. A violation of this prohibition shall be
punishable by imprisonment for no less than three (3) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of $25,000.00.

6. Any person convicted of a crime under this title shall be required to register as a sex offender an shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

TITLE III: LEGAL STUFF

1. In determining if a rape has ocurred, the existence of a marriage or prior sexual relationship between the accused and the victim shall not be a factor, nor shall such marriage or prior sexual relation result in a lesser punishment for rape.

2. In determining if a rape has ocurred, the prior sexual history or reputation relating thereto of the victim shall not be a factor, nor shall such marriage or prior sexual relation result in a lesser punishment for rape.

3. This act shall not change or modify any existing Southern law except where expressly contradicted or stated herein.

4. The Sexual Assault Definition Act is hereby repealed.

5. In the event that the Atlasian Constitution is ever amended to reallow capital punishment, interpreted by the Supreme Court to reallow capital punishment, or the Southern Region is no longer subject to the Atlasian Constitution, the rape of a minor using force, or threat or intimidation thereof may also be punishable by death.

6. The provisions of this act shall be severable to the maximum extent allowed by law, and if any such provision be rendered invalid by an appropriate court, all other provisions of this act shall remain in full force, as originally set out herein.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY TORT LAW ACT

TITLE I: WRONGFUL DEATH

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Numbers 35:32 that: “ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit extrajudicial violence and provide a remedy for the estates of persons wrongfully killed;

1. In any civil action against another person for wrongful death, both parties may agree that in lieu of monetary restitution, the tortfeasor shall agree to move his or her residence at least two hundred (200) miles away from the plaintiff and never voluntarily return to the locality where the plaintiff lives. Such settlement agreement shall be enforceable as a protective order.

TITLE II: MISCARRIAGES

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Exodus 21:22-25 that: “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined ... as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit violence against babies and pregnant women, and provide a remedy for harm caused by intentional miscarriages;

1. Any person may maintain a civil action against another person for causing an involuntary misscariage within (2) years of the date of the miscarriage. Upon a showing by preponderance of evidence, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff the following:

A. If the miscarriage does not result in harm to the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages of $1,000.00, actual damages, and reasonable legal costs.

B. If the miscarriage results in harm to the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages of $5,000.00, actual damages, and reasonable legal costs.

C. If the miscarriage results in the death of the baby, the plaintiff shall be entitled to pursue damages as a wrongful death case.

2. This shall be in addition to any other tort or criminal charge.

3. For purposes of this title, no case may lie against the woman who suffered the miscarriage.

TITLE III: ADULTERY

Whereas the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth commands at Exodus 20:14 that: "thou shalt not commit adultery..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to limit extrajudicial violence and provide a remedy for wronged parties in a marriage;

1. Any person may maintain a civil action against his or her spouse for adultery, within one (1) year of the date of discovery. Upon a showing of adultery by clear and convincing evidence, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff statutory damages of $1,000.00 and reasonable legal costs.

2. A finding of adultery under this title shall create a rebuttable presumption of fault for the purposes of obtaining a divorce.

3. It is the position of the Southern Region that nothing in this title conflicts with the Obsolete Crimes Deletion Act

TITLE IV: MORAL SLANDER

1. In any civil action against another person for libel or slander, in which the subject of the libel or slander is the plaintiff's virginity or reputation for promiscuity, in addition to any other damages or remedies sought, an appropriate court shall award the plaintiff statutory damages of $1,500.00 (the approximate value of 100 shekels of silver) pursuant to Deuteronomy 22:13-19.

TITLE V: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MARRIAGE FREEDOM ACT

1. For purposes of the Incest Is A Sin Act, an adult who lawfully marries the childless adult spouse of his or her sibling upon the death of his or her sibling in fulfillment of the custom of yibbum shall not be guilty of incest with such childless adult spouse during the duration of the marriage, in accordance with Deuteronomy 25:5.

