IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 2025
Introduced by dadudeds (for themself; thedamnfeds; MichaeICalabrese; and Wilsonvision)
An Act to hinder and punish criminal organizations.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act”.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS
This Act shall be effective upon completion of the constitutionally required process.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this amendment be struck down or declared unenforceable, then that part of the amendment shall be considered severed from this amendment, and the rest shall remain in full force.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS
In this Act, the term—
(1) “organization or group” means—
(A) a Roblox group; or
(B) a definitive association of unique individuals numbering five or more.
(2) “member” means either—
(A) a member of the relevant Roblox group; or
(B) a person continually participating in the goals and actions of the organization or group, but shall not include a person merely on account of their wearing of a uniform of that organization or group, or a person with de minimis association with the organization or group.
SEC. 5. DECLARATION OF CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS
(a) An organization or group may be declared a Criminal Organization by the Attorney General if, having demonstrated clear and convincing evidence of such to a Court in an ex parte hearing, it meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The organization or group is clearly dedicated to causing chaos and unlawful disorder to the state and its people;
(2) The organization or group is clearly dedicated to acquiring funds and resources for the commission of criminal acts;
(3) The organization or group is openly dedicated to armed or violent rebellion against the state; or
(4) 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 and its inferior governments.
(b) The Attorney General may withdraw the declaration of a Criminal Organization when, in their opinion, the organization is no longer a Criminal Organization as defined above.
(c) A member of a Criminal Organization may petition the District Court to withdraw the declaration of a Criminal Organization, and such shall be granted upon the demonstration that the organization or group no longer qualifies as a Criminal Organization, and has not for the 21 days prior to, or for the duration of, this proceeding.
(d) Congress recommends that the Supreme Court establish procedural rules governing the processes described above, with a focus on the expediency of the processes.
SEC. 6. PENALTIES
(a) Once declared a Criminal Organization, and while it continues to be a Criminal Organization—
(1) said organization shall lose the privilege to maintain or acquire a business license issued by the Department of Commerce;
(2) its members shall lose the privilege to—
(A) be employed by the state, county, any municipality, or any business (or own any business);
(B) run for public office, and it shall be grounds for impeachment; or
(C) maintain or acquire a Civilian Firearms License.
(b) These privileges shall be reinstated should the individual leave and distance themself from the organization.
(c) These privileges shall not be suspended until 36 hours after the declaration of a Criminal Organization, and a person who leaves and distances themself from the organization in that period shall not lose these privileges.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “leave and distance themself from the organization” means refusing to assist or provide benefit to any active member of the Criminal Organization as it pertains to the execution of the Criminal Organization’s operations.
(e) A person who has had their Civilian Firearms License revoked under this Act may, at the discretion of the Firestone Firearms Commission, have it reinstated without further procedure, if they are at the time legally eligible to acquire such a license.
(f) A person who has been subjected to any of the penalties provided for above may appeal to the District Court to determine whether or not they qualify as a member. The District Court may issue appropriate orders to the relevant authorities upon a finding therefrom.
SEC. 7. CRIMES
(a) Chapter 6, §25 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created, and state:
"(a) Racketeering shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense within the State of Firestone.
"(b) 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.
“(c) 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.”
(b) Chapter 6, §25 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be a class B felony, punishable by 900 seconds in jail. Upon a conviction for racketeering, the minimum sentence shall be 30 minutes of incarceration.
(c) A person directing or importuning actions on behalf of a Criminal Organization shall be a principal in the first degree, and shall be liable for any crimes committed in that course as though they had committed the crimes themself.
(d) A member of a Criminal Organization agreeing to participate in any specific course of criminal activity shall be considered to be liable in conspiracy for any crime committed in that course of activity, regardless of if it was agreed upon as part of the course of criminal activity.