IN THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
November 25, 2024
Reformed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act of 2024
SECTION I ENACTMENT
(a) This bill shall go into effect as an Act of Congress immediately after completing the processes constitutionally required.
SECTION II SEVERABILITY
(a) Should any part of this act be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
SECTION III ENFORCEMENT
(a) This act shall be enforced by the Director of the FBI, the Deputy Director of the FBI, the courts, and all law enforcement agencies with the power to arrest.
SECTION IV DEFINITIONS
(a) This Act shall be known, and may be cited as, the “Reformed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act of 2024” or “RICO24”.
(b) The Firestone Criminal Code (“FCC”), as described by the Firestone Criminal Code Revision Act, shall be defined here.
(c) The Firestone Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) shall be defined here.
(c1) The “Director of the FBI” shall be defined as any user presently holding the rank of “Director” in FBI.
(c2) The “Deputy Director of the FBI” shall be defined as any user presently holding the rank of “Deputy Director” in FBI.
(d) For the purposes of this act, an “organization or group” shall be defined as either a Roblox group OR a definitive collection of unique individuals numbering five or more.
(e) For the purposes of this act, a “member” shall be defined as either physically being in the Roblox group should it be a Roblox group, or deliberately participating in the goals and actions of the organization.
SECTION V AUTHORITY TO DECLARE
(a) The Director of the FBI shall have the authority to label organizations and groups as “Criminal Organizations” pursuant to the requirements of this act. Such labeling shall be public information and be publicly announced. It may also be appealed through the District Court as a civil case against the state. Should the court find the labeling does not meet the requirements of this act, the labeling shall be overturned and all penalties under this act rendered null.
(a1) In the absence of the Director of the FBI, the Deputy Director of the FBI shall have the authority to label organizations and groups as “Criminal Organizations” pursuant to the requirements of this act. Such labeling shall be public information and be publicly announced. It may also be appealed through the District Court as a civil case against the state. Should the court find the labeling does not meet the requirements of this act, the labeling shall be overturned and all penalties under this act rendered null.
(a1a) Upon return or replacement of the Director of the FBI, they must review every label made by the Deputy Director of the FBI during the Director of the FBI’s period of absence and decide to either uphold or overturn the label.
SECTION VI DECLARATIONS
(a) An organization or group may be declared a Criminal Organization by the Director of the FBI (or the Deputy Director of the FBI in the absence of the Director of the FBI) if, with probably cause as defined by statute, it meets any of the following criteria:
- The organization or group is clearly dedicated to causing chaos and unlawful disorder to the state and its people.
- The organization or group is clearly dedicated to acquiring funds and resources for the commission of criminal acts.
- The organization or group is openly dedicated to armed or violent rebellion against the state.
- The organization or group is clearly dedicated to unlawfully hindering, obstructing, or denying the rights of the people guaranteed by the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and laws of the State.
SECTION VII RACKETEERING PENALTIES
(a) Once declared a Criminal Organization, said organization shall lose the privilege to maintain or acquire a business license issued by the Department of Commerce. Its members shall lose the privilege to be employed by the state, county, or any municipality. Its members shall lose the privilege to run for public office, and shall be grounds for the impeachment of any impeachable official that resides within the organization. These privileges shall be reinstated should the individual leave and distance themself from the organization.
(a1) For the purposes of this section, “distance themself from the organization” shall be defined as refusing to assist or provide benefit to any active member of the organization as it pertains to the execution of the organization’s operations.
(b) Chapter 4, §27 of the FCC currently does not exist. Chapter 4, §27 of the FCC shall be created and shall be titled “§27 - Racketeering”.
(b1) Subsection (a) of the aforementioned section shall state "(a) The act of Racketeering shall be recognized as an unlawful offense in the State of Firestone.”
(b2) Subsection (a1) of the aforementioned section shall state “(a1) The act of Racketeering shall be defined as committing any criminal offense in the furtherance of the goals, objectives, message, or generally agreed upon course of a labeled Criminal Organization.”
(b3) Subsection (b) of the aforementioned shall state “(b) Law enforcement officers acting in their capacity while undercover to undermine a labeled Criminal Organization who must commit a criminal act to be acknowledged in the organization shall be immune to prosecution under this section as long as such was done in good faith.”
(b4) Chapter 4, §27 of the FCC shall be a Class C felony, punishable by 500 seconds in jail OR a fine of $450 in game. However, a person shall not be punished with jail time AND a fine.
Chief Sponsors
Senator PropMcRib
Director DevilNode
Sponsors
Senator luvstrckk
Senator VG278Q
Speaker Pro Tempore MattSixtyNin
Representative the_rpman