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Cross State Line RP General Local Ordinance

Cross State Line RP General Local Ordinance

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Cross State Line RP General Local Ordinance

Legal Information

Enacted on November 29, 2024

We, the State Authority of Cross State Line RP, under the grace of law and order, etc., etc., etc.

To all who shall see or hear this read, greetings:

Whereas we have deemed it necessary to establish a new Cross State Line RP General Local Ordinance (GLO):

Therefore, we, the staff of Cross State Line RP, having heard and consulted with the State Authority, have approved and enacted the following provisions, which shall constitute the Cross State Line RP General Local Ordinance.

FieldDetails
Governing AuthorityCross State Line RP Staff
Official NameCross State Line RP General Local Ordinance
Short TitleCSLRP General Local Ordinance
Adopted ByState Authority of Cross State Line RP
SubjectPublic Order and Safety

Notes Regarding This Ordinance

The Penal Code of Cross State Line RP is supplemented and, where applicable for server administration, overridden by this General Local Ordinance.

General Provisions

A-1 - Scope

  1. This General Local Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the GLO, is intended as a supplement to the laws and policies of Cross State Line RP and applies to all areas, counties, cities, and jurisdictions within the server.
  2. The GLO provides a framework for possible in-character punishment where applicable, but is primarily intended for handling violations outside of roleplay and for server moderation purposes.

A-2 - Validity

  1. If rules are amended after the time an act was committed, the rule most favorable to the accused player shall apply.
  2. A staff member may not rule on, review, or decide a case involving themselves, their friends, or family members. This is to ensure fair and impartial handling.
  3. If a player lies to staff and this can be proven with hard evidence, such as logs, the punishment may be increased.
  4. If a player waits longer than 2 weeks to open a ticket, they are no longer eligible for a refund.

A-3 - Punishment Categories

  1. Punishments are divided into the following categories:
Category 1: Warning + 100 hours community service

(Maximum of 3 warnings within 1 month; after that, escalation to Category 2 applies.)

Category 2: 1-day ban + 50 hours community service

Category 3: 2-day ban + 50 hours community service

Category 4: 3-day ban + 50 hours community service

Category 5: 1-week ban + 50 hours community service

Category 6: 1-month ban + 50 hours community service

Category 7: Permanent ban

Category 8: Account wipe

  1. Category 5, 6, and 7 punishments may be issued preventively while further investigation is conducted.
  2. Staff may increase or reduce punishment depending on context, severity, or prior history. If a player disagrees with a decision, they may open a ticket.
  3. A verbal warning must be recorded in the player’s notes, otherwise it is not valid.
  4. Evading a punishment will result in a Category 7 punishment.
  5. Bans may be issued based on GTA license and IP address. This applies to all users connected to those identifiers.
Note: Warnings remain valid for 3 months. After that, they expire automatically.

Violations - Public Order Disruption (RP)

Article 1 - FailRP

  1. It is prohibited to perform extremely low-quality roleplay or behavior that disrupts roleplay.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Interfering in a police pursuit involving another party, commonly referred to as “countering,” is not allowed.

Exception: If police interfere in an already existing conflict, this rule does not apply.

→ Penalty: Category 2.

Article 2 - Powergaming

  1. It is prohibited to intentionally manipulate roleplay in such a way that it creates an unfair or unrealistic outcome, or to force outcomes onto another party through unrealistic means.
  1. Examples of violations include:
 Storing or retrieving your vehicle from a garage during a pursuit to avoid losing it;

Kidnapping an officer to remove a BOLO or gain access to police files;

Forcing government employees to search, disarm, or transfer items from an unconscious person.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 3 - Out of Character

  1. Breaking character at any time is prohibited. This includes using terms considered Out of Character (OOC). Misusing /looc, or using it for toxic or salty remarks, is also prohibited.
  1. Examples of improper /looc use:
/looc what are you doing?

/looc why are you rdming?

/looc bad roleplay

/looc what you are doing is not allowed, I am making a report

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 4 - Safezone

  1. It is prohibited to use a Safezone to escape illegal activity and/or roleplay.
  2. Examples of prohibited actions in a Safezone:
Causing damage, kidnapping, breaking someone out, robbing, running someone over, or killing someone.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 5 - New Life Rule

  1. If your character dies, they are expected to forget the most recent roleplay situation. The character may not return to the area where they died. That area is indicated by a red circle on the map and is forbidden for 15 minutes after death. The character may also not interfere again in that same scenario until it has fully ended.

→ Penalty: Category 4.

