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* In the ''Film/MenInBlack'' films Agent Kay is given to quoting chapter and verse of MIB regulations at Jay when he does something questionable.

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* In the ''Film/MenInBlack'' ''Franchise/MenInBlack'' films Agent Kay is given to quoting chapter and verse of MIB regulations at Jay when he does something questionable.
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* VideoGame/{{Suzerain}}: The Sordish constitution, naturally. We don't see it in full, but do get an idea of some of its articles when relevant:
** Article 6 designates that every citizen of Sordland, regardless of their ethnic background, is a "Sord" under the law. Article 7 gives every Sord equal protection under the law.
** Article 17 gives sole authority to the Supreme Court to impeach the President.
** Article 82 deals with the President's power of legislative veto.
** Article 100 defines the President's ability to use emergency powers to govern.
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* ''Webcomic/HighSchoolLessons'' is built on this. There's apparently well over 9000 rules, so it's unlikely we'll see them all.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

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** There also exist "[[DeadlyGame Games]]," occult rituals whose steps are presented as steps of a passtime, often with a reward for doing it right, such as one's HeartsDesire, but if they fail, either [[ItOnlyWorksOnce they can never try again]] or they get DraggedOffToHell or [[UncertainDoom "go missing"]].

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** There also exist "[[DeadlyGame Games]]," occult rituals whose steps are presented as steps of as, well, a passtime, game, often with a reward for doing it right, such as one's HeartsDesire, but if they fail, [[YourHeartsDesire the player's heart's desire]]. If the player fails, either [[ItOnlyWorksOnce they can never try again]] or they get DraggedOffToHell or [[UncertainDoom "go missing"]].
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* CreepyPasta:
** Several stories revolve around the protagonist finding such a list at their new job (or, more rarely, their new home), with dire consequences for them if the rules are broken.
** There also exist "[[DeadlyGame Games]]," occult rituals whose steps are presented as steps of a passtime, often with a reward for doing it right, such as one's HeartsDesire, but if they fail, either [[ItOnlyWorksOnce they can never try again]] or they get DraggedOffToHell or [[UncertainDoom "go missing"]].
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* The Junior Woodchuck Guidebook from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' has at least ''1118'' different rules, though we only hear twenty of them over the course of the series. Rule 1 (which is revealed in the GrandFinale) is "Always expect the unexpected."
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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars''[=/=]''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=][[spoiler:VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}]] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''[[FanFic/SovereignGFCOrigins Origins]]'', the Trans-Galactic Republic's "Standardized Regulations of Military Law" serve as important plot-points, having been derived from the RealLife [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks UCMJ]] but otherwise is not fleshed out or given any body [[LawOfConservationOfDetail beyond what is necessary for the plot]].

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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars''[=/=]''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=][[spoiler:VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}]] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''[[FanFic/SovereignGFCOrigins Origins]]'', ''Fanfic/{{Origins}}'', the Trans-Galactic Republic's "Standardized Regulations of Military Law" serve as important plot-points, having been derived from the RealLife [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks UCMJ]] but otherwise is not fleshed out or given any body [[LawOfConservationOfDetail beyond what is necessary for the plot]].

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