2. For purposes of civil law, the first born child of a marriage in which an adult lawfully married the childless adult spouse of his or her sibling upon the death of his or her sibling in fulfillment of the custom of yibbum shall be considered to be a descendant of the deceased sibling, in accordance with Deuteronomy 25:6.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SWEARING IS A SIN ACT

Whereas Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, Messiah, and son of God commands in the Holy Bible at Matthew 5:34 that: “I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: ..."; and

Whereas, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, welfare, and morals to protect the rights of persons to participate in public life without violating their moral principles through discriminatory oaths;

1. Neither the Southern Region nor any department, agency, commission, board, public body, or court thereof, nor any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, nor any State or locality, nor any subdivision, department, agency, commission, board, public body, or court thereof, nor any officer, employee, or contractor thereof, shall:

A. Require or administer an oath of office that requires any person to swear to the oath without also expressly allowing the oathtaker to instead affirm;

B. Require or administer an oath that requires any person to swear to the oath without also expressly allowing the oathtaker to instead affirm when providing or offering evidence or testimony as part of a legal proceeding, investigation, or public proceeding.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MALEVOLENT MAGIC IS A SIN ACT

1. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to use, attempt to use, or conspire to use occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychology, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership,  astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, cards, talismans, idols, grimoires, spells, charms, potions, curses, oriental mysteries, or magic or witchcraft of any kind, or numerology to:

A. Resurrect the dead;

B. Animate a golem, humunculus, or other souless automaton;

C. Summon or release a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit;

D. Alter the weather;

E. Possess another real and living person's body;

F.  Kill, harm, or create misfortune, woe, or bad luck for another real and living person;

G. Coerce another real and living person into consenting to or engaging in any sexual act;

H. Transmutate, create, manifest, or teleport and unlawful item or substance;

I. Violate Title I of the No Voyueristic Creeps Act; or

J. Commit any other crime.

2. It shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than three (3) and a fine of no more than $10,000.00 in all States and external territories of the Southern Region for any person to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, finance, possess with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit, or makes any attempt to produce, distribute, publish, sell, transmit, or finance an obscene item depicting or purporting to depict an act prohibited in this law.

3. A violation of this act shall be punishible as follows:

A. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punishsble by imprisonment for no less than five (5) years and no more than life and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $1 million. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(A) - (C) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by  imprisonment for no less than one (1) years and no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $25,000.00 and no more than $100,000.00.

B.  If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punishsble by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no more than $50,000.00. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(D) above, such violation shall be punished as a criminal attempt punishable by  imprisonment for no more than two (2) years and a fine of no more than $10,000.00.

C. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing kidnapping. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing 1(E) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit kidnapping.

D. If the violation of this act is successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for committing the crime accomplished by such violation. If the violation of this act is not successful in accomplishing any of 1(F) - (J) above, such violation shall be punished the same as for a criminal attempt to commit the crime intended by such violation.

E. Any person convicted of violating 2 above shall in addition to the punishments prescribed herein shall be required to register as a sex offender .

F. In addition to the punishments provided above, any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

4. This act shall not apply to any person who engages in such conduct as part of a performance, show, or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement and who announces such prior to such performance, show, or exhibition.

5. This act shall not be construed as applying to prayer.

6. This act shall not be construed as applying to an exorcism carried out to free a person possessed by a ghost, demon, djinn, or other malevolent spirit.

7. The Pagan Sacrifice Is A Sin Act shall be amended as follows:

...

B. A person has committed the crime of human sacrifice when he knowingly:

1. Kills a human being in the name of a deity or for an occult purpose, regardless of the consent of the person being killed.For the purposes of this act human being shall include both born and unborn human beings.

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8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Promoting Holy Communion Act is hereby expressly retained as law in reference to any criminal prohibition on cannibalism under Southern law.

9. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

THOU SHALT NOT LIE ACT

1. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region who has given oath or affirmation to the veracity of a fact or statement to intentionally commit perjury before any court, commission, or other public body or agency of the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than ten (10) years and a fine of no less than $10,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person in the Southern Region to intentionally make a false statement on any form, application, or other paper work issued by and returnable to the Southern Regional government. Such crime shall be punishable by a fine of no more than $1,000.00.

3. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly make a false report of a crime to an officer or employee of the Southern Region, or any officer or employee of a State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no less than $5,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

4. It shall be a felony for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly file or record a false lien or judgment in any court of the Southern Region, or of any State or locality therein. Such crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no less than $5,000.00 and no more than $25,000.00.