Article 6 - RDM (Random Deathmatch)

  1. Unnecessarily assaulting, killing, provoking, and/or harassing others without roleplay intent is prohibited. This also applies to animals.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 7 - No Value of Life (NVOL)

  1. Players must value the life of the character they are playing. This includes, among other things:
 Driving away at less than 30 km/h during a life-threatening situation.

Running away from a bomb vest that is within arm’s reach while you are unarmed.

Exception: It is not NVOL to flee when someone points a firearm at you from inside a vehicle or motorcycle.

  1. Robbing someone with a melee weapon is allowed, provided the weapon is within arm’s reach of the victim and clearly directed at them. In that case, the victim must cooperate.
If the victim has their car doors open and the melee weapon is within arm’s reach of their body, cooperation is also required.

In all other cases, such as when the melee weapon is outside arm’s reach or the victim possesses a firearm, cooperation is not required.

  1. If you are inside an armored vehicle and that vehicle is missing windows, has broken windows, or is completely destroyed, cooperation is required.

→ Penalty: Category 2.

Article 8 - ERP (Erotic Roleplay)

  1. Erotic roleplay (ERP) is strictly prohibited.
  1. Examples of ERP:
 Erotic messages in /me, /do, and /looc, including references to sex and/or genitalia.

Improper use of emotes with sexual undertones.

→ Penalty: Category 7.

Article 9 - Suicide RP

  1. Playing out a suicide scenario is not allowed.

Exception: This rule may only be bypassed with explicit staff approval.

A bomb vest is an exception to this article, but must still be tied to valid roleplay.

→ Penalty: Category 8 and/or 200 months jail.

Article 10 - Metagaming

  1. It is prohibited to use information obtained outside of character inside the game. This includes all information your character did not obtain within FiveM.
 For prison escape scenarios, an accomplice must be able to provide video evidence showing that they observed the prisoner within the city and could reasonably know they were in custody.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. It is prohibited to use external Discord servers for roleplay-related matters without staff approval.
Owners of such Discord servers shall be punished under Category 7.

During voice calls with other Cross State Line RP players:

Streaming is not allowed.

You must be deafened and muted.

Streaming the main server in a Discord server is prohibited unless explicitly approved by staff.

The same video evidence requirement for prison escapes applies here as well.

Being in calls with friends who do not play Cross State Line RP is also prohibited.

It is allowed to share roleplay evidence in an approved Discord proof channel. This evidence must be recorded with a bodycam, dashcam, or handheld phone.

Dashcam and/or bodycam footage is no longer valid once you have exploded or your vehicle has exploded. Using such footage shall count as metagaming.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 11 - Exploits

  1. Intentionally abusing bugs and/or exploits to gain an advantage or bypass in-game systems is prohibited, regardless of the method used.

→ Penalty: Category 7.

Article 12 - Cheats

  1. The use of third-party software or tools to gain an unfair in-game advantage is prohibited.
  2. This also applies to Discord clients. The use of BetterDiscord or similar clients is not allowed.
  3. Stretched resolution is also prohibited, as it provides an unfair advantage.

→ Penalty: Category 7.

Article 13 - (Government) Clothing

  1. When creating your character, clothing must be adjusted. Entering the server in default starter clothing is prohibited. Characters must have a realistic appearance, including proper arms and no missing body parts.
  2. Clothing issued by an employer for work purposes must be worn while performing that job.
  3. Wearing government job clothing as a non-government employee is prohibited unless tied to approved roleplay by a staff member.
  4. Official clothing intended for specific groups may not be used by others or selected as starter clothing unless there is strong and approved roleplay behind it.
  5. Clothing purchased through the Cross State Line RP website may be worn by anyone, at their own risk.

→ Penalty: Verbal warning first. If not corrected, Category 1.

Article 14 - Combat Logging

  1. Intentionally leaving the game during an active roleplay scenario without valid reason is prohibited. Players are expected to return within 5 minutes.
  2. If you must leave during roleplay, you must make this clear to the other parties involved, either through /looc or voice if necessary.

→ Penalty: Category 5.

Article 15 - Languages in the City

  1. The official languages of Cross State Line RP are Dutch and English.
  2. Other languages may not be used in a provocative or insulting manner during roleplay.
  3. During conversations with staff or government personnel, Dutch must be spoken. If a person does not speak Dutch, someone must be present to communicate on their behalf in Dutch.

→ Penalty: Players who do not speak Dutch or English are not welcome on the server. Provocative or insulting language use may result in Category 2.

