# LSPD – Rules and Regulations
§1 – Hierarchy and Respectful Conduct
§1.1 – Authority
The Leader holds the highest internal decision-making authority within the faction.
This authority applies only within the framework of the server rules and the current faction rules.
If no Leader is present, the highest-ranking available Officer generally assumes responsibility.
If an operation is already in progress, the designated officer in charge remains responsible until command is explicitly transferred or reassigned.
§1.2 – Authority to Give Orders
Instructions given by a superior Officer or the designated officer in charge must be followed, provided they do not violate server rules or faction rules.
Deliberately ignoring legitimate instructions may result in internal disciplinary action.
§1.3 – Conduct Toward Others
Members of the LSPD must behave respectfully toward fellow Officers as well as members of other government factions.
Insults, deliberate provocations, personal disputes during an operation, or intentionally interfering with other government factions are prohibited.
§1.4 – Bounties
Placing bounties on fellow Officers or members of other government factions without an explicit and reasonable justification is prohibited.
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§2 – Conduct and Responsibilities of an Officer
§2.1 – Role Model
As a member of the LSPD, every Officer represents a government faction and is expected to behave professionally.
This includes, in particular:
* complying with the penalty catalogue,
* complying with traffic regulations,
* complying with drug laws,
* maintaining an appropriate tone,
* and participating in reasonable and understandable roleplay.
§2.2 – Conduct While on Duty
While on duty, Officers must behave professionally toward civilians, suspects, criminals, and members of other government factions.
Unnecessary provocations, insulting behavior, or deliberately escalating a situation must be avoided.
§2.3 – Proportionality
Police measures must always be appropriate to the situation.
Whenever possible, the least severe suitable measure should be used.
Not every escape, insult, or minor offense automatically justifies the use of a taser, firearm, or vehicle force.
§2.4 – Operational Readiness
When an Officer is on duty, they are generally expected to be available for major incidents.
In the event of staff shortages or special operational situations, the officer in charge may request available Officers to provide assistance.
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§3 – Duties of an Officer
§3.1 – Supporting Other Officers
If assistance is requested, the request must be prioritized according to its urgency.
Low-priority activities such as traffic stops, patrols, or training exercises must be interrupted in the event of an urgent operation.
However, ongoing dangerous situations do not have to be abandoned without proper control.
§3.2 – Major Incidents
In the event of a bank robbery, store robbery, hostage situation, or similar major incident, regular activities generally have lower priority.
Exceptions include server-defined events or situations that cannot simply be abandoned, such as government faction WTs or Business Fights.
§3.3 – Weapon Transports
Illegal weapon transports carried out by gangs, mafias, or other criminal organizations should be stopped whenever possible.
Server rules and the proportionality of the operation must be taken into account.
§3.4 – Radio Discipline
The police radio is intended for operation-related communication.
Unnecessary conversations, spam, or deliberately disrupting radio communications are prohibited.
Radio messages should be kept as short and understandable as possible.
In urgent situations, the following information should be provided whenever possible:
* location,
* type of situation,
* number and/or description of suspects,
* required assistance.
§3.5 – Cooperation
Officers are expected to work together during operations.
Independent actions that endanger other Officers or unnecessarily interfere with an ongoing operation should be avoided.
During larger armed incidents, unnecessary solo actions should be avoided whenever backup is available.
§3.6 – Interference in Faction Fights and Gang Wars
If two factions are already involved in a direct fight or an ongoing conflict, Officers are generally not allowed to interfere in the situation on their own.
This applies in particular to an ongoing Gang War. The LSPD is not allowed to intervene in an active Gang War and the area should be avoided accordingly.
The LSPD must stay out of ongoing faction conflicts unless there is an immediate threat to uninvolved persons, government factions, or another compelling reason to intervene.
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§4 – Checks and Handling of Offenders
§4.1 – Wanteds, Points, and Tickets
Wanteds, penalty points, and tickets may only be issued in accordance with the currently valid penalty catalogue.
Deliberately issuing false, additional, or unjustified Wanteds is prohibited.
Wanteds may not be issued because of personal disputes or OOC conflicts.
§4.2 – Person and Traffic Checks
Checks on the same person or vehicle should generally only be carried out at intervals of at least one hour.
The same person should not be stopped or checked multiple times within a short period without a new reason.
However, if there is a new specific suspicion, a new offense has been committed, or another reasonable operational reason exists, another check may also be carried out within that one-hour period.
