Claims Act 2018

The aim of this act is to replace the Earth Territory Act, and to ensure that there are a set of guidelines for the Map Committee to work with when assessing claims made by the region members

Article 2 - Definitions & Membership

These definitions are in addition to your citizen classifications under the Constitution, both definitions listed here do not confer any special benefit.

Nation State: Any member who has joined Solar Alliance and holds established territory. They have established history and established claims.

Non-State Entity: Any member who does not have established territory but is permitted to role-play with the community as a third party organization, group, individual, government, et cetera. They must however, have a Nation State as a sponsor for their group, individual, government, et cetera. They are not bound by any activity requirements from Article 3 except for Section 1.

Article 3 - Activity Requirements

Because Solar Alliance has a finite amount of land, this Act prevents individuals from hogging land indefinitely.

Section 1: Players deleted by Nation States for inactivity are automatically removed from the Solar Alliance map and their land is available for free claim.

Section 2: Players that exceed 25 days of inactivity on their registered, NationStates account can have their land claimed by any member of Solar Alliance or a new member without their consent.

Section 3: Players that do not contribute to Solar Alliance for 45 days or more are automatically removed from Solar Alliance.

Section 4: Players who return to Solar Alliance may request to reclaim their previous land as long as it's available for free claim or to submit a new claim.

Section 5: Players eligible for Article 4 - Vacation are not held to these conditions except for Section 1.

Article 4 - Vacation

Any Solar Alliance member may apply for Vacation Mode if they plan to be inactive on Solar Alliance for 21 or more days. Players on Vacation Mode are not subjection to the Sections of Article 3 except for Section 1. There is no justification needed for Vacation Mode.

Section 1: To qualify for Vacation Mode, a member must communicate their to the Founder or Chancellor. Vacation mode is effective from the time the request is made.

Section 2: Any member who chooses to enter Vacation Mode forfeits all pending or contested claims.

Section 3: Vacation mode is limited to 3 consecutive months. After 3 months, a member will be removed from the Solar Alliance map and their land will be eligible for free claim. Additional circumstances may be communicated, at the time of the request, to the Founder which may entitle you to further absence such as active military deployment.

Article 5 - Claiming Land

The map is divided into first-level administrative divisions referred to in this document as provinces.

Section 1: All claims require the player to state what they are claiming in a clear manner.

Section 2: All claims will require a role play reason as to why you are claiming that territory.

Section 4: All claims require a role-play be posted within 4 days after approval or the pending claim is invalidated.

Section 5: All claims will be submitted by the 7th of the month. They will be available to view for one week and then processed in accordance with Section 4, or other applicable Acts.

Section 6: Nations will not be allowed to form colonies that are separated from their homeland (which is defined as where one's capital is) without it being connected by lake or sea.

Section 7: Number of claims per citizen classification
Native - 5 provinces
Resident - 3 provinces
Foreign national - 3 provinces
Visa nation - 3 provinces

Article 6 -Territory Limits Per Citizen Status

Section 1: Natives - The furthest permitted expanse of territory is no more than 6,592,800 sq. miles.

Section 2: Residents - The furthest permitted expanse of territory is no more than 2,969,907 sq. miles.

Section 3: Foreign Nations - The furthest permitted expanse of territory is no more than 919,595 sq. miles.

Section 4: Visa Nations - The furthest permitted expanse of territory is no more than 386,874 sq. miles.

Article 7 - Map Committee

Section 1: The Committee will be appointed one by Founder, one by Chancellor. If one is absent. No member of the Map Committee will judge his own dispute, review his own decision or participate in the election of one who will.

Section 2: The Committee will only have the powers granted by this document, and further powers granted to it by the regional government. The Committee must agree, in all disputes.

Section 3: The Map Committee will hear disputes and render a decision in accordance with this document and the laws created by the regional government

Section 4: Decisions made by the Committee can be appealed to SASC

Section 5: The Appeals Panel is limited only to deciding if the reasoning in the decision was not in line with the laws of the region. The Panel may then invalidate or alter the decision.

Section 6: When deciding a claim the Committee must consider culture, reason for the claim, territory size after the claim and if the reason given address those issues such as culture.

Article 8 - Amendments