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^chgetgaas Dhvgd Ciwkry, Qgmtir Lruookehmbkr, Frkf Cgsbkr, hed Dhvgd
Ahrhfbkr (micckmtgvkcy –^chgetgaas‟), gedgvgduhccy hed ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed hcc
tbisk sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd (khmb, h –Mchss Oko`kr‟ hed, micckmtgvkcy, tbk –Mchss‟) hcckfk
hs aicciws:
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8. Tbgs gs h mchss hmtgie `riufbt `y ^chgetgaas, ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed
tbk euokrius itbkr sgogchrcy-sgtuhtkd bicdkrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts ge
mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc wirls tbht Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy Getkrehtgiehc, Gem.
(–Pbhpsidy‟ ir –Dkakedhet‟) bhs uskd wgtbiut okmbhegmhc cgmkesks ge he
kfrkfgius, mietgeuius hed iefigef mhophgfe ia dkcg`krhtk mipyrgfbt
geargefkoket.
0. ]pkmgagmhccy, Pbhpsidy bhs — hed mietgeuks ti — uechwauccy rkpridumk
hed/ir dgstrg`utk mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies (tbk –Virls‟) ti ogccgies
ia uskrs vgh gts getkrhmtgvk miookrmghc ousgm strkhogef skrvgmk, hs wkcc hs gts
iaacgek cgstkegef skrvgmk. Pbhpsidy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrg`utks tbk Virls
dkspgtk gts ahgcurk ti gdketgay hed/ir cimhtk tbk iwekrs ia tbisk miopisgtgies air
phyoket ir ti privgdk tbko wgtb eitgmk ia Pbhpsidy‗s getket ti rkpridumk hed/
ir dgstrg`utk tbk Virls.
=. Pbhpsidy‗s geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs‗
okmbhegmhc rgfbts gs leiwgef hed wgccauc. ]umb usk ia tbk Virls mrkhtks
su`sthetghc bhro hed gejury ti tbk mipyrgfbt bicdkrs, hed dgogegsbks tbk
getkfrgty ia tbk Virls. Pbhpsidy‗s leiwgef hed wgccauc geargefkoket gs
uechwauc hed wgtbiut justgagmhtgie, hs Pbhpsidy bhs mietgeuiuscy ahgckd ti usk
hey iek ia tbk ohey hvhgch`ck okmbhegsos ti pripkrcy i`thge hutbirgzhtgie airtbk rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia tbk Virls, wbktbkr ge tbk airo ia h
vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk, hed wbktbkr ir eit tbk rgfbtsbicdkr gs rkhdgcy
gdketgagh`ck. Tiutkd hs iek ia tbk khrcgkst [.].-`hskd su`smrgptgie strkhogef
skrvgmks, Pbhpsidy bhs h sgfegagmhet hed gophmtauc prkskemk ge tbk ousgm
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gedustry, hed tbk hvhgch`ck rksiurmks ti pripkrcy i`thge hcc rkqugsgtk cgmkesks.
Pbhpsidy‗s murrket gcckfhc prhmtgmks hed primkdurks ge mieekmtgie wgtb gts
uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd Virls,
mio`gekd wgtb gts ahgcurk ti phy iwkd okmbhegmhc riyhctgks, kvgdkemks gts
prhmtgmk ia ueahgrcy priagtgef iaa tbk `hmls ia miopiskrs.
J[PG]DGMTGIE HED QKE[K
4. Tbgs hmtgie gs h mgvgc hmtgie ivkr wbgmb tbgs miurt bhs irgfgehc
jurgsdgmtgie uedkr 02 [.].M. §§ 8==8 hed 8==2 ge tbht tbk mchgos bkrkge hrgsk
uedkr akdkrhc mipyrgfbt chw (86 [.].M. § 8>8, kt skq.) (tbk –Mipyrgfbt Hmt‟).
Jurgsdgmtgie hcsi kxgsts pursuhet ti 02 [.].M. § 8==0(d)(0) `kmhusk tbk ohttkr
ge mietrivkrsy kxmkkds tbk suo ir vhcuk ia $;,>>>,>>> (kxmcusgvk ia getkrkst
hed mists), gs h mchss hmtgie ge wbgmb h oko`kr ia tbk pripiskd mchss, gemcudgef
^chgetgaas, gs h mgtgzke ia h sthtk dgaakrket ario Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy, hed tbk
euo`kr ia oko`krs ia tbk pripiskd mchss kxmkkds 8>>.
;. Qkeuk ge tbgs Dgstrgmt gs pripkr uedkr 02 [.].M. § 8=78(`) hed/ir 02
[.].M. § 84>>(h). Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, h su`sthetghc phrt ia tbk hmts ia
geargefkoket miopchgekd ia bkrkge immurs ir bhs immurrkd ge tbgs Dgstrgmt, hed
Dkakedhet gs su`jkmt ti pkrsiehc jurgsdgmtgie ge tbgs Dgstrgmt.
TBK ^HPTGK]
1. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hrk gedgvgduhcs hed ketgtgks rksgdgef ge tbk [egtkd
]thtks hed khmb ia wbio, durgef tbk Mchss ^krgid (hs dkagekd bkrkge), iwe tbk
rkpridumtgie hed dgstrg`utgie rgfbts ia mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc wirls rkpridumkd
hed dgstrg`utkd `y Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy.
6. ^chgetgaa Dhvgd Ciwkry gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Fkirfgh.Or. Ciwkry bhs `kke h agxturk ia tbk ousgm gedustry air dkmhdks, hed cglk tbk
oko`krs ia tbk mchss, bhs ohdk bgs cgvkcgbiid mrkhtgef hed pkrairogef ousgm.