§4.3 – Searches
If a person is known to the police and has previously been caught multiple times with prohibited items, illegal weapons, drugs, or similar illegal items, they may be searched during a normal person or traffic check.
If a person has never previously attracted police attention, or has only done so without any relevant incidents, there must be a reasonable reason for conducting a search.
Such a reason may include, for example, a specific suspicion, suspicious behavior, a previously committed offense, or indications that the person is carrying prohibited items.
Arbitrary searches without such a reason are prohibited.
§4.4 – Confiscation
Illegal items may be confiscated in accordance with the penalty catalogue and/or server rules.
Legal items may not be removed without an appropriate reason.
§4.5 – Arrest
Before an arrest, the suspect should generally be given the opportunity to comply with police instructions, provided the situation allows it.
An immediate arrest is permitted if there is an immediate danger, the person is already clearly resisting, or the person attempts to evade the police measure by fleeing.
§4.6 – Treatment of Arrested Persons
Arrested persons must continue to be treated appropriately after a successful arrest.
Unnecessary provocations, insults, deliberately delaying the arrest process, or other forms of harassment are prohibited.
§4.7 – Tickets up to Two Wanteds
Persons with up to two Wanteds may be offered a ticket.
The ticket costs $2,500 per Wanted.
However, issuing a ticket is not mandatory. The responsible Officer decides, based on the offense committed, the person's behavior, and the overall situation, whether a ticket is appropriate or whether an arrest should be carried out.
An arrest may therefore also be carried out with up to two Wanteds if this is appropriate considering the seriousness or type of offense.
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§5 – Use of Force
§5.1 – General Rule
The use of force must always be proportionate and appropriate to the situation.
The level of force used should correspond to the actual level of danger.
§5.2 – Taser
A taser may be used in particular if:
* a person is actively resisting,
* a person is fleeing on foot,
* or there is a specific danger that can be stopped without the use of a firearm.
A taser may not be used without a reasonable justification.
§5.3 – Use of Firearms
The use of firearms must generally correspond to the level of danger in the situation.
Direct firearm use against a person is permitted in particular if:
* there is an immediate danger to Officers, Medics, or other persons,
* a suspect uses a firearm or is clearly about to use one,
* a person escapes from Alcatraz or attempts to evade arrest after escaping,
* a person has 12 Wanteds,
* the person is wanted for or already known for murdering an Officer or Medic,
* a person is carrying a money bag after a robbery; in this case, the person may and should be stopped immediately and, if necessary, eliminated,
* or a person or group is actively involved in an illegal weapon transport; in this case, immediate firearm use is permitted in order to stop the transport.
If a fleeing person has at least 4 Wanteds, Officers may attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle by shooting at its tires.
If the person then exits the vehicle and flees on foot without using a weapon or posing an immediate threat, Officers should first attempt to stop the person using a taser.
Fleeing on foot alone generally does not justify direct firearm use against the person unless one of the exceptions listed above applies.
§5.4 – Shooting at Tires
From 4 Wanteds, Officers may shoot at the tires of a fleeing vehicle in order to stop the suspect.
Whenever possible, shots should be aimed specifically at the tires and not at the fleeing person.
Officers must take uninvolved persons and the overall operational situation into account.
§5.5 – End of the Threat
Once the immediate threat has ended, firearm use must also stop.
A suspect who is already incapacitated or surrendering may not continue to be shot.
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§6 – Vehicle Pursuits
§6.1 – Pursuits
During vehicle pursuits, Officers must avoid unnecessarily endangering other road users.
A pursuit does not automatically justify every possible driving maneuver.
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§7 – Major Operations
§7.1 – Officer in Charge
For major incidents, an officer in charge should be designated whenever possible.
This Officer coordinates the operation.
An already designated officer in charge remains responsible until command is explicitly transferred.
§7.2 – Responsibilities of the Officer in Charge
The officer in charge coordinates, among other things:
* positioning of Officers,
* roadblocks and cordons,
* pursuits,
* tactical entry,
* communication with other government factions,
* negotiations,
* and, where necessary, withdrawal or repositioning.
§7.3 – Hostage Situations
During hostage situations, one Officer should be designated as the negotiator whenever possible.
Multiple Officers should not independently negotiate with the suspects at the same time.
The safety of the hostages generally has high priority.
§7.4 – Bank and Store Robberies
During bank or store robberies, the officer in charge decides on positioning, tactical entry, and further operational measures.
