Civil Court
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Civil Affairs:
Authority over Civil Affairs is granted to the Judges of Arabel, appointed by Lord Myrmeen Lhal. City Officials possess the authority to overrule any judgment made in any Civil Case being overseen by the Judges. Civil affairs include contractual disputes, disputes with wills, arguments that are non criminal in nature, etc.
If there are criminal elements involved in a Civil Affair, the Criminal elements supercede the Civil elements, and the trial will be seen in a Criminal Court.
Process of Filing a Civil Claim
The Plaintiff of a Civil Affair must issue a preliminary request to the Judges to review a case. This can be done either orally (in game, which is preferable) or in written form (in forum). The approached Judge may also request a written request if they wish. Plaintiffs must use the following format in a written request:
@Request:
Name of Plaintiff:
Name of Defendant:
Grievance being filed:
Damages sought:
Current evidence:The Judge may review the preliminary request and choose whether or not they wish to hear the claim.
If a preliminary request is accepted by a Judge, a hearing date will be arranged. This can be done immediately, or set for another time. Once a judgment is reached the Judge will make a log of the verdict. Appeals are permitted and can be submitted to any Judge of higher ranking than the one whom made the verdict. Appeals need not always be granted.
Levels of Civil Court:
1. Inquirer � Maximum 1000 Gold Lyons (Without Approval)
2. Magistrate � Maximum 5000 Gold Lyons (Without Approval)
3. Governing Authority � No limit.