Article 16 - Use of “/report”

  1. The /report command is intended for reporting violations without disrupting roleplay or alerting the offender.
  2. It is prohibited to tell others in-game that a report has been made. This is considered FailRP.
  3. Spamming reports, making unnecessary reports, or arguing in reports is prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 17 - Alt Characters

  1. It is prohibited to create alt characters with the intention of transferring starting money to another account. No more than 3 alt characters may be created.

→ Penalty: Category 7.

  1. Creating an alt character for criminal activity while one of your other characters holds a government position is prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 7.

  1. While alt characters are allowed, creating alt accounts or multiboxing with alt characters is prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 7/8 for all linked alt accounts.

Article 18 - Vehicle Dealer / Vehicle Meetups

  1. A vehicle dealership may only exist with approval from the Chamber of Commerce.
  2. Rules for vehicle dealers:
 Maximum of 10 vehicles in the showroom;

Only at a Chamber of Commerce approved location;

Official permits required, signed by a Chamber of Commerce member.

  1. Vehicle meetups may have a maximum of 20 vehicles present.

→ Penalty: Category 1. The Chamber of Commerce will also be informed.

Article 19 - Use of Vehicles

  1. Civilians may not drive government vehicles unless there is a valid reason or explicit staff approval.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. Job vehicles may not be used for illegal activity without staff approval.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. Driving vehicles into buildings is prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. Using vehicles as weapons (VDM) is prohibited. Intentionally ramming stationary vehicles to knock people down is also prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. PIT maneuvers must be realistic and may not be performed at speeds above 125 km/h.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

  1. Using a personal vehicle during jobs such as window washing, trucking, postal work, etc. is prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 2.

Article 20 - Insults

  1. The use of insults involving serious or current diseases, or making extreme racist remarks, is prohibited on all Cross State Line RP recognized platforms.

→ Penalty:

First offense: 2-week ban

Second offense: 3-month ban

Third offense: Permanent ban

Article 21 - Robberies & Scamming

  1. Robbing or scamming players is only allowed when they are engaged in criminal activity.
 Exception: If all types of weapons are used, robbery is always allowed.
  1. The following situations are prohibited for robberies/scams:
Bank money or warehouses;

Actions in safezones;

Government property;

Forcing someone to empty a house;

New players;

Vehicles, except where legally sold for legal money.

  1. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify vehicle modifications at the moment of transfer.
  2. Countering a robbery or hostage situation is prohibited once a police or state negotiator is on scene.
Exception: If a person starts an unplanned hostage situation while you were already in a scenario with that criminal, you may counter them after they have escaped police/state pursuit.
  1. Weapons, drugs, and hostage situations inside apartments are prohibited.
  2. After a robbery or scam, you may not kill the victim, even to make them forget.
  3. If you observed persons engaged in criminal activity, the following recognition time limits apply for robbery/scam:
 Same vehicle with correct color: 15 minutes;

Same plate: 1 hour;

Personal recognition: 4 hours.

  1. If you are transporting illegal substances, loading, or processing, you must always see a valid prop. If the prop is not visible, you acted incorrectly.

Exceptions may be granted by the Criminal Liaison.

→ Penalty: Minimum Category 1.

Article 22 - Conduct of Government Employees

Government employees are defined as players holding one of the following jobs in the F10 menu:

Police

State / Border Enforcement

Department of Justice

EMS

Roadside Assistance

Enforcement / Public Safety

  1. Government employees may not engage in illegal activity.
  2. It is prohibited to sell or transfer objects seized by police to players. This also applies to other government property and information obtained during government employment, even after resignation.
Exception: Officers with a special permit may retain their weapons off duty.

→ Penalty: Category 6.

Article 23 - Conduct Toward Government Employees

  1. Calls to government agencies must be realistic and detailed. False calls are prohibited.
  2. Roleplay with EMS and roadside assistance must be realistic and detailed. Those employees are always leading in the roleplay.
  3. Making a call with the purpose of murdering, kidnapping, or robbing a government employee is prohibited.
  4. At least five government employees must remain available after a kidnapping, except Department of Justice employees.
  5. EMS personnel may be kidnapped when at least four colleagues are available, provided the roleplay is well executed and only for the kidnapper’s own group.
  6. It is permitted to kidnap an officer to retrieve a vehicle from impound, provided the open balance is paid. This may not occur between 00:00 and 10:00.

→ Penalty: Category 5, repeated violations Category 6.

Article 24 - Roleplay & Member Limits for Criminal Organizations

  1. Criminal organizations may have a maximum of 25 members, excluding a maximum of 5 hangarounds.
  2. Cooperation between criminal organizations is allowed with a maximum of two gangs, up to a total of 10 members combined.
  3. Police raids may be countered by a maximum of two groups with a total of 25 persons.
  4. Cooperation between official organizations must be reported in the designated Discord channel.
  5. Negative organizational conduct, such as excessive warnings or combat behavior, may lead to sanctions.