Independent tactical entries without coordination should be avoided.
§7.5 – Solo Actions
During larger armed incidents, Officers should not engage multiple armed suspects alone without a reasonable reason if backup is available.
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§8 – Towing Vehicles
§8.1 – Vehicles on Sidewalks
Vehicles may be towed if more than two wheels are parked on the sidewalk or if the vehicle significantly blocks the sidewalk.
§8.2 – Faction Property
Vehicles located on faction property may be towed if they:
* block entrances or exits,
* obstruct roads or sidewalks,
* block emergency vehicles,
* or are parked without authorization in areas reserved for the faction.
§8.3 – Available Parking Spaces
If a reasonable parking space is available nearby and the vehicle was nevertheless parked in a way that obstructs traffic, it may be towed.
§8.4 – Emergency Vehicles
Emergency vehicles belonging to other government factions may not be towed during an ongoing operation without a compelling reason.
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§9 – Internal Affairs
§9.1 – Internal Conflicts
Problems between Officers should not be discussed publicly during an ongoing operation.
Internal disputes should afterward be resolved with an appropriate higher-ranking Officer or faction leadership.
§9.2 – Misconduct
Serious misconduct by an Officer must be reported to faction leadership.
Deliberately covering up serious rule violations committed by other Officers may also result in internal consequences.
§9.3 – Abuse of Rank
An Officer's rank may not be used to gain personal advantages or to disadvantage other players without an RP-related reason.
§9.4 – Corruption
Corruption within the LSPD is generally prohibited unless it is explicitly permitted by the server rules or approved by the responsible administration.
§9.5 – Internal Disciplinary Measures
Violations of the faction rules may result in internal disciplinary action depending on their seriousness and frequency.
Possible measures include:
* verbal warning,
* written warning or Strike,
* demotion,
* suspension,
* removal from the faction.
The final decision lies with the LSPD leadership.
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§10 – Final Provisions
§10.1
Every member of the LSPD is required to know the current server rules as well as these faction rules.
§10.2
Not knowing a rule does not protect a member from internal disciplinary action.
§10.3
The LSPD leadership reserves the right to amend or expand these rules whenever necessary.
§10.4
Situations that are not explicitly covered by these rules will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the LSPD leadership in accordance with the server rules.
§1 – Hierarchy and Respectful Conduct
§1.1 – Authority
The Leader holds the highest internal decision-making authority within the faction.
This authority applies only within the framework of the server rules and the current faction rules.
If no Leader is present, the highest-ranking available Officer generally assumes responsibility.
If an operation is already in progress, the designated officer in charge remains responsible until command is explicitly transferred or reassigned.
§1.2 – Authority to Give Orders
Instructions given by a superior Officer or the designated officer in charge must be followed, provided they do not violate server rules or faction rules.
Deliberately ignoring legitimate instructions may result in internal disciplinary action.
§1.3 – Conduct Toward Others
Members of the LSPD must behave respectfully toward fellow Officers as well as members of other government factions.
Insults, deliberate provocations, personal disputes during an operation, or intentionally interfering with other government factions are prohibited.
§1.4 – Bounties
Placing bounties on fellow Officers or members of other government factions without an explicit and reasonable justification is prohibited.
---
§2 – Conduct and Responsibilities of an Officer
§2.1 – Role Model
As a member of the LSPD, every Officer represents a government faction and is expected to behave professionally.
This includes, in particular:
* complying with the penalty catalogue,
* complying with traffic regulations,
* complying with drug laws,
* maintaining an appropriate tone,
* and participating in reasonable and understandable roleplay.
§2.2 – Conduct While on Duty
While on duty, Officers must behave professionally toward civilians, suspects, criminals, and members of other government factions.
Unnecessary provocations, insulting behavior, or deliberately escalating a situation must be avoided.
§2.3 – Proportionality
Police measures must always be appropriate to the situation.
Whenever possible, the least severe suitable measure should be used.
Not every escape, insult, or minor offense automatically justifies the use of a taser, firearm, or vehicle force.
§2.4 – Operational Readiness
When an Officer is on duty, they are generally expected to be available for major incidents.
In the event of staff shortages or special operational situations, the officer in charge may request available Officers to provide assistance.
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§3 – Duties of an Officer
§3.1 – Supporting Other Officers
If assistance is requested, the request must be prioritized according to its urgency.
Low-priority activities such as traffic stops, patrols, or training exercises must be interrupted in the event of an urgent operation.