Or. Ciwkry gs h pricgagm siefwrgtkr hed pridumkr, hed gs tbk hutbir ir mi-
hutbir ia oirk tbhe 8;> siefs air bgs pipuchr friups Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe
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@kktbivke. @itb Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke wkrk airokd ge
Mhcgairegh. Or. Ciwkry rkmirdkd ohey ia bgs ousgmhc miopisgtgies, wbgmb hrk
ht gssuk ge tbgs chwsugt, ge Mhcgairegh. Or. Ciwkry hcsi tiurs hed ohgethges bgs
`iilgef hfkemy Mhcgairegh.
2. ^chgetgaa Qgmtir Lruookehmbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia
Mhcgairegh, rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia ]he Arhemgsmi. Or.
Lruookehmbkr mi-aiuedkd tbk `hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke. Cglk Or.
Ciwkry, Or. Lruookehmbkr gs h pricgagm siefwrgtkr, hed gs tbk hutbir ir mi-
hutbir ia euokrius ousgmhc wirls, gemcudgef ohey rkmirdkd `y Mhopkr Qhe
@kktbivke. Ge hddgtgie ti hutbirgef hed/ir mi-hutbirgef ousgmhc wirls air
Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, Or. Lruookehmbkr bhs hcsi rkckhskd ouctgpck sici
hc`uos miethgegef euokrius siued rkmirdgefs tbht ko`idy bgs ousgmhc wirls.
7. ^chgetgaa Frkf Cgsbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Mhcgairegh,
rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia ]heth Mruz. Or. Cgsbkr gs h rkeiwekd
ousgmghe hed h oko`kr ia tbk `hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, hed gs he hutbir
ir mi-hutbir ia euokrius ousgmhc wirls, gemcudgef ohey rkmirdkd `y Mhopkr
Qhe @kktbivke. Ge hddgtgie ti hutbirgef hed/ir mi-hutbirgef ousgmhc wirls
air Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke, Or. Cgsbkr bhs hcsi rkckhskd ouctgpck sici hc`uos
miethgegef euokrius siued rkmirdgefs tbht ko`idy bgs ousgmhc wirls.
8>. ^chgetgaa Dhvgd Ahrhfbkr gs he gedgvgduhc wbi gs h rksgdket ia Mhcgairegh,
rksgdgef ge tbk Mgty hed Miuety ia Cis Hefkcks. Or. Ahrhfbkr mi-aiuedkd tbk
`hed Mrhmlkr, hed bhs hutbirkd ir mi-hutbirkd euokrius ousgmhc wirls
rkmirdkd `y tbht `hed. Ge hddgtgie, Or. Ahrhfbkr gs h rkeiwekd ousgmghe wbi
bhs micch`irhtkd wgtb euokrius itbkr wkcc-leiwe hrtgsts.88. Dkakedhet Pbhpsidy gs h Dkchwhrk mirpirhtgie wgtb gts prgemgphc pchmk
ia `usgekss ht 6>8 ;tb Hvkeuk, ]ugtk =8>>, ]khttck, Vhsbgeftie 728>4.
Pbhpsidy gs ducy quhcgagkd ti di hed gs digef `usgekss ge Mhcgairegh. Gt bhs h
Mhcgairegh hfket air skrvgmk ia primkss. Gt ipkrhtks he iaagmk ge ]he Arhemgsmi,
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Mhcgairegh. Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy phys Mhcgairegh thxks, hed
iwes hed/ir ckhsks rkhc pripkrty ge Mhcgairegh air gts ]he Arhemgsmi iaagmk.
Oirkivkr, tbk dhth rkckvhet ti Pbhpsidy‗s geargefgef hmtgvgtgks gs prgohrgcy
kckmtriegm hed mhe `k ohdk hvhgch`ck wgtb khsk ge Mhcgairegh.
80. Tbriufb gts getkrhmtgvk Getkrekt-`hskd hed hppcgmhtgie-`hskd skrvgmks,
Pbhpsidy ketkrs geti miookrmghc trheshmtgies, mietrhmts hed itbkr
hrrhefkokets wgtb rksgdkets ia Mhcgairegh. Pbhpsidy‗s murrket Ked [skr
Cgmkesk Hfrkkoket (–K[CH‟) spkmgagmhccy privgdks tbht gt sbhcc `k fivkrekd
`y tbk chws ia tbk ]thtk ia Mhcgairegh. Tbht shok K[CH dksgfehtks, ge gts
airuo skckmtgie mchusk, tbht hcc dgsputks wgcc `k su`jkmt ti tbk –kxmcusgvk
jurgsdgmtgie ia tbk sthtk hed akdkrhc miurts sgttgef ge ]he Arhemgsmi, ge tbk ]thtk
ia Mhcgairegh‟ wbgmb kxbg`gts Pbhpsidy‗s rkmifegtgie tbht tbgs Dgstrgmt gs he
hppriprghtk vkeuk. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s K[CH ario gts wk`sg tk
www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt H). Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka,
Pbhpsidy hdvkrtgsks dgrkmtcy ti Mhcgairegh miesuokrs. ^krairohemk ia vhrgius
ia Dkakedhet‗s mietrhmts rksucts ge tbk leiwgef hed rkpkhtkd uecgmkeskd
rkpridumtgie hed dgstrg`utgie ia ousgmhc wirls ivkr tbk Getkrekt ti Mhcgairegh
rksgdkets. Dkakedhet‗s iecgek hmtgvgtgks leiwgefcy hed purpiskcy getkrhmt wgtb
tbk mioputkrs hed itbkr kckmtriegm dkvgmks ia rksgdkets ge Mhcgairegh hed sicgmgt
`usgekss ario Mhcgairegh miesuokrs, gemcudgef Mchss Oko`krs.
AHMT[HC @HMLFPI[ED
8=. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hrk tbk mipyrgfbt iwekrs ir iwekrs ia kxmcusgvk
rgfbts ge euokrius mipyrgfbtkd miopisgtgies ge tbk [egtkd ]thtks, hed bhvk tbk
okmbhegmhc rgfbts ti tbksk Virls.84. ^ursuhet ti tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss pisskss kxmcusgvk
rgfbts rkfhrdgef tbk rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd Virls,
gemcudgef tbk hssimghtkd cgmkesgef rgfbts ti sumb hmtgvgtgks.
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8;. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss dgstrg`utk, skcc hed/ir cgmkesk tbk Virls ge tbk
airo ia MDs, mhsskttks, hed itbkr thefg`ck okdgh tbriufbiut tbk [egtkd ]thtks,
gemcudgef ge Mhcgairegh. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss rkpridumk, dgstrg`utk, skcc, hed/
ir cgmkesk tbk Virls ge tbk airo ia dgfgthc hudgi agcks dkcgvkrkd hed pkrairokd
vgh tbk Getkrekt.
81. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss bhvk gevkstkd hed mietgeuk ti gevkst su`sthetghc
oieky, kekrfy, tgok, kaairt hed mrkhtgvk thcket ti mrkhtk hed dkvkcip tbk Virls.
86. Pbhpsidy gs he getkrhmtgvk miookrmghc ousgm strkhogef skrvgmk (hoief
itbkr skrvgmks) tbht ipkrhtks he Getkrekt wk`sgtk (www.rbhpsidy.mio)
pkrogttgef uskrs ti mustiogzk cgstkegef mbigmks air rkmirdkd ousgm hed ti
mrkhtk Getkrekt –rhdgi sthtgies.‟ Gts Getkrekt skrvgmks hrk diwecihdh`ck ti
mioputkrs hed bhedbkcd dkvgmks (vgh oi`gck hppcgmhtgies) ohlgef gts
strkhogef mhph g̀cgtgks wgdkcy hvhgch`ck ti ogccgies ia uskrs. Gedkkd, Pbhpsidy
`ihsts tbht uskrs mhe –\s_trkho ogccgies ia siefs ir diwecihd uecgogtkd
pchycgsts hed siefs strhgfbt ti yiur pbiek ir th`ckt hed ekvkr ogss h
`kht.‟ (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Hpps hed Dkvgmks phfk ie gts wk`sgtk
www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt @).
82. Pbhpsidy iaakrs gts skrvgmks ti tbk pu`cgm vgh dgaakrket su`smrgptgie-
`hskd phmlhfks: (8) gts –uePhdgi‟ pchtairo (he getkrekt rhdgi skrvgmk chuembkd
ge ir hriued Juek 0>84)< hed (0) gts –^rkogkr‟ pchtairo. @itb su`smrgptgie
pchtairos hrk iaakrkd ti prispkmtgvk su`smrg`krs ie h cgogtkd –arkk trghc‟ `hsgs.
87. Tbk –uePhdgi‟ su`smrgptgie (mistgef $4.77 pkr oietb) pkrogts uskrs ti:
• Hmmkss h –^krsiehcgzkd rhdgi `hskd ie yiur ahvirgtk hrtgst ir trhml‟<
•
–]lgp hs ohey siefs yiu whet‟<• Kejiy –Bgfb quhcgty, hd-arkk hudgi ie oi`gck hed ie yiur mioputkr‟<
hed
• –Diwecihd hey sief ti cgstke iaacgek ” up ti 0; siefs.‟ (]kk
www.rbhpsidy.mio.)
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0>. Tbk ^rkogkr tgkr (mistgef $7.77 pkr oietb) iaakrs su`smrg`krs tbk shok
uePhdgi akhturks, pcus tbk aicciwgef `kekagts:
• –Diwecihd hey sief ti cgstke iaacgek ” uecgogtkd‟<
• –[ecgogtkd, ie-dkohed hmmkss ti ogccgies ia siefs‟<• –Cgstke ie biok hudgi dkvgmks‟:
• H –DJ wgtb Pbhpsidy‟ akhturk air lgds< hed
• –Ahogcy pches‟ (wbgmb hcciw up ti ; skphrhtk hmmiuets ie h sgefck
ahogcy pche ti pkrogt sgoucthekius usk ia tbk ^rkogkr pchtairo ia
Pbhpsidy). (]kk www.rbhpsidy.mio.)
08. Pbhpsidy‗s wk`sgtk murrketcy `ihsts tbht gts –ckhdgef strkhogef ousgm
skrvgmks‟ fgvk oko`krs –hd-arkk hmmkss ti oirk tbhe =0 ogccgie siefs.‟ (]kk
www.rbhpsidy.mio.) Hs ia Dkmko`kr 0>88, Pbhpsidy mchgokd tbht gt bhd
surphsskd 8 ogccgie su`smrg`krs. Hs ia Jucy 0>84, Pbhpsidy `ihstkd 0 ogccgie
phygef su`smrg`krs air gts strkhogef skrvgmks. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Jucy 07, 0>84
prkss rkckhsk ario gts wk`sgtk www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt
M). Hs ia Jucy 0>8;, Pbhpsidy mchgokd ti bhvk surphsskd = ogccgie wircdwgdk
su`smrg`krs. (]kk, Pbhpsidy‗s Jucy 00, 0>8; prkss rkckhsk ario gts wk`sgtk
www.rbhpsidy.mio, htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt D). Mieskquketcy, Pbhpsidy
khres ogccgies ia dicchrs ge rkvkeuks air gts skrvgmks, gemcudgef ario rksgdkets
ia Mhcgairegh.
00. Pbhpsidy‗s Getkrekt ousgm skrvgmk gs getkedkd ti hed diks prioitk
Pbhpsidy‗s skrvgmks ge h oheekr dksgfekd ti httrhmt arkk-trghc uskrs hed phgd
su`smrg`krs ia gts skrvgmks.
0=. Pbhpsidy rkfuchrcy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrg`utks ti cgstkekrs hed uskrsia gts skrvgmks ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc miopisgtgies, hed bhs
diek si rkpkhtkdcy air ht ckhst tbk phst tbrkk ykhrs. Ge tbk miursk ia rkedkrgef
skrvgmks ti gts su`smrg`krs, Pbhpsidy rkpridumks hed/ir dgstrg`utks ^chgetgaas‗
hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc miopisgtgies euokrius tgoks.
