Server Rules and Punishments
The rules have been reformatted and rephrased to give everyone a clear and concise guide on how to behave and communicate with others on San Andreas Roleplay.
Other important threads:
Faction Rules and Information
Group Rules and Information
Donated Group Rules and Information
Forum Rules and Information
Infraction Information
Click on a rule for further details
(+) indicates related rules are grouped within this rule
Scroll down for details regarding punishments
Heavy Offenses:Account sharing/trading
Altering/faking evidence
Ban evading
Hacking
Impersonating an administrator/staff member
Money-farming
Scamming donations
Selling possessions for OOC currencies
Server advertising
Using alternative accounts to avoid punishments
Medium Offences:Abuse of faction/group commands(+)
Admin disrespect
Avoiding admin confrontation
Avoiding roleplay(+)
Chicken-running
Crackshooting/Quickswapping
Damaging/killing a player with a vehicle
Deathmatching(+)
Exploiting
Forcing sexual roleplay
Impersonation
Inciting another player to rulebreak
Illegal modifications
Killing on sight
Leaving the game to avoid
Lying to an administrator
Metagaming
Non-RP behaviour(+)
Player harrassment
Powergaming(+)
Raiding faction/family HQs(+)
Revealing secret information
Revenge-killing
Robbing regulations
Scamming regulations
Selling/trading custom mapping
Selling/giving VIP-restricted possessions
Trolling
Light Offences:Abuse of the advertisement system(+)
Abuse of the boombox system
Abuse of the helper systems
Abuse of the report system
Abuse of the gang-tag system
Alt-tabbing in public (ATIP)
Spamming
Punishments:
Heavy Offenses
- Heavy offenses will almost always result in an in-game ban, unless specified otherwise. Lighter cases may result in other punishments being issued instead of a ban, and heavy cases may result in a community ban or other punishments.
- Terms of heavy offences may result in account deactivation/deletion if deemed necessary.
Medium Offenses
- New players will always receive a verbal warning before any further punishments are issued.
- Fines: Whenever a player is prisoned for a medium offence, they will be fined 5% of their in-game funds by the admin handling the imprisonment.
- Kicks: Some admins may issue a 'verbal warning' to new players as a kick. Admins may also issue kicks as a warning for lighter cases of medium offences (e.g. small cases of exploiting).
- Imprisonment: If it is deemed necessary to prison a player for a medium offence, a maximum of 60 minutes is to be given for a single offence. New players can only receive a maximum of 30 minutes for a single offence.
- Warnings: High levelled players will receive an admin warning for 'high levelled rule breaking' when prisoned for a medium offence. Reaching 3 warnings will result in an automatic ban.
- Bans: Repeated or extreme cases of medium offences may mean that an admin deems a ban to be the necessary punishment. This'll usually result in a temporary ban, unless the player is a repeated offender, in which they may be told to appeal their ban at a later point.
Light Offences
- Light offences aren't usually prison/ban-worthy, as they can usually be solved by talking or muting from the respective channels. However, if a player is able to repeat the offence over and over, an admin may deem a prison/ban necessary.
New players & high levelled players
- A new player is a player with a level of 3 or under.
- A high levelled player is a player with a level of 10 or above.
- Players with enough respect points to be level 4/10 but choose not to buy it do not count as new players. If it is abundantly clear that a low levelled account is obviously experienced with our rules/server, they will not be seen as a new player.
Altering/faking evidence
Manipulating documents such as in game screenshots to get refunds or any other benefits is not permitted.
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Ban evading
Using any account to access our server whilst any of your other accounts (or any accounts potentially using your IP address) have an active ban. This is not allowed unless you have permission from an admin.
Note: The rule also applies to the forums. You can post on complaints and make requests in restricted mode so there is no need to ban evade.
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Hacking
Using any kind 3rd party software to gain an advantage over other players. Do not connect to the server with any hacks installed or you will be subjected to a ban.