However, ongoing dangerous situations do not have to be abandoned without proper control.
§3.2 – Major Incidents
In the event of a bank robbery, store robbery, hostage situation, or similar major incident, regular activities generally have lower priority.
Exceptions include server-defined events or situations that cannot simply be abandoned, such as government faction WTs or Business Fights.
§3.3 – Weapon Transports
Illegal weapon transports carried out by gangs, mafias, or other criminal organizations should be stopped whenever possible.
Server rules and the proportionality of the operation must be taken into account.
§3.4 – Radio Discipline
The police radio is intended for operation-related communication.
Unnecessary conversations, spam, or deliberately disrupting radio communications are prohibited.
Radio messages should be kept as short and understandable as possible.
In urgent situations, the following information should be provided whenever possible:
* location,
* type of situation,
* number and/or description of suspects,
* required assistance.
§3.5 – Cooperation
Officers are expected to work together during operations.
Independent actions that endanger other Officers or unnecessarily interfere with an ongoing operation should be avoided.
During larger armed incidents, unnecessary solo actions should be avoided whenever backup is available.
§3.6 – Interference in Faction Fights and Gang Wars
If two factions are already involved in a direct fight or an ongoing conflict, Officers are generally not allowed to interfere in the situation on their own.
This applies in particular to an ongoing Gang War. The LSPD is not allowed to intervene in an active Gang War and the area should be avoided accordingly.
The LSPD must stay out of ongoing faction conflicts unless there is an immediate threat to uninvolved persons, government factions, or another compelling reason to intervene.
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§4 – Checks and Handling of Offenders
§4.1 – Wanteds, Points, and Tickets
Wanteds, penalty points, and tickets may only be issued in accordance with the currently valid penalty catalogue.
Deliberately issuing false, additional, or unjustified Wanteds is prohibited.
Wanteds may not be issued because of personal disputes or OOC conflicts.
§4.2 – Person and Traffic Checks
Checks on the same person or vehicle should generally only be carried out at intervals of at least one hour.
The same person should not be stopped or checked multiple times within a short period without a new reason.
However, if there is a new specific suspicion, a new offense has been committed, or another reasonable operational reason exists, another check may also be carried out within that one-hour period.
§4.3 – Searches
If a person is known to the police and has previously been caught multiple times with prohibited items, illegal weapons, drugs, or similar illegal items, they may be searched during a normal person or traffic check.
If a person has never previously attracted police attention, or has only done so without any relevant incidents, there must be a reasonable reason for conducting a search.
Such a reason may include, for example, a specific suspicion, suspicious behavior, a previously committed offense, or indications that the person is carrying prohibited items.
Arbitrary searches without such a reason are prohibited.
§4.4 – Confiscation
Illegal items may be confiscated in accordance with the penalty catalogue and/or server rules.
Legal items may not be removed without an appropriate reason.
§4.5 – Arrest
Before an arrest, the suspect should generally be given the opportunity to comply with police instructions, provided the situation allows it.
An immediate arrest is permitted if there is an immediate danger, the person is already clearly resisting, or the person attempts to evade the police measure by fleeing.
§4.6 – Treatment of Arrested Persons
Arrested persons must continue to be treated appropriately after a successful arrest.
Unnecessary provocations, insults, deliberately delaying the arrest process, or other forms of harassment are prohibited.
§4.7 – Tickets up to Two Wanteds
Persons with up to two Wanteds may be offered a ticket.
The ticket costs $2,500 per Wanted.
However, issuing a ticket is not mandatory. The responsible Officer decides, based on the offense committed, the person's behavior, and the overall situation, whether a ticket is appropriate or whether an arrest should be carried out.
An arrest may therefore also be carried out with up to two Wanteds if this is appropriate considering the seriousness or type of offense.
---
§5 – Use of Force
§5.1 – General Rule
The use of force must always be proportionate and appropriate to the situation.
The level of force used should correspond to the actual level of danger.
§5.2 – Taser
A taser may be used in particular if:
* a person is actively resisting,
* a person is fleeing on foot,
* or there is a specific danger that can be stopped without the use of a firearm.
A taser may not be used without a reasonable justification.
§5.3 – Use of Firearms
The use of firearms must generally correspond to the level of danger in the situation.