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04. Pbhpsidy bhs eit cgmkeskd ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc
miopisgtgies hs rkqugrkd ti rkpridumk ir dgstrg`utk tbk Virls ti gts uskrs hed
su`smrg`krs.
0;. Ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, h sgfegagmhet euo`kr ia Mhcgaireghes wiucd
bhvk phgd ti cgstke ti hed kejiy ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ ousgmhc
miopisgtgies tbriufb okmbhegsos itbkr tbhe Pbhpsidy (k.f., tbriufb tbk
purmbhsk ia dgfgthc diwecihds) ga tbk Virls bhd eit `kke rkpridumkd hed/ir
dgstrg`utkd `y Pbhpsidy, hed Pbhpsidy‗s wgccauc geargefkoket bhs tbus
dgogegsbkd tbk Mhcgairegh-`hskd vhcuk ia tbksk Virls. Aurtbkr, gt whs
airkskkh`ck ti Pbhpsidy tbht gts wgccauc geargefkoket wiucd dgogegsb tbk
Mhcgairegh-`hskd vhcuk ia tbk geargefkd Virls.
01. H skrvgmk sumb hs Pbhpsidy, getkrkstkd ge rkpridumgef hed/ir
dgstrg`utgef ousgmhc miopisgtgies ko`idgkd ge pbieirkmirds, mhe i`thge kgtbkr
h vicuethry cgmkesk, skmurkd `y ekfitghtgef wgtb gedgvgduhc mipyrgfbt iwekrs,
ir h miopucsiry cgmkesk, hs iutcgekd uedkr 86 [.].M. § 88;. H miopucsiry
cgmkesk gs eit frhetkd hutiohtgmhccy uedkr tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt. Ge irdkr ti
i`thge h miopucsiry cgmkesk, Pbhpsidy gs rkqugrkd ti sked h eitgmk ia gts getket
ti usk ousgmhc miopisgtgies ti khmb mipyrgfbt iwekr –`kairk ir wgtbge tbgrty
dhys hatkr ohlgef, hed `kairk dgstrg`utgef hey pbieirkmirds ia tbk wirl.‟ ]kk
86 [.].M. § 88;(`)(8). Tbgs eitgmk ia getketgie ti i`thge h miopucsiry cgmkesk
” miooiecy rkakrrkd ti hs h –EIG‟ ” skrvks tbk vgthc auemtgie ia hckrtgef
mipyrgfbt iwekrs ti tbk usk ia tbkgr ousgmhc miopisgtgies hed, ge ture, tbk
rgfbt ti miopkeshtgie air tbht usk. Tbk ahgcurk ti tgokcy agck ir skrvk h EIG
–airkmcisks tbk pissg`gcgty ia h miopucsiry cgmkesk hed, ge tbk h`skemk ia hekfitghtkd cgmkesk, rkedkrs tbk ohlgef hed dgstrg`utgie ia pbieirkmirds
hmtgieh`ck hs hmts ia geargefkoket.‟ 86 [.].M. §88;(`)(0).
06. Pbhpsidy bhs eit i`thgekd vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesks air tbk
rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia tbk ousgmhc miopisgtgies ht gssuk ge tbgs
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cgtgfhtgie. Vbgck Pbhpsidy bhs rkhpkd tbk agehemghc rkwhrds ia rkpkhtkdcy
vgichtgef tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, ousgmhc miopisgtgie rgfbtsbicdkrs hrk ckat
koptybhedkd. Tbgs ahgcurk mhe iecy ckhd ti iek miemcusgie: tbht Pbhpsidy
vhcuks tbk kxpkdgkemy hed agehemghc `kekagts ia wbickshck mipyrgfbt
geargefkoket ivkr tbk mist hssimghtkd wgtb i`thgegef tbk hppriprghtk cgmkesk.
02. Pbhpsidy‗s uechwauc rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed
Mchss Oko`krs‗ mipyrgfbtkd wirls bhs su`sthetghccy bhrokd hed mietgeuks ti
bhro ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs.
07. ^chgetgaas mhe gdketgay hcc ia tbk mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies air
wbgmb tbky iwe tbk okmbhegmhc rgfbts, hed wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs gcckfhccy
rkpridumkd hed/ir dgstrg`utkd air gts uskrs. H `rgka, eie-kxbhustgvk hed
gccustrhtgvk cgst ia ^chgetgaas‗ geargefkd Virls gemcudk, `ut gs eit cgogtkd ti, tbk
aicciwgef miopisgtgies (hoief ohey itbkrs): –Hcoied Frivk‟, Mipyrgfbt
Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=614>=0< –Fkt Ie Diwe tbk Pihd‟, Mipyrgfbt
Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;=40< –Lgef ia @hlkrsagkcd‟, Mipyrgfbt
Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;=48< –Tiegfbt G Mriss tbk @irdkr‟, Mipyrgfbt
Pkfgstrhtgie Ei. ^Hu>>=64;==2< –]ufhrtiwe‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.
^H>>>878782=< –Iut Cglk H Cgie‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.
^H>>>878782=< –Dhrlke Wiur Diir‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.
^H>>>878782=< hed –Wiu Fit Wiurskca Geti Tbgs‟, Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie Ei.
^Hu>>=64;=01. ^chgetgaas bhvk rkmkgvkd Mkrtgagmhtks ia Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie
ario tbk Pkfgstkr ia Mipyrgfbts air tbksk Virls. (]kk Kxbg`gt K.) Ie khmb ia
tbk Mkrtgagmhtks ia Mipyrgfbt Pkfgstrhtgie htthmbkd bkrkti, ^chgetgaas‗
gdketgaygef geairohtgie gs rkhdgcy hvhgch`ck, hs gs tbk miethmt geairohtgie wgtbrkspkmt ti rkqukstgef rgfbts hed pkrogssgies ge mieekmtgie wgtb tbisk rkfgstkrkd
Virls.