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Impersonating an administrator/staff member
Impersonation of any staff member is not allowed. This includes administrators, helpers, beta testers, developers and all other OOC roles which serve a purpose to SARP's management. Jokes regarding impersonation can sometimes go too far, and this rule can seem unfair. Just don’t do it, even in a joking manner.
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Money-farming
Money farming is the process of creating new accounts and paying the money to another account, or paying earned money from one account to another. It's detected easily in the logs - don't do it if you want to play here.
Money farming (Transferring businesses and houses) is the process of transferring properties (houses, businesses and etc.) from an alt to main. This is strictly prohibited. It shouldn't be done under any circumstances. You're also not allowed to transfer money obtained from the properties from an alt to main.
Specific punishment(s):
- Fined 150% of the profit
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Scamming donations
Scamming a player with regards to any sort of server donation is strictly disallowed.
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Selling possessions for OOC currencies
You're not allowed to sell accounts, in-game money or any virtual goods related to the server for out of game currencies. You can however pay a player in-game cash if they're going to donate for you.
Specific punishment(s):
- Fined 150% of the profit (if in-game money is involved)
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Server advertising
We ask that you do not advertise other SAMP servers on any of our outlets. Advertising other SAMP servers will result in you getting your account banned.
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Using alternative accounts to avoid punishments
You are not allowed to create new accounts to avoid punishments nor connecting in an already created one. Creating a new account does not mean you are exempt from our rules, doing it could risk getting all of your accounts banned. If you're caught playing on an existing alternative account, you're expected to meet the consequences of it as well.
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Using VPN services while accessing the game/forums
You're not allowed to use a virtual private network while accessing the server or forum. Hiding your real IP while accessing the game or forum is not allowed.
Specific punishment(s):
- Verbal warning the first time a VPN is used (admin discretion)
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Abuse of faction/group features
Using any faction or group feature to gain any sort of advantage is not permitted.
Specific punishment(s):
- Faction/group kick (admin/leader's discretion).
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Rush-tazing:
Rush-tazing is using the tazer/rubber bullet systems unfairly. Specific details are as follows:
- Tazing a player whilst they are aiming or shooting at you is not allowed.
- However, other LEOs may taze the suspect from behind whilst they are preoccupied.
- If a player turns around to purposefully avoid being tazed via the rush taze rule, then LEOs may taze regardless of where the player is facing.
Stacking Charges:
Law enforcement officers are not permitted to charge (/su) a player for the same crime during the same situation more than once (e.g. charging for possession of a sniper, then possession of a deagle in the same situation).
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Admin disrespect
You are not allowed to disrespect an administrator. Administrators are here to moderate the server and enforce the rules. Treat them with respect, not take your anger out on them.
Specific punishment(s):
- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the disrespect
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Avoiding admin confrontation
Logging off to avoid being confronted or punished for breaking a rule is obviously not permitted. If you need to leave please try to briefly explain before leaving if you can. If you cannot, please be understanding if we suspect that you logged off simply to avoid confrontation or punishment.
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Avoiding roleplay
You must comply with any roleplay situation you are engaged in. Do not avoid the situation or do things which are unrealistic.
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How the "death screen" is to be roleplayed:
You cannot claim your own death (/accept death) in a RP scenario, unless you are CK'ing.
When you are in death mode, you are RPly critically injured. You cannot move and cannot be moved to avoid risk of further injury.
FMD can revive you with whatever means are necessary, and SAPD/DOC have access to basic medical gear that allows them to stabilise a player (admin revive), but they will require further treatment from an official FMD member to be healthy again (else they risk being punished for PG).
Once your health reaches 0 in the death screen, you are officially player killed from the scenario.
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Chicken-running
Chicken Running is running unreasonably during a gunfight, normally in random directions to avoid being hit by bullets.
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Crackshooting/Quickswapping
CS/QS is using any exploit to speed up the reload time or shooting time of any weapon. Neither of these are permitted unless an admin states otherwise.
Specific punishment(s):
- Prison & fine
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Damaging/killing a player with a vehicle
Intentionally using any vehicle as a weapon repeatedly is not permitted. This includes car ramming/bombing/parking, heliblading and planebombing. Hitting a player who runs in-front of your vehicle in the street is not car ramming; this should be treated like any other roleplay situation.