→ Penalty: Sanction by Criminal Administration, possible suspension of the organization.

Article 25 - Escaping from the Cell Complex

  1. Escaping is allowed only if tied to a valid roleplay scenario and approved by a staff member.
  2. Escaping is not allowed during agreed roleplay pauses.
  3. Escaping is prohibited between 01:30 and 10:00.
  4. At least 10 combined police and state enforcement employees must be on duty.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 26 - Money Laundering, Store/Bank Robberies, and Other Criminality

  1. Robbing money launderers is allowed when at least one of the following applies:
The person is wearing face covering;

The vehicle plate matches a recently posted plate from the designated deep web channel and is not older than 1 hour;

The person performs suspicious activity at a drop-off point inconsistent with their current job;

The person is not wearing clothing appropriate for their current job.

  1. Laundering may only be done using vehicles provided by the depot or a personal vehicle of the same model type.
  2. The robber must be able to provide footage to staff at the time of the robbery. If not, the action may be reversed immediately.
  3. Camping or waiting at laundering locations or the depot is prohibited.
  4. A hostage may not be your friend or acquaintance. They must be an unknown person.
  5. You must try to avoid gunfights where possible and negotiate with police first.
  6. An execution may not be carried out unless the victim is made aware, while still alive, of the reason for it.
  7. Camping an inactive drug location is prohibited, both on mainland and island.
  8. You only gain the right to use a weapon once you have actually entered a pursuit/scenario with the person. This must be clearly communicated.
  9. If you are released on bail, the following rules apply:
A person released on bail may not be broken out.

If the person dies in a scenario involving police, the New Life Rule no longer applies. The search will still proceed.

You may not remove items from vehicles, apartments, or clothing.

  1. You may not start robberies of locations such as stores, banks, or casino heists within 30 minutes of a server restart.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 27 - Job Hopping

  1. Former members of an official organization must wait at least 72 hours after resignation, termination, or cooperation with another official organization before joining a government job or another official organization.
  2. Former government employees must wait at least 72 hours after resignation, termination, or cooperation with another official organization before joining another government job or official organization.
  3. Leadership of government jobs and official organizations must maintain records of employment starts and terminations for enforcement of this article.

→ Penalty: Category 1. Government violations may also result in termination from the new job.

Article 28 - Voice Recognition

  1. It is permitted to recognize a player by their voice unless you do not know them at all. If asked, you must be able to justify this recognition.
  2. If a player is clearly making an effort to alter their voice, voice recognition is not allowed.
  3. External voice-changing software may be used during criminal activity, provided it remains realistic.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article 29 - Use of F6

  1. Directly placing a restrained person into a vehicle via F6 without roleplay is prohibited. Players must:
 Open the vehicle doors;

Escort the restrained person to the door;

Verbally state or describe via /me that the person is being placed inside;

Subdue someone before F6 can be used;

Only search someone with a legitimate reason.

  1. Pulling someone out of a vehicle must include realistic roleplay such as:
Breaking the windows with appropriate tools if applicable;

Opening the door;

Removing the seatbelt if applicable;

Pulling the person out.

Any direct F6 interaction without these steps is considered F6 abuse.

→ Penalty: Category 5.

Article 30 - Warehouses

  1. Misleading or scamming others regarding warehouses is prohibited.
  2. Renting out warehouse keys is allowed.
  3. Trading warehouse shares is allowed.
  4. All agreements regarding warehouses must be documented in writing using /docu and signed by all involved parties.
  5. In the event of uncertainty, a staff member’s judgment shall be final. The party claiming harm bears the burden of proof.
  6. If both a warehouse and its owner are inactive for at least 120 days, senior administration may return the warehouse to the public.

→ Penalty: Category 3. If the violation concerns amounts above 2 million, Category 5 applies.

Article 31 - Honesty in Tickets

  1. You must always provide honest and complete information in a ticket.
  2. If you have previously had contact with a staff member through a report or private message, you must explicitly mention that in the ticket.

→ Penalty: Category 5.

Article 32 - Baiting

  1. Intentionally provoking another person without a valid or believable scenario before or after the act is prohibited and is considered baiting.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article N-3 - Cooperation Between Criminal Organizations

  1. On Narcopolis, official groups may not cooperate with official or unofficial groups or persons.
  2. Exception: buying and selling drugs between different groups and persons on the island is allowed.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Article N-4 - Camping an Inactive Drug Location

  1. Camping an inactive drug location is prohibited on the island.
  2. Being within 1000 meters of the harvesting location may be considered camping, at staff discretion.
  3. Repeatedly driving back and forth near an inactive drug location to avoid the camping rule is also prohibited.