=>. Gedkkd, ge hdogssgie ia gts wriefdigef, ge Ak`ruhry 0>81, Pbhpsidy
(tbriufb gts tbgrd phrty hfket tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy) gssukd airty-aiur EIGs ti
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^chgetgaa Ciwkry pkrthgegef ti hpprixgohtkcy 8>> dgaakrket ousgmhc wirls
ko`idgkd ge siued rkmirdgefs `y Mrhmlkr hed Mhopkr Qhe @kktbivke (tbk
–0>81 EIGs‟). Tbk 0>81 EIGs (hcc gdketgaygef Pbhpsidy hs tbk –Cgmkeskk‟)
rkackmt uechwauccy `hmldhtkd –Kxpkmtkd Dhtk\s_ ia Dgstrg`utgie‟ rhefgef ario
Ak`ruhry 0, 0>>; ti Juek =, 0>8;. Fgvke Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti tgokcy trhesogt
EIGs pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § 88;( )̀(8), tbk 0>81 EIGs hrk gevhcgd, hed
Pbhpsidy gs airkmciskd ario tbk –pissg`gcgty ia h miopucsiry cgmkesk‟ hed gts
ahgcurk ti hctkrehtgvkcy i`thge h ekfitghtkd cgmkesk ario ^chgetgaas rkedkrs
Pbhpsidy‗s uecgmkeskd ohlgef hed dgstrg`utgie ia ^chgetgaas‗ ousgmhc wirls
–hmtgieh`ck hs hmts ia geargefkoket‟ pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. §88;(`)(0).
=8. Pbhpsidy‗s kfrkfgius hed wgccauc vgichtgies ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed tbk Mchss
Oko`krs‗ rgfbts hrk bgfbcgfbtkd `y gts 0>81 EIGs miethgegef tbk
miespgmuiuscy `hmldhtkd –Kxpkmtkd Dhtk\s_ ia Dgstrg`utgie.‟ Oirkivkr, ge
hddgtgie ti gts iwe h`gcgty ti rkskhrmb tbk gdketgty ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts iwekrs,
Pbhpsidy utgcgzks tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy ti privgdk gts okmbhegmhc cgmkesgef
skrvgmks, wbgmb ie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, mietrics iek ia tbk chrfkst dhth`hsks
ie ousgm miopisgtgies ge tbk wircd, hed tbk oist mioprkbkesgvk dhth`hsk ge
tbk [egtkd ]thtks. Hs tbk 0>81 EIGs dkoiestrhtk, Pbhpsidy, kgtbkr dgrkmtcy ir
tbriufb gts hfket, tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy, pissksskd tbk okhes ti gdketgay hed
cimhtk tbk rgfbtbicdkrs ia ousgmhc wirls `kgef rkpridumkd hed/ir dgstrg`utkd
ie gts strkhogef pchtairo, `ut iptkd eit i`thge tbk rkqugrkd cgmkesgef prgir ti
strkhogef sumb ousgmhc wirls.
=0. Gedkkd, tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt hcsi privgdks h spkmgagm oktbidicify ti
i`thge h okmbhegmhc cgmkesk air tbk dgstrg`utgie hed/ir rkpridumtgie iamipyrgfbtkd wirls kvke wbke tbk cgmkeskk bhs miedumtkd h skhrmb air tbk
rgfbtsbicdkr `ut bhs `kke ueh`ck ti gdketgay bgo ir bkr. ]pkmgagmhccy, 86 [.].M.
§88;(`)(8) privgdks tbht, –Ga tbk rkfgstrhtgie ir itbkr pu`cgm rkmirds ia tbk
Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk di eit gdketgay tbk mipyrgfbt iwekr hed gemcudk he hddrkss ht
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wbgmb eitgmk mhe `k skrvkd, gt sbhcc `k suaagmgket ti agck tbk eitgmk ia getketgie
ge tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk.‟ ^kr tbk [.]. Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk. (rkv. 8>/0>8;)
Mgrmuchr 6=, Miopucsiry Cgmkesk air Ohlgef hed Dgstrg`utgef ^bieirkmirds
(htthmbkd bkrkti hs Kxbg`gt A), iecy twi stkps hrk ekkdkd ti kaakmtuhtk sumb
eitgmk: (8) agck he EIG ge tbk Cgmkesgef Dgvgsgie ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk< hed
(0) sked tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk h sthtutiry agcgef akk air khmb tgtck cgstkd ge tbk
EIG. ( Gd., ht =.) Tbk EIG agcgef akks, kaakmtgvk Ohy 8, 0>84, hrk $6; air tbk
agrst tgtck, hed $0> air khmb hddgtgiehc tgtck (pkr friup ia 8>). (]kk [.].
Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk, –Cgmkesgef Akks‟, hvhgch`ck ht bttp://mipyrgfbt.fiv/
cgmkesgef/akks.btoc (chst vgsgtkd Ak`. 02, 0>81). Tbkrk gs ei vhcgd rkhsie air
Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti usk tbgs sthtutiry primkdurk air i`thgegef h miopucsiry
cgmkesk air tbk Virls wbkrk tbk mipyrgfbt iwekr gs ckfgtgohtkcy ueleiwe,
ckhdgef ti tbk miemcusgie tbht Pbhpsidy (8) ahgckd ti ohlk rkhsieh`ck kaairts ti
gdketgay tbk rgfbtsbicdkrs, hed/ir (0) dkmgdkd eit ti miopcy wgtb tbk
miopucsiry cgmkesgef primkss air uegdketgagkd rgfbtsbicdkrs.
==. Hs h dgrkmt hed prixgohtk rksuct ia Pbhpsidy‗s miedumt hcckfkd bkrkge,
^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs hrk ketgtckd ti rkmivkr hcc primkkds hed itbkr
miopkeshtgie rkmkgvkd ir ti `k rkmkgvkd `y Pbhpsidy air gts ahgcurk ti phy
riyhctgks. Tbgs gemcudks hey getkrkst hmmrukd ie tbk riyhcty aueds
gehppriprghtkcy wgtbbkcd ario ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss Oko`krs. ^chgetgaas hed
tbk Mchss Oko`krs bhvk `kke dhohfkd, hed Pbhpsidy bhs `kke uejustcy
kergmbkd, ge he hoiuet tbht gs eit hs ykt auccy hsmkrthgekd `ut wbgmb ^chgetgaas
gs geairokd hed `kcgkvks gs eit ckss tbhe $8;>,>>>,>>>, hmmirdgef ti priia ht
trghc.=4. Tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt privgdks sthtutiry pkehctgks ti dgsmiurhfk
Pbhpsidy‗s geargefkoket, gemcudgef sthtutiry dhohfks hwhrds ia `ktwkke
$6;> hed $=>,>>> air khmb geargefkd wirl, hed up ti $8;>,>>> air h wgccauc
geargefkoket.
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=;. ^chgetgaas `rgef tbgs hmtgie ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed ie `kbhca ia hcc
itbkr sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts air rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc
miopisgtgies, wbgmb rgfbts wkrk gopripkrcy geargefkd `y Pbhpsidy‗s
uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie hed/ir dgstrg`utgie ia tbisk miopisgtgies. Tbk
pripiskd mchss gs mioprgskd ia hed dkagekd hs aicciws:
\IPGFGEHC_
Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrg`utgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge
ousgmhc miopisgtgies rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw,
wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrg`utkd `y Pbhpsidy
wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst i`thgegef h vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk,
sgemk Ohrmb 6, 0>8=.
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(8)Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrg`utgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge
ousgmhc miopisgtgies rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw,
wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrg`utkd `y
Pbhpsidy sgemk Ohrmb 6, 0>8=, wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst
i`thgegef h vicuethry ir miopucsiry cgmkesk.
(0)Hcc iwekrs ia okmbhegmhc dgstrg`utgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge
ousgmhc miopisgtgies, wbgmb miopisgtgies wkrk rkfgstkrkd
uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw wgtb he kaakmtgvk dhtk ia
rkfgstrhtgie pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § 480, hed wbgmb
miopisgtgies wkrk rkpridumkd ir dgstrg`utkd `y Pbhpsidy sgemkOhrmb 6, 0>8=, wgtbiut Pbhpsidy agrst i`thgegef h vicuethry ir
miopucsiry cgmkesk.
Hs dkagekd h`ivk, tbk pripiskd mchss diks eit miesgst ia tbk aicciwgef gedgvgduhcs
(hoief itbkrs): eiergfbtsbicdkrs ia okmbhegmhc rgfbts, iwekrs ia ousgmhc
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miopisgtgies tbht hrk eit rkfgstkrkd uedkr [egtkd ]thtks akdkrhc chw, hed iwekrs ia
rkfgstkrkd miopisgtgies air wbgmb h vicuethry ir miopucsiry okmbhegmhc cgmkesk whs
privgdkd ti Pbhpsidy.
=1. Tbgs hmtgie ohy `k pripkrcy `riufbt hed ohgethgekd hs h mchss hmtgie
`kmhusk tbkrk gs h wkcc-dkagekd mioouegty ia getkrkst ge tbk cgtgfhtgie hed tbk
oko`krs ia tbk pripiskd mchss hrk mckhrcy hed khsgcy hsmkrthgeh`ck hed
gdketgagh`ck. Tbk rkqugrkd kckokets ia oko`krsbgp air tbk mchss, sumb hs
iwekrsbgp ia okmbhegmhc dgstrg`utgie hed rkpridumtgie rgfbts ge rkfgstkrkd
ousgmhc miopisgtgies wgtbge h phrtgmuchr tgok arhok hrk i`jkmtgvk hed
hsmkrthgeh`ck.
=6. Tbk mchss air wbisk `kekagt tbgs hmtgie gs `riufbt gs si euokrius tbht
jigedkr ia hcc mchss oko`krs gs goprhmtgmh`ck. ^chgetgaas hrk geairokd hed
`kcgkvk tbht tbkrk hrk buedrkds ir tbiusheds ia mchss oko`krs hed tbht tbisk
mchss oko`krs mhe `k rkhdgcy hsmkrthgekd ario Pbhpsidy‗s dhth`hsk agcks hed
rkmirds, hed vgh dgsmivkry ge tbgs hmtgie. Air kxhopck, Pbhpsidy sbiucd
ohgethge rkmirds ia hcc ia tbk ousgmhc miopisgtgies gt rkpridumks ir dgstrg`utks.
[pie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy bhs rkhdgcy hvhgch`ck hmmkss ti tbk
chrfkst dhth`hsk ia okmbhegmhc rgfbtsbicdkrs ge tbk [egtkd ]thtks, vgh gts hfket,
tbk Bhrry Aix Hfkemy, ge irdkr ti gdketgay mchss oko`krs. Pbhpsidy ohy hcsi
hmmkss tbk [egtkd ]thtks Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk‗s mhthcifuk hed itbkr rkmirds ti
miedumt h skhrmb, ir bhvk tbk Mipyrgfbt Iaagmk miedumt h skhrmb air Pbhpsidy.
Ge hddgtgie, upie geairohtgie hed `kcgka, Pbhpsidy hcsi ohgethges rkmirds ia
rgfbtsbicdkrs wbi bhvk su`ogttkd miopchgets ti Pbhpsidy air gts usk ia tbkgr
Virls wgtbiut cgmkesk. Pbhpsidy ohy hcsi skkl ti i t̀hge geairohtgie h`iut pitketghc mchss oko`krs ario pkrairogef rgfbts irfhegzhtgies sumb hs H]MH ,̂
@OG, ir ]K]HM. Tbkrk hrk hcsi tbgrd phrty getkrhmtgvk strkhogef ousgm riyhcty
micckmtgie hfkemgks wbgmb ohy miedumt hudgts ti gdketgay tbk ousgmhc
miopisgtgies air wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs ahgckd ti i`thge okmbhegmhc cgmkesks. Ia
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miursk, pitketghc mchss oko`krs ohy hcsi, hed hcrkhdy bhvk, skca-gdketgay. Tbk
Mchss Oko`krs mhe hcsi `k rkhdgcy cimhtkd hed eitgagkd ia tbgs hmtgie.
=2. Tbk mchgos ia ^chgetgaas hrk typgmhc ia tbk mchgos ia tbk oko`krs ia tbk
mchss, hed tbkgr getkrksts hrk miesgstket wgtb hed eit hethfiegstgm ti tbisk ia tbk
itbkr mchss oko`krs tbky skkl ti rkprksket. ^chgetgaas bicds tbk rgfbts ti
ouctgpck ousgmhc miopisgtgies wbgmb Pbhpsidy bhs rkpridumkd hed/ir
dgstrg`utkd wgtbiut cgmkesk hed wgtbiut privgdgef eitgagmhtgie ti ^chgetgaas.
^chgetgaas hed hcc oko`krs ia tbk mchss bhvk susthgekd hmtuhc pkmueghry ciss hed
ahmk grrkphrh`ck bhro hrgsgef iut ia Pbhpsidy‗s mietgeukd geargefkoket hs
miopchgekd ia bkrkge.
=7. ^chgetgaas bhvk ei getkrksts tbht hrk hdvkrsk ti, ir wbgmb mieacgmt wgtb,
tbk getkrksts ia tbk h`sket oko`krs ia tbk mchss hed hrk h`ck ti ahgrcy hed
hdkquhtkcy rkprksket hed pritkmt tbk getkrksts ia sumb h mchss. ^chgetgaas bhvk
rhgskd h vgh`ck mipyrgfbt geargefkoket mchgo ia tbk typk rkhsieh`cy kxpkmtkd ti
`k rhgskd `y oko`krs ia tbk mchss, hed wgcc vgfiriuscy pursuk tbisk mchgos. Ga
ekmksshry, ^chgetgaas ohy skkl ckhvk ia tbk Miurt ti hoked tbgs Miopchget ti
gemcudk hddgtgiehc mchss rkprkskethtgvks ti rkprksket tbk mchss ir hddgtgiehc
mchgos hs ohy `k hppriprghtk. ^chgetgaas hrk rkprksketkd `y kxpkrgkemkd,
quhcgagkd hed miopktket miueskc wbi hrk mioogttkd ti priskmutgef tbgs hmtgie.
4>. Miooie qukstgies ia ahmt hed chw kxgst hs ti hcc oko`krs ia tbk mchss
tbht prkdiogehtk ivkr hey qukstgies haakmtgef iecy gedgvgduhc oko`krs ia tbk
mchss. Tbksk miooie ckfhc hed ahmtuhc qukstgies, wbgmb di eit vhry ario
mchss oko`kr ti mchss oko`kr, hed wbgmb ohy `k dktkrogekd wgtbiut
rkakrkemk ti tbk gedgvgduhc mgrmuosthemks ia hey mchss oko`kr gemcudk, wgtbiutcgogthtgie, tbk aicciwgef:
(H) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy kefhfkd ge tbk prhmtgmk ia rkpridumgef,
dgstrg`utgef ir itbkrwgsk kxpcigtgef rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc
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(@) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy ahgckd ti miopcy wgtb tbk miopucsiry
cgmkesgef rkqugrkokets ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt, 86 [.].M. § 88;,
gemcudgef agcgef ia Eitgmks ia Getket wgtb tbk [.]. Mipyrgfbt
Iaagmk<
(M) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy‗s rkpridumtgie, dgstrg`utgie ir itbkr
kxpcigthtgie ia rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies wgtbiut agrst
i`thgegef h okmbhegmhc cgmkesk miestgtutks h vgichtgie ia tbk
Mipyrgfbt Hmt, 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1 hed ;>8<
(D) Vbktbkr Pbhpsidy‗s uecgmkeskd rkpridumtgie, dgstrg`utgie ir
itbkr kxpcigthtgie ia rkfgstkrkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies whs diek
wgccauccy, tbkrk`y ketgtcgef tbk oko`krs ia tbk mchss ti gemrkhskd
sthtutiry dhohfks< hed
(K) Tbk `hsgs hed oktbid air dktkrogegef hed mioputgef dhohfks.
48. H mchss hmtgie gs supkrgir ti itbkr hvhgch`ck oktbids air tbk ahgr hed
kaagmgket hdjudgmhtgie ia tbgs mietrivkrsy sgemk gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ia tbk
mchgos ia hcc mchss oko`krs gs goprhmtgmh`ck. Tbk mchgos ia tbk gedgvgduhc
oko`krs ia tbk mchss ohy rhefk ario sohcckr suos ti chrfkr suos, dkpkedgef
upie tbk euo`kr ia Virls geargefkd. Tbus, air tbisk mchss oko`krs wgtb
akwkr Virls geargefkd, tbk kxpkesk hed `urdke ia gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ohy eit
justgay pursugef tbk mchgos gedgvgduhccy. Hed kvke ga kvkry oko`kr ia tbk mchss
miucd haaird ti pursuk gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie—wbgmb gs bgfbcy uecglkcy ge tbk
gedkpkedket hrtgst mioouegty—tbk miurt systko miucd eit. Gt wiucd `k
ueducy `urdkesiok ti tbk miurts ge wbgmb gedgvgduhc cgtgfhtgie ia euokrius
mhsks wiucd primkkd. Gedgvgduhcgzkd cgtgfhtgie wiucd hcsi prksket tbk pitketghcair vhrygef, mietrhdgmtiry, ir gemiesgstket judfokets hed wiucd ohfegay tbk
dkchy hed kxpkesk ti hcc phrtgks hed ti tbk miurt systko rksuctgef ario ouctgpck
trghcs ia tbk shok ahmtuhc gssuks. Ie tbk itbkr bhed, tbk ohgetkehemk ia tbgs
hmtgie hs h mchss hmtgie prkskets akw ohehfkoket dgaagmuctgks, mieskrvks tbk
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rksiurmks ia tbk phrtgks hed ia tbk miurt systko, hed pritkmts tbk rgfbts ia khmb
oko`kr ia tbk mchss. ^chgetgaas hetgmgphtk ei dgaagmucty ge tbk ohehfkoket ia
tbgs hmtgie hs h mchss hmtgie.
MI[ET IEK
(Dgrkmt Mipyrgfbt Geargefkoket - 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1 hed ;>8)
40. ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss rkhcckfk hed gemirpirhtk `y rkakrkemk khmb hed
kvkry hcckfhtgie miethgekd ge phrhfrhpbs 8 tbriufb YY ia tbk Miopchget wgtb
tbk shok airmk hed kaakmt hs ga auccy skt air tbht ckeftb bkrkge.
4=. Pbhpsidy, wgtbiut cgmkesk ario ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss, bhs ohdk
uehutbirgzkd rkpridumtgies hed/ir kefhfkd ge uehutbirgzkd dgstrg`utgie ia
^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ mipyrgfbtkd ousgmhc miopisgtgies, gemcudgef
`ut eit cgogtkd ti, tbisk miopisgtgies cgstkd ge phrhfrhpb 07, gearh. ]umb
miedumt miestgtutks geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ rkfgstkrkd
mipyrgfbts ge vgichtgie ia 86 [.].M. §§ 8>1, kt skq. hed ;>8.
44. Tbk geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗ rgfbts ge khmb ia
tbkgr mipyrgfbtkd miopisgtgies miestgtutks h skphrhtk hed dgstgemt hmt ia
geargefkoket.
4;. Pbhpsidy‗s miedumt gs wgccauc, getketgiehc, purpiskauc, ge dgsrkfhrd ia
hed gedgaakrket ti tbk rgfbts ia ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs.
41. Hs h dgrkmt hed prixgohtk rksuct ia Pbhpsidy‗s wgccauc hed geargefgef
miedumt, ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs hrk ketgtckd ti tbk ohxgouo sthtutiry
dhohfks ir ti tbkgr hmtuhc dhohfks hed Dkakedhet‗s priagts, wbgmbkvkr hrk
bgfbkr, hfhgest Dkakedhet pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>4(`). ^chgetgaas hed Mchss
Oko`krs wgcc kckmt wbktbkr ir eit ti skkl sthtutiry dhohfks prgir ti agehc judfoket. ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs hrk hcsi ketgtckd ti httireky‗s akks hed
mists `y vgrtuk ia Dkakedhet‗s geargefkoket pursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>;.
46. Dkakedhet‗s hmts bhvk mhuskd hed wgcc mietgeuk ti mhusk grrkphrh`ck
bhro hed gejury ti ^chgetgaas hed Mchss Oko`krs air wbgmb tbky bhvk ei
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hdkquhtk rkokdy ht chw. ^ursuhet ti 86 [.].M. § ;>0, ^chgetgaas hed Mchss
Oko`krs hrk tbkrkairk ketgtckd h prkcgogehry gejuemtgie hed h pkroheket
gejuemtgie pribg`gtgef geargefkoket ia ^chgetgaas‗ hed Mchss Oko`krs‗
mipyrgfbts hed kxmcusgvk rgfbts uedkr [egtkd ]thtks chw.
^PHWKP AIP PKCGKA
VBKPKAIPK, ^chgetgaas, ie `kbhca ia tbkoskcvks hed ie `kbhca ia hcc itbkr
pkrsies sgogchrcy sgtuhtkd, rkspkmtauccy prhy air rkcgka hfhgest Dkakedhet hs aicciws:
8. Mkrtgay tbgs ohttkr hs h mchss hmtgie<
0. Ketkr he irdkr hppigetgef ^chgetgaas hs mchss rkprkskethtgvks hed
^chgetgaas‗ miueskc hs mchss miueskc<
=. Ketkr judfoket ge ahvir ia ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss<
4. Ketkr gejuemtgvk hed/ir dkmchrhtiry rkcgka hs gs ekmksshry ti pritkmt tbk
getkrksts ia ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss (86 [.].M. § ;>0), gemcudgef kejigegef
Dkakedhet ario mietgeukd mipyrgfbt geargefkoket hed vgichtgies ia tbk
rkckvhet privgsgies ia tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt<
;. Ketkr gejuemtgvk rkcgka tbht rkqugrks Pbhpsidy ti phy air tbk skrvgmks ia h
tbgrd phrty hudgtir ti gdketgay tbk iwekrs ia Virls rkpridumkd hed/ir
dgstrg`utkd `y Pbhpsidy dkspgtk Pbhpsidy‗s ahgcurk ti agrst i`thge h okmbhegmhc
cgmkesk prgir ti rkpridumgef hed/ir dgstrg`utgef tbk Virls, hed aurtbkr
rkqugrgef Pbhpsidy ti rkoivk hcc sumb Virls ario gts skrvgmks uetgc gt i`thges
pripkr cgmkesks air tbko<
1. Hwhrd miopkeshtiry dhohfks ti ĉhgetgaas hed tbk Mchss ge he hoiuet ti
`k hsmkrthgekd ht trghc<
6. Hwhrd sthtutiry dhohfks ti ^chgetgaas hed tbk Mchss hmmirdgef ti priia,gemcudgef `ut eit cgogtkd ti hcc pkehctgks hutbirgzkd `y tbk Mipyrgfbt Hmt (86
[.].M. §§ ;>4(m)(8), ;>4(m)(0))<
2. Hwhrd rkhsieh`ck httirekys‗ akks hed mists (86 [.].M. § ;>;)<
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kxtket hcciwh`ck< hed
8>. Hwhrd sumb itbkr hed aurtbkr rkcgka tbht tbk Miurt ohy dkko just hed
pripkr.
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