Post by Lerochelle De La Fae on Mar 1, 2010 6:11:45 GMT -5
Legal Status of Supernatural Beings
In 1993, vampires had been granted limited human rights in the United States. This is apparently quite novel, and has resulted in a significant number of vampires traveling to the US. It has also caused many vampires to explore the possibility of living legally and openly.
Because of the difficulty in holding vampires, lycanthropes, or witches in prison pending trial, they are entitled to very little legal process. Once a judge is convinced that a supernatural being has used magic to kill, he or she may issue a warrant of execution without trial.
Witches are executed within 48 hours of conviction of causing death by magic, without delay or appeal.
A number of supernatural actions are illegal or even capital crimes, including:
Vampires feeding off a human against their will (with or without hypnosis).
Vampires using their powers on an individual. Using on a group of people is fine as this does not "roll" them as completely as individually does.
Vampires turning a human into a vampire against their will.
Vampires turning a minor into a vampire. (This is also a Vampire Law, as most children do not handle the transformation mentally and have to be killed.)
Lycanthropes intentionally infecting another person, this is always illegal without consent, with consent it varies on a state to state basis.
Discrimination against lycanthropes is technically illegal in most states but common in practice. In some Western states, bounties are paid for dead lycanthropes (if proved by a postmortem blood test). Many lycanthropes hide their status for these reasons.
A Lycanthrope or Vampire convicted of rape. Usually a Lycanthrope cannot rape someone without killing them, though it has happened and is usually dealt with internally by the shifter community. If convicted by human law it is an automatic death sentence, usually carried out by the RPIT or Preternatural branch of the police, or an Executioner / Federal Marshall, Bounty Hunter, or Vampire hunter.
Copyright © 2010 by Nikki Robbins for the Anita Blake Roleplay in Wood Bourne
In 1993, vampires had been granted limited human rights in the United States. This is apparently quite novel, and has resulted in a significant number of vampires traveling to the US. It has also caused many vampires to explore the possibility of living legally and openly.
Because of the difficulty in holding vampires, lycanthropes, or witches in prison pending trial, they are entitled to very little legal process. Once a judge is convinced that a supernatural being has used magic to kill, he or she may issue a warrant of execution without trial.
Witches are executed within 48 hours of conviction of causing death by magic, without delay or appeal.
A number of supernatural actions are illegal or even capital crimes, including:
Vampires feeding off a human against their will (with or without hypnosis).
Vampires using their powers on an individual. Using on a group of people is fine as this does not "roll" them as completely as individually does.
Vampires turning a human into a vampire against their will.
Vampires turning a minor into a vampire. (This is also a Vampire Law, as most children do not handle the transformation mentally and have to be killed.)
Lycanthropes intentionally infecting another person, this is always illegal without consent, with consent it varies on a state to state basis.
Discrimination against lycanthropes is technically illegal in most states but common in practice. In some Western states, bounties are paid for dead lycanthropes (if proved by a postmortem blood test). Many lycanthropes hide their status for these reasons.
A Lycanthrope or Vampire convicted of rape. Usually a Lycanthrope cannot rape someone without killing them, though it has happened and is usually dealt with internally by the shifter community. If convicted by human law it is an automatic death sentence, usually carried out by the RPIT or Preternatural branch of the police, or an Executioner / Federal Marshall, Bounty Hunter, or Vampire hunter.
Copyright © 2010 by Nikki Robbins for the Anita Blake Roleplay in Wood Bourne