5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

SINFUL CLOTHING TAX ACT

1. The Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby amended as follows:

D. Sex, Lust, and Prideful Income

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- Security cameras (10% sale price charged to end-use consumer, payable by retailer quarterly)

- Any clothing or garment containing mixed textiles ( also known as shatnez) of both wool and linen (10% sale price charged to end-use consumer, payable by retailer quarterly)

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2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TAXATION IS SOMETIMES THEFT ACT

1. In any civil tax foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding conducted by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, or any agent or contractor thereof, the following priority schedule shall apply to the distribution of any proceeds from the sale or auction of any property forfeited or foreclosed on:

A. The costs of conducting the auction or sale;

B. The legal costs of the civil case and any survey, appraisal, storage fees, notice, or filing required therefor;

C. The tax delinquency owed along with any penalties or interest;

D. The deliquency owed along with any penalties or interest to any valid creditor, lien holder, or other person who has secured their claim against the subject property by filing or recording such in the appropriate clerk's office, in the order in which such claim has been been perfected;

E. The owner or his or her heirs, assigns, or successors shall be entitled to any remaining balance at the conclusion of the legal proceeding, provided that such amount shall be held in escrow for one (1) year in case any claim is made against the balance.

2. Any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or special commissioner who intentionally embezzles, misappropriates, or criminally converts $100.00 or more of the proceeds from the sale or auction of property that is the subject of a civil tax foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than two (2) years, a fine of no more than $10,000.00, and restitution.

3. This act shall take effect fourty-five (45) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY COURTS ACT

TITLE I: MINIMAL DUE PROCESS

1. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be presumed to be innocent pursuant to Leviticus 19:15.

2. In all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be not be found guilty absent a finding by the trier of fact that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt pursuant to Exodus 23:7

3. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be entitled to be present at and receive reasonable notice of any hearing or proceeding in which the prosecutor and the finder of fact is present, pursuant to Exodus 23:1.

4. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no hearing or proceeding shall take place in Saturday or Sunday pursuant to Exodus 35:3.

5. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the trier of fact must allow the admission of relevant testimonial evidence, pursuant to Leviticus 5:1.

6.  Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be not be found guilty absent a finding by the trier of fact that the accused had the requisite mental intent or mens rea for committing the crime or act resulting in the crime pursuant to Deuteronomy 22:26.

7.  Pursuant to law, in all felony criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, the accused shall be entitled to demand an impartial jury serve as trier of fact during such felony criminal proceeding pursuant to Exodus 23:2.

8. In all criminal proceedings or legal proceedings in which the right to engage in a specific occupation, trade, or skill is at stake in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no person shall be permitted to serve as a trier of law or a trier of fact if he or she has solicited or accepted a bribe related to the case or otherwise has a conflict of interest affecting the impartiality if the proceeding, pursuant to Exodus 23:6 and 8 and Leviticus 19:15.

9. Pursuant to law, in all criminal proceedings in any court, panel, commision, board, or other public body created by the Southern Region, or any State or locality therein, no sentence of death or corporal punishment shall be given except by the trier of fact pursuant to Exodus 21:20 and Deuteronomy 25:2 and 3.

10. Any person incarcerated in the Southern Region, may upon the discovery of new evidence that is credible, material, and presented without substantial delay, of a deprivation if due process resulting from the denial of a right or guarantee found in this title may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus for relief. This provision does not limit the grounds for which a writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted or preclude the use of any other remedies available by law.

TITLE II: MINIMAL CIVIL REMEDIES

1. In any State or locality in the Southern Region, such polity shall have available for the residents thereof courts of civil law that are capable of providing civil remedies for the following types of cases:

A. Neglience and other torts pursuant to Exodus 21:18, 28, 33, and 37 and Exodus 22:4-5;

B. Enforcement of wage and debt contracts pursuant to Exodus 22:6, 9, and 13; and

C. Determination of lineal descent and inheritance pursuant to Numbers 27:8

TITLE III: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TOY GUNS ACT

1. The Ban Ban Act shall be amended by adding the following:

... gg. ownership of or the use contained solely upon a property of a pneumatic gun that is designed to expel a BB, pellet, or other projectile by action of pneumatic pressure, including but not limited to BB guns, airsoft guns, paintball guns, potato guns, or marshmallow guns ...

2. This act shall take effect immediately

[Mr. Reactionary]

MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING ACT

1. $25 Million from the Healthcare Trust Fund (HTF) is hereby authorized to be expended on a public education campaign to inform the public about prevention and treatment of suicide, depression, and other mental health disorders. The public education campaign shall accomplish the goals of this act by:

A. Producing and publishing educational pamphlets on suicide and depression, warning signs and risk factors, prevention and treatment methods, suicide prevention networks, and the dangers of children taking certain prescription drugs including SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, abortion drugs, and emergency contraceptive drugs. Any State or local health department and any healthcare provider that receives money from an insurer of last resort under the Southern Atlascare program shall publicly display these pamphlets in their healthcare facility and shall provide a copy of each relevant pamphlet to any patient who attempted suicide, is newly diagnosed with depression or a mental health illness, who is at an elevated risk of depression or a mental health illness, to the parent or guardian of any minor seeking a prescription for SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, or abortion drugs, or to any person who requests a copy.

B. Targeted advertisements in areas with a high concentration of suicide or persons suffering from depression or other mental illness, or with a high concentration of persons with elevated risk factors for suicide, depression, or other mental illness.

C. Creating an online portal to host information about suicide, depression, or other mental illnesses including any pamphlets created pursuant to this act.

D. Offering grants to qualified non-profit suicide prevention networks to fund operations, provided such network is approved by the Attorney General.

2. September 2022 is hereby designated Suicide Prevention Month.

3. No healthcare provider in the Southern Region shall prescribe or dispense SSRIs, SNRIs, SMSs, SARIs, NRIs, TCAs, TeCAs, MAOIs, and other prescription antidepressant medication, adderall and other amphetamines, steroids, hormones, or abortion drugs to a minor without the express written consent of each of the minor's parents or guardians. Any healthcare provider who violates this paragraph shall be prohibited from practicing medicine in the Southern Region for five (5) years.

4. This act shall take effect september 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

LEGAL HISTORY ACT

Be it ordained and resolved by the Southern Region that:

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that the depiction of the ten commandments upon the property of a public courthouse, school, or other government building as part of an exhibit or display celebrating or educating the public on the history and civic importance of the law is appropriate and does not constitute an unconstitutional establishment of a religion.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DAY OF REST ACT

TITLE I: FINDINGS

Whereas, our Almighty Creator, on the seventh day of creation, rested; and

Whereas, the Holy Bible, our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth, commands at Exodus 20:8-11 that we keep the sabbath holy by avoiding labor and toil; and

Whereas, His day is often profaned and neglected by many of the inhabitants and sojourners in this Region, who do not keep holy His day to the great scandal of the community; and

Whereas, the need of a weekly day of rest for the preservation of the health and strength of the community, demands all citizens be given the right of one clear day's rest in seven; and

Whereas, Sunday as a common day of rest is a secular civil institution, venerable from its age consecrated as a day of rest by the usage of our fathers, and cherished by the common consent of mankind throughout the nations; and

 Whereas, the experience of mankind has shown that occasional rest is necessary for the health of the worker and for his or her continued ability to toil; and

Whereas, the interval of relaxation which Sunday affords to the workers, contributes greatly to the comfort and satisfaction of their lives, both as it refreshes them for the time, and as it relieves their six days' labor by the prospect of a day of rest always approaching; and

Whereas, the Southern Region denies that there is an economic right to operate a commercial business seven days a week; and

Whereas, the Supreme Court, in McGowan v. Maryland determined that the policies proposed herein are Constitutional;

Now therefore, the Southern Region hereby ordains the following.

TITLE II: DAY OF REST

1. All employees and workers are hereby entitled to one (1) day off from work each seven (7) consecutive calendar days.

2. No person in the Southern Region employing or hiring a worker in any commercial occupation, trade, or labor shall require an employee engaged in such commercial occupation, trade, or labor to do on Sunday the usual work of his occupation, trade, or labor unless he or she is allowed during the six (6) days next ensuing twenty-four (24) consecutive hours without labor, except in emergencies, in which case the employee must get his day's rest subsequently thereto.

3. In so far as possible, Sunday should be maintained as the weekly day of rest, except at the request of the employee or worker, except whenever the needs of the community or the public health, safety, welfare, or convenience demand or compel labor on Sunday.

4. A violation of this title shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 per violation.

TITLE III: MANDATORY PROVISIONS

1. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may sell, barter, advertise, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle, bicycle, boat or aquatic vessel, or aircraft or a certificate of title therefor on Sunday.

2. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may organize, conduct, or advertise, a horse race or other parimutuel event on Sunday.

3. No professional sports teams in the Southern Region may play or participate in any game or sporting event before 1 p.m. on Sunday.

4. No bank, credit union, or other financial institution in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may conduct any such business with the public on Sunday.

5. No dance hall, brothel, licensed adult entertainer as defined by law, casino or gambling operation, or tattoo artist may conduct any such business with the public on Sunday.

6. No person in the Southern Region, either directly or through an agent, salesperson, or employee, may sell, barter, advertise, show, or offer for sale insurance on Sunday.

