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Justice Department Recognition Act of 2017

An Act
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

(a) The Firestone Department of Justice shall officially be recognized by the State of Firestone.

(b) The Firestone Department of Justice shall be defined as: https://www.roblox.com/Groups/group.aspx?gid=2803369

(c) The Firestone Department of Justice should also be known as the Firestone Justice Department.

(d) The Firestone Department of Justice head shall be recognized as the Attorney General, and shall serve as a Cabinet-level position.

(e) The Deputy Attorney General shall serve under the Attorney General, and will be considered apart of the sub-cabinet. Any Employee of The Firestone Department of Justice, excluding the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, shall be recognized as a secondary job.

SECTION 2.

F1 [(a) The Firestone Department of Justice shall be the main entity responsible for prosecuting criminal cases. The Firestone Department of Justice and the Governor may allow legal offices that are legally and officially established by inferior governments, as defined by the Constitution, to prosecute criminal cases based on State law. These legal offices may not prosecute criminal cases based on State law without this permission. Additionally, should it be necessary for the Attorney General to be prosecuted for a criminal offense, a special prosecutor shall be appointed by the Governor who shall be vested with the power to prosecute the criminal case against the Attorney General. The special prosecutor must be a bar certified attorney. To allow for the Special Prosecutor to file charges in accordance with the Constitution, the Special Prosecutor shall be considered to be employed under the Department of Justice, with protection from disciplinary action within the department.The special prosecutor may be removed via the normal impeachment process.]

c) Anyone figure, BAR certified or not, may file a civil case.

d) The Firestone Department of Justice shall cooperate with the Department of Public Safety to investigate any case extreme of domestic corruption within the executive departments, and if needed, prosecute the necessary individuals. They shall also communicate with the Firestone Bureau of Investigation to investigate governmental corruption, and if needed, prosecute the necessary individuals.

e) The Firestone Department of Justice shall be responsible for recognizing official law firms. These law firms shall abide by any regulations set by the Department of Justice. Law firms recognized by the Department of Justice shall not be required to go through the Department of Commerce.

SECTION 3.

F6 [ (a) The Attorney General shall be able to appoint and remove Special Counsel in cases involving Department of Justice Employees or Senior Government Officials. The Attorney General must do so through a publicly accessible document (“Appointing Document”), naming the Special Counsel and the purpose of their investigation. (i) For the purposes of this section, Senior Government Official shall be defined as ‘The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the Cabinet, members of the Judiciary (all circuits), the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.’

(b) For one to be appointed as Special Counsel, they must be a Bar Certified Attorney for at least three months and a Citizen of the State of Firestone, with no felony criminal records and no more than three misdemeanour criminal records.

(c) Appointed Special Counsel under this section shall be independent of the Department of Justice and the Executive Branch, and are only required to report directly to the Attorney General.

(d) Appointed Special Counsel are empowered to investigate any and all events and offences in relation to the individual subject to investigation. The Attorney General may set out additional parameters for the investigation in the Appointing Document.

(e) Appointed Special Counsel are empowered to request the presence of any individual or information (not subject to applicable Classification Statutes) within the Executive or Legislative Branch, if that individual or information is more likely than not to have information substantial to the investigation (including witnesses to alleged incidents). It shall be considered Obstruction of Justice to refuse to attend after seven days of the request being sent - unless on a valid leave of absence - however, it shall be at the discretion of the Attorney General if such charge is filed.

(f) Upon the conclusion of their investigation, Appointed Special Counsel are required to deliver a report to the Attorney General. The Attorney General is then required to release such a report to the public, after any necessary redactions (as in accordance with applicable Classification Statutes). Should charges be pursued, the Attorney General may allow Appointed Special Counsel to prosecute such a case. Otherwise, the Special Counsel shall be disbanded.

(g) Congress may compel the Attorney General to remove a Special Counsellor for reasons of treason, bribery, gross misconduct, ineptitude, neglect of duty, or commission of a felony or misdemeanour as defined by law, through a Joint Resolution of Congress. Upon the passage of a Joint Resolution, the Attorney General is obliged to remove the Special Counsellor in question within 48 hours.]

F7 [SECTION 4.

(a) The term “prosecute” shall be defined as: initiate legal proceedings against one in a criminal case

(b) The term “sue” shall be defined as: initiate legal proceedings against one in a civil case.

F2 [(c) The term “criminal case” shall be defined as: a legal proceedings alleging a violation of criminal statute by the defendant.]

F3 [(d) The term “civil case” shall be defined as: a legal proceedings alleging a violation of civil statute by the defendant.]

(f) The term “employee” shall be defined as: Any member of the Firestone Justice Department.

(g) The term “law firm” shall be defined as: A business engaged in the practice of law that is officially recognized by the Firestone Department of Justice.

(h) The Department of Commerce shall be defined as: https://www.roblox.com/Groups/group.aspx?gid=2808791]

TEXTUAL AMENDMENT

F1 S. 2(a) amended by the Robert Muller Act, section Number 5
F2 S. 4(c) amended by A Bill to Correct the Justice Department Recognition Act, section Number 3
F3 S. 4(d) amended by A Bill to Correct the Justice Department Recognition Act, section Number 4
F4 S. 2(b) nullified by An Act to Regulate Legal Practice, section Number 2
F5 S. 4(e) nullified by An Act to Regulate Legal Practice, section Number 2
F6 S. 3 amended by Robert Muller Act, section Number 3
F7 S. 4 amended by Robert Muller Act, section Number 2
F5 S. 5 amended by Robert Muller Act, section Number 2