The Codex

Assault resulting in severe or permanent physical injury, or any assault committed with intent to permanently harm.

Distinction from murder rests on survival of the victim and demonstrable intent. Arbiter determines classification.

Theft of significant value, theft from government or military stores, or organized theft involving multiple participants.

Use of Force abilities, Knight authority, or Umbral Knight resources to coerce, threaten, or act against Accord government, military, or civilian infrastructure outside of authorized Knight functions.

This statute exists to prevent the Umbral Knights from operating as a state within a state. Deliberate destruction of infrastructure is elevated to capital consideration under IX-04. The Archonate itself may be named in proceedings if systemic direction is demonstrated. Amended by Senate resolution to include mandatory AISD investigation, circa 162 ABY.

Providing false information in any citizenship application, visitor registration, movement permit application, or related Accord identity document. Includes false identity, fabricated credentials, and deliberate omission of material facts including Force sensitivity, organizational affiliation, and prior criminal history.

Proactive correction of an honest error before discovery is not an offence. Falsification discovered after citizenship is granted does not exempt the individual from penalty. This statute applies to original filings and all subsequent renewals and updates. See also VIII-02 for foreign national falsification specifically.

Knowingly providing shelter, resources, identity cover, or assistance to a person under active exile order.

Unknowing assistance is not an offence provided the individual cooperates fully with Storm Guard upon discovery. Continued assistance after learning of the exile order is prosecuted from the point of discovery.

Organized effort to undermine confidence in, or incite resistance to, Accord governance, its institutions, or lawful authority.

Criticism of specific policies and advocacy for legislative change through proper channels are not sedition. The line is organization: gathering others, coordinating resistance, or deliberately eroding institutional authority. Citizens whose speech approaches that line are typically monitored before charges are filed. The monitoring is not announced. Failure to report known seditious activity to the Storm Guard or AISD is itself an offence under Section VI.

Passing Accord intelligence, military dispositions, or governmental secrets to external parties without authorization.

Authorized intelligence exchange under Ministry of Intelligence direction is exempt. This statute applies to both citizens and visitors. Where AISD and Ministry of Intelligence investigations conflict in jurisdiction, AISD determination is final. This protocol established by Axiom directly, date not recorded in Senate Register.

Deliberate interference with Storm Guard, military, AISD, or intelligence operations, including providing false information, concealing persons under investigation, or warning targets of active surveillance.

This statute applies regardless of whether the individual being assisted was ultimately found guilty of an offence. The act of obstruction is the offence, not its outcome.

Any Force-sensitive individual who resides in, visits, or operates within Accord territory without declaring their sensitivity to the Office of Citizen Affairs.

Force sensitivity detected during standard checkpoint screening or by Knight personnel constitutes discovery of an unregistered individual. The Accord does not distinguish between deliberate concealment and oversight. Both result in the same process. Citizens born within the City of Twilight are registered at birth. All others must register upon arrival or upon manifesting sensitivity if it develops during residency.

Use of Force abilities within Accord territory by any individual who has not completed registration and evaluation.

Registered Force-sensitives retain the right to use their abilities within Codex limits. Unregistered use — regardless of intent or outcome — is a felony. An individual deemed a significant threat by the Archonate following evaluation may be detained indefinitely or eliminated. The Arbiter presides but the Archonate determination is binding.

Possession, transport, or use of Force artifacts or other Force-imbued objects without authorization from the Archonate or Ministry of Science.

Authorization may be granted to registered Force users for scholarly or professional purposes. Unauthorized possession by unregistered individuals is elevated to capital consideration if the artifact is deemed dangerous by Archonate evaluation.

Providing false information on any Accord registration document, including visitor transit authorization, movement permit applications, or citizenship applications.

This statute applies to original registration and to any subsequent update or renewal. Deliberate omission of material information — including Force sensitivity, prior criminal record under other jurisdictions, or organizational affiliation — constitutes falsification.

Entry into Accord territory by any means that bypasses Penumbra Station processing, including surface landing without authorization or transit through unsanctioned hyperspace routes.

The Accord is aware that its hyperspace lanes are not fully secured. Illegal entry is prosecuted regardless of intent. There is no innocent reason to avoid the standard arrival process.

Use of Knight rank, title, or Force ability to coerce, harm, or dispossess citizens for personal gain, vengeance, or reasons unconnected to legitimate Accord functions.

The Archonate governs Knight discipline internally. This statute exists as the Codex record of what the Archonate already prohibits. A Knight who destabilizes the Accord for personal reasons is a liability to every other Knight in the Accord. The Archonate understands this. So do the Knights.