7. A violation of this title shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per violation and may be subject to forfeiture of any license to operate for no more than one (1) year.

TITLE IV: DISCRETIONARY PROVISIONS

1. Any State in the Southern Region or locality therein may choose, at its discretion, to prohibit by law the retail sale of all or any class of products on Sunday, including but not limited to beer, wine, and alcohol, electronics, clothing, toys, housewares, and furniture; however, no State in the Southern Region or locality therein may prohibit the retail sale of food, gasoline, oils, and greases, tires, drugs, medicines, and medical equipment, toiletries, tobacco and cannabis products, and newspapers and periodicals on Sunday.

2. For purposes of this act, sales conducted over the internet shall not be considered a retail sale.

3. For purposes of this act, the following commercial activities shall not be considered retail sales: hotel operations, swimming pool operations, performances unless otherwise proscribed in this act, musical entertainments, lectures and debates, sporting events, the operation of museums, galleries, and zoological and botanical gardens, barbering, the provision of legal, health care, or veterinary services, the provision of carwashing services, and the operations of mechanics, tradesmen and contractors, launderers, tailors, and repairmen.

4. The Blue Law Cessation and Alcohol Standardization Act of 2017 is hereby repealed.

TITLE V: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

MY BOSS MADE ME WRITE THIS BILL ACT

1. The Revenues From Specialty License Plates Act shall be amended as follows:

The following specialty license plates shall be offered in Virginia:

A. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

B. Thomas Jefferson Foundation

C. J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc.

D. The Crooked Road, Inc.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

N.I.D.D.A.H. ACT

1. This law shall be referred to as the No Icky Dirty Dames Are Here Act or the N.I.D.D.A.H. Act.

2. Nothing in Southern law shall be interpreted as prohibiting businesses in the Southern Region from temporarily excluding niddah customers and customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their physical business location for the duration of such niddah or menstrual period.

3. Any business in the Southern Region that seeks to temporarily exclude niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business, shall post visible signage at each entrance to the physical store informing customers of the exclusion policy.

4. No business in the Southern Region may exclude niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business through an online portal or other method not requiring physical presence at the place of business.

5. Any business in the Southern Region that complies with all provisions of this act shall not be guilty of unlawful discrimination for temporarily excluding niddah customers or customers who are presently menstruating from patronizing their business.

6. This act shall take effect September 26, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

FAIRER CREDIT REPORTS ACT

1. As used in this act:

A. Consumer credit report means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumer’s eligibility for credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, employment purposes, or any other purpose authorized by law.

B. Consumer reporting agency means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer credit reports to third parties.

C. Person in the South shall include but not be limited to banks, credit unions, financial institutions, State or local governments, and business entities when such person is providing financing for any transaction that is to occur or substantially occur in the Southern Region, or that is secured by property located in the Southern Region, or that is financing an activity, enterprise, or venture that is to occur or substantially occur in the Southern Region.
2. No consumer reporting agency operating in the Southern Region shall make and transmit to any person in the Southern Region, any consumer credit report containing any of the following items of information:

A. Civil suits and civil judgments that, from date of entry, predate the report by more than five (5) years.

B. Paid tax liens which, from date of payment, predate the report by more than five (5) years.

C. Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss which predate the report by more than five (5) years.

D. Any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes which predates the report by more than five (5) years.

The five (5) year period referred to herein shall begin, with respect to any delinquent account that is placed for collection (internally or by referral to a third party, whichever is earlier), charged to profit.

3. The provisions of this act are not applicable in the case of any consumer credit report to be used in connection with:

A. a credit transaction involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a principal amount of $200,000.00 or more;

B. the underwriting of life insurance involving, or which may reasonably be expected to involve, a face amount of $200,000.00 or more; or

C. the employment of any individual at an annual salary which equals, or which may reasonably be expected to equal $100,000.00, or more.

4. Any federal law or regulation that conflicts with this act, including but not limited to 15 U.S.C § 1681c is hereby declared to be null, void, and of no effect within the Southern Region to the extent it is contradicted herein. No local, State, or Regional money or resources shall be expended in the enforcement of such federal nullities, nor shall any local, State, Regional, or Atlasian employees or agents enforce, or attempt to enforce such federal nullities within the Southern Region.

5. Any provision herein found to be unconstitutional by a court of proper jurisdiction shall be severable from the remainder of this act.

6. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.