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Deathmatching
Attacking/killing players without an in-character reason is not permitted.
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Killing after robbery
If you rob someone and that person doesn't give you a reason to kill him (for example, attempting to assault you), you are not allowed to kill the person for the sole reason of him forgetting that you robbed him.
Asking a friend to 'finish you off'
It is not allowed to request a friend to end your life for any reason. For example, you have been critically injured by the SAPD and they are working on getting you revived so they can arrest you, and you ask a friend to finish you off to avoid arrest.
In this scenario, the player doing the killing will be prisoned for DM (for having no IC reason to kill), and the player being killed will be prisoned for inciting to rulebreak.
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Exploiting
Abusing any feature to gain an advantage in-game is not permitted.
Specific punishment(s):
- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the level of exploitation
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Forcing sexual & disgusting roleplay
Players require OOC permission before forcing sexual or disgusting roleplay upon other players. All parties involved must be level 5+. You cannot force sexual or disgusting roleplay upon a player and kill them in the same situation, regardless of the order of events.
Related:
Players are not allowed to roleplay engendering permanent injuries to others without their consent
Impersonation
Using part of or the entire name of another player as your name including the use of suffixes such as _Jr or other minor variations of the First_Last format which could be perceived by the administration team to impersonate or mislead people is not permitted.
Specific punishment(s):
- Your name may be changed by the administration team
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Inciting another player to rulebreak
Inciting or encouraging another player directly or indirectly to break a rule is not permitted.
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Illegal modifications
Using modifications that give you an advantage over players in any way are not allowed.
Specific punishment(s):
- Instructed to remove the mod
- Kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the used mod or repeated usage
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Killing on sight
Killing a player without engaging the player in some sort of roleplay (Tthis can be talking or the use of commands (/me, /do, /my). You do not have to roleplay taking out your weapon, however there should be some kind of interaction right before you kill a player. If you are sniping or wish to shoot someone without conversing then a /me to shoot is required.
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Leaving the game to avoid
Exiting your game or minimizing your game (for an extended period of time) is not allowed during an active RP situation which you are engaged in.
Specific punishment(s):
- Instructed to re-roleplay if all other parties consent
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Lying to an administrator
If an administrator ask you a question related to an admin situation or information related to SARP you're expected to answer them truthfully.
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Metagaming
Mixing in character information with out of character information or vise-versa.
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Non-RP behaviour
Stay realistic with all of your roleplay actions, and avoid doing things that are unrealistic.
Specific punishment(s):
- Instructed to re-roleplay if all other parties consent
- Slap/kick for light cases
Related:
Car Surfing
Vehicle surfing is not allowed, unless the vehicle supports it (e.g. a pickup truck). You are not allowed to roleplay getting in the trunk of a car.
Cop baiting
Provoking police officers and other law enforcement repeatedly to get them to arrest or chase you.
Non-RP driving/parking
You must drive and park realistically at all times while roleplaying.
Robbing/kidnapping in public
You are not allowed to rob or kidnap people openly in the public. Public locations are as listed:
- Pershing Square
- SAPD HQ
- FBI HQ
- SAFMD HQ
- Pizza Stack
- Bank
Click me for a map representing the safezones
If someone is involved in a roleplay scenario outside of a public area, and a robbery/kidnap attempt leads them into a public area, the attempt is exempt to this rule.
Usage of /gear
Gear can be used ICly if it has been obtained realistically and through proper means of roleplay, whilst staying within all other server rules. Any unrealistic /gear will be removed, and the player punished if continued.
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Player harrassment
You are not allowed to excessively harass another player. The admin dealing with the situation will decide if the player should be punished, not the victim.
Specific punishment(s):
- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the harrassment
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Powergaming
Roleplaying anything that is unrealistic or impossible is not permitted. Forcing a roleplay situation on another player is not permitted unless that player has lost control in character.
Related:
Fixing in a car chase
(/fix)ing is not allowed when getting chased or chasing another vehicle.