Direct firearm use against a person is permitted in particular if:
* there is an immediate danger to Officers, Medics, or other persons,
* a suspect uses a firearm or is clearly about to use one,
* a person escapes from Alcatraz or attempts to evade arrest after escaping,
* a person has 12 Wanteds,
* the person is wanted for or already known for murdering an Officer or Medic,
* a person is carrying a money bag after a robbery; in this case, the person may and should be stopped immediately and, if necessary, eliminated,
* or a person or group is actively involved in an illegal weapon transport; in this case, immediate firearm use is permitted in order to stop the transport.
If a fleeing person has at least 4 Wanteds, Officers may attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle by shooting at its tires.
If the person then exits the vehicle and flees on foot without using a weapon or posing an immediate threat, Officers should first attempt to stop the person using a taser.
Fleeing on foot alone generally does not justify direct firearm use against the person unless one of the exceptions listed above applies.
§5.4 – Shooting at Tires
From 4 Wanteds, Officers may shoot at the tires of a fleeing vehicle in order to stop the suspect.
Whenever possible, shots should be aimed specifically at the tires and not at the fleeing person.
Officers must take uninvolved persons and the overall operational situation into account.
§5.5 – End of the Threat
Once the immediate threat has ended, firearm use must also stop.
A suspect who is already incapacitated or surrendering may not continue to be shot.
---
§6 – Vehicle Pursuits
§6.1 – Pursuits
During vehicle pursuits, Officers must avoid unnecessarily endangering other road users.
A pursuit does not automatically justify every possible driving maneuver.
---
§7 – Major Operations
§7.1 – Officer in Charge
For major incidents, an officer in charge should be designated whenever possible.
This Officer coordinates the operation.
An already designated officer in charge remains responsible until command is explicitly transferred.
§7.2 – Responsibilities of the Officer in Charge
The officer in charge coordinates, among other things:
* positioning of Officers,
* roadblocks and cordons,
* pursuits,
* tactical entry,
* communication with other government factions,
* negotiations,
* and, where necessary, withdrawal or repositioning.
§7.3 – Hostage Situations
During hostage situations, one Officer should be designated as the negotiator whenever possible.
Multiple Officers should not independently negotiate with the suspects at the same time.
The safety of the hostages generally has high priority.
§7.4 – Bank and Store Robberies
During bank or store robberies, the officer in charge decides on positioning, tactical entry, and further operational measures.
Independent tactical entries without coordination should be avoided.
§7.5 – Solo Actions
During larger armed incidents, Officers should not engage multiple armed suspects alone without a reasonable reason if backup is available.
---
§8 – Towing Vehicles
§8.1 – Vehicles on Sidewalks
Vehicles may be towed if more than two wheels are parked on the sidewalk or if the vehicle significantly blocks the sidewalk.
§8.2 – Faction Property
Vehicles located on faction property may be towed if they:
* block entrances or exits,
* obstruct roads or sidewalks,
* block emergency vehicles,
* or are parked without authorization in areas reserved for the faction.
§8.3 – Available Parking Spaces
If a reasonable parking space is available nearby and the vehicle was nevertheless parked in a way that obstructs traffic, it may be towed.
§8.4 – Emergency Vehicles
Emergency vehicles belonging to other government factions may not be towed during an ongoing operation without a compelling reason.
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§9 – Internal Affairs
§9.1 – Internal Conflicts
Problems between Officers should not be discussed publicly during an ongoing operation.
Internal disputes should afterward be resolved with an appropriate higher-ranking Officer or faction leadership.
§9.2 – Misconduct
Serious misconduct by an Officer must be reported to faction leadership.
Deliberately covering up serious rule violations committed by other Officers may also result in internal consequences.
§9.3 – Abuse of Rank
An Officer's rank may not be used to gain personal advantages or to disadvantage other players without an RP-related reason.
§9.4 – Corruption
Corruption within the LSPD is generally prohibited unless it is explicitly permitted by the server rules or approved by the responsible administration.
§9.5 – Internal Disciplinary Measures
Violations of the faction rules may result in internal disciplinary action depending on their seriousness and frequency.
Possible measures include:
* verbal warning,
* written warning or Strike,
* demotion,
* suspension,
* removal from the faction.
The final decision lies with the LSPD leadership.
---
§10 – Final Provisions
§10.1
Every member of the LSPD is required to know the current server rules as well as these faction rules.
§10.2
Not knowing a rule does not protect a member from internal disciplinary action.
§10.3
The LSPD leadership reserves the right to amend or expand these rules whenever necessary.
§10.4
Situations that are not explicitly covered by these rules will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the LSPD leadership in accordance with the server rules.
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