→ Penalty: Category 1.

Gang Rules

The following rules apply to criminal organizations. Violations may result in sanctions against the organization as a whole.

Article G-1

  1. A vehicle may only be seized for a valid reason.
Valid reasons may include: your vehicle was seized, they killed one of your members, you are in a war, or the vehicle was used in a robbery.
  1. It is prohibited to seize each other’s vehicles with the intention of getting them impounded by police/state enforcement.
  2. After seizing a vehicle, contact must be made with the owner within 24 hours to keep the roleplay active and allow the person to report it stolen.
Every 24 hours thereafter, the roleplay must remain active through messages and negotiations. If not, the vehicle may be reclaimed for free.
  1. It is prohibited to go to a gang storage location and demand a vehicle without direct reason to believe it is there.
  2. Unofficials may seize vehicles, but if they do, they become directly responsible for the roleplay and any negotiations.
  3. An official gang may only seize a vehicle through good or prolonged roleplay, not with the intention of making money.
  4. It is prohibited to seize a vehicle from someone who died in the scenario.

→ Penalty: Sanction by Criminal Administration, possible suspension of the organization.

Article G-2

  1. It is prohibited to create fake calls near a gang house with the intention of provoking criminals or causing trouble for a rival group.
This also includes intentionally performing illegal acts such as firing weapons.
  1. Seizing a vehicle as an official gang must be based on good or prolonged roleplay, not financial gain.
  2. If no roleplay is attached to a seized vehicle for two weeks, it may be reclaimed for free.
  3. Confiscating items, weapons, or money from a player is only allowed when tied to roleplay. Government property may never be confiscated.

→ Penalty: Sanction by Criminal Administration, possible suspension of the organization.

Temporary Provisions

Final Provision: Rules in Short

No FailRP

No VDM

No RDM

No cheats

No exploits

No server- or roleplay-disruptive behavior

No metagaming

No cop baiting

No spam

No combat logging

No excessive insults

Keep it realistic

Value your life

After respawning, your character does not remember how they died or by whom

OOC talk is prohibited

A microphone is required

Speaking Dutch is required

Only cash may be stolen, not bank money

Government employees are subject to zero tolerance regarding drugs and criminal activity

Use /report to report rulebreakers

No advertising your own server or Discord

Use Twitter for in-character messages

Job vehicles may not be used for criminality

Out-of-game communication is prohibited except for approved government use

Transferring money or materials between alt accounts is prohibited

Driving vehicles into buildings is prohibited

Avoiding the AFK kick is prohibited

If you are not in game as an officer, you may not take part in a robbery

If you are killed by a rival gang, you may not take part in revenge roleplay for 24 hours

  • It is prohibited to kill or kidnap EMS or roadside assistance personnel during a service call
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Legal Information Enacted on November 29, 2024 Notes Regarding This Ordinance General Provisions A-1 - Scope A-2 - Validity A-3 - Punishment Categories Violations - Public Order Disruption (RP) Article 1 - FailRP Article 2 - Powergaming Article 3 - Out of Character Article 4 - Safezone Article 5 - New Life Rule Article 6 - RDM (Random Deathmatch) Article 7 - No Value of Life (NVOL) Article 8 - ERP (Erotic Roleplay) Article 9 - Suicide RP Article 10 - Metagaming Article 11 - Exploits Article 12 - Cheats Article 13 - (Government) Clothing Article 14 - Combat Logging Article 15 - Languages in the City Article 16 - Use of “/report” Article 17 - Alt Characters Article 18 - Vehicle Dealer / Vehicle Meetups Article 19 - Use of Vehicles Article 20 - Insults Article 21 - Robberies & Scamming Article 22 - Conduct of Government Employees Article 23 - Conduct Toward Government Employees Article 24 - Roleplay & Member Limits for Criminal Organizations Article 25 - Escaping from the Cell Complex Article 26 - Money Laundering, Store/Bank Robberies, and Other Criminality Article 27 - Job Hopping Article 28 - Voice Recognition Article 29 - Use of F6 Article 30 - Warehouses Article 31 - Honesty in Tickets Article 32 - Baiting Article N-3 - Cooperation Between Criminal Organizations Article N-4 - Camping an Inactive Drug Location Gang Rules Article G-1 Article G-2 Temporary Provisions Final Provision: Rules in Short