Healing/vesting during a gunfight
Using any feature to heal (gain hit points or armor points) while you are being actively engaged in a gunfight is not permitted. You cannot heal and then later re-enter the same fight.
Suicide
Any form of suicide, regardless of whether it gives one an advantage r not, results in an instant CK. This is to avoid people killing themselves to avoid roleplay situations.
Using binds in an RP situation
Using binds in an RP situation to gain an advantage over another player is not permitted.
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Raiding faction/family HQs
Attacking, taking over, or raiding a HQ of an official faction or family or specific location specified below is only allowed with valid admin permission, with an admin spectating the situation.
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Breaking players out of prison
There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online for other players to raid a faction HQ and break other players out. Admin permission is also required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.
Releasing players from prison
There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online (excluding the releasing member) for a member to release a prisoner in a corrupt manner. Admin permission is not required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.
Escaping from prison
There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online to roleplay escaping said prison. Admin permission is not required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.
Robbing the bank
Permission to rob the bank must be given by an administrator to the player(s) robbing the bank. Permission will be based on several factors including amount of law enforcement members available and the amount of people robbing the bank.
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Revealing secret information
You are not allowed to reveal any OOC information that is specifically hidden from the community.
Specific punishment(s):
- If information is revealed from within the player's group, they will be removed from said group
- In-game ban for extreme cases
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Revenge-killing
Returning to a roleplay situation you were previously killed in is not allowed.
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Robbing regulations
Breaking any of these regulations will result in punishment:
- Robberies can only occur between parties of level 4+. Anyone of a lower level cannot rob, and cannot be robbed.
- You cannot rob more than $50,000 cash. You can rob an unlimited amount of drugs, and up to 10,000 weapon materials maximum.
- You cannot rob/kidnap a party with more than 4+ individuals around that aren't involved.
Specific punishment(s):
- Entire stolen funds refunded to the victim
- 200% of the stolen funds fined from the player
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Scamming regulations
Breaking any of these regulations will result in punishment:
- Scams can only occur between parties of level 4+. Anyone of a lower level cannot scam, and cannot be scammed.
- You cannot scam more than $20,000 cash or any item worth the same amount (2,000 materials, 20g cocaine, 40g cannabis).
- However, gambling is an exception to the scamming limit. Any scam related to gambling is deemed an IC matter.
- You cannot scam OOCly.
Specific punishment(s):
- Entire scammed funds refunded to the victim
- 200% of the scammed funds fined from the player
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Selling/trading custom mapping
You may not transfer ownership of donated mappings to other players, under any circumstances.
Specific punishment(s):
- Mapping removal
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Selling/giving VIP-restricted possessions
You may not sell or give away possessions you have gained through the VIP Black Market, under any circumstances.
Specific punishment(s):
- VIP removal (depending on the severity)
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Trolling
Deliberately, or secretly pissing people off (this is a problem if done excessively).
Specific punishment(s):
- Slap/kick for light cases
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Abuse of the advertisement system
Advertisements are suppose to be in-character, and making an advertisement that is not consistent with roleplay or is out of character is not permitted. Don't use "Caps" while placing an (/ad)vertisement.
Specific punishment(s):
- Ad mute
- Fined 3% of player's funds
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Illegal advertisement
Buying/selling illegal items over /ad should be done using code words only. Law enforcement have the right to investigate if it arouses suspicion, as they do have IC knowledge of codewords used. Advertisements which simply state things like “selling mats” will be deemed as an non-RP ad.
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Abuse of the boombox system
Any URL played on a boombox that has derogatory/offensive text, or contains derogatory/offensive audio.
Specific punishment(s):
- Kick (to remove boombox)
- Fined 3% of player's funds
- Prison time (if repeated)
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Abuse of the helper system
Using the (/n)ewbie channel or any other helper services for anything other than its intended purpose (to ask/answer game questions) is not allowed.
Specific punishment(s):
- Kick
- Newbie warning(s)
- Newbie mute (admin discretion)
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Abuse of the report system
Please only use /report to inform administrators about rule breakers or server issