The Compliance Framework

All displacement activities require pre-authorization from a licensed Temporal Compliance Officer (TCO). Unauthorized displacement is a Category A violation. The authorization process requires submission of a Displacement Intent Form (DIF-1), a Paradox Risk Assessment (PRA), and a Temporal Footprint Projection (TFP). Processing time: 45 to 90 business days. Expedited processing is available under emergency provisions (see CRTT-100.7) but has been granted twice in the Consortium's operational history.

All displacement activities are subject to post-displacement audit to assess the magnitude and nature of temporal footprint. Footprint is classified on the Kerensky Scale (KS-0 through KS-7). KS-0 indicates no measurable footprint. KS-7 indicates irreversible timeline alteration. Displacement activities resulting in KS-4 or above require a Corrective Action Plan (CAP). Activities resulting in KS-6 or above are referred to the Consortium's Enforcement Division.

All temporal travelers must execute a Paradox Liability Waiver (PLW) prior to displacement. The PLW acknowledges that the traveler assumes responsibility for any paradoxes generated by their activity, including but not limited to: causal loops, grandfather paradoxes, bootstrap paradoxes, ontological paradoxes, and what the Framework designates as "novel paradox configurations not yet classified" (CRTT-102, Appendix J).

Additional requirements for travel to any period prior to the traveler's temporal origin. Includes mandatory non-interference briefing, era-specific cultural compliance training, and a prohibition on the transport of objects, organisms, or information across temporal boundaries without a Material Transfer Authorization (MTA).

Requirements for travel beyond the traveler's present. Notably less restrictive than CRTT-200, as forward displacement generates fewer paradox risks. However, the information return provisions (CRTT-201.14) are strictly enforced. Knowledge obtained during forward displacement may not be applied in the traveler's origin timeline without review by the Consortium's Information Quarantine Board.

For non-interactive displacement (observation only). Requires demonstration that the traveler's presence is undetectable by contemporary inhabitants. Detection constitutes a violation of CRTT-210.3. Detection by a contemporary inhabitant who is subsequently not believed does not constitute a violation but must be reported.

Currently under moratorium (see Advisory 2034-09). Recursive displacement — traveling to a time period in which one is already present via a prior displacement — is suspended pending the resolution of what the Advisory describes as "emergent complications." The Advisory does not specify the nature of the complications. The moratorium has been in effect since 2034. It has not been lifted.

Standards for displacement activities that result in the creation of a new timeline branch. Bifurcation is not prohibited but requires post-event registration with the Consortium's Timeline Registry within 72 hours of the bifurcation event. Failure to register constitutes a Category B violation.