The following PR has been merged: Clarify "purple text" characters in rules & readd Space Law non-restricted item seizure by SlamBamActionman · Pull Request #36414 · space-wizards/space-station-14 · GitHub
It clarifies what characters are considered exempt from escalation rules when they are catatonic(Ghosted, banned or for whatever other reason a player can no longer control that character for the rest of the round).
Additionally it clarifies in space law that security can confiscate items that were used to commit a crime even if those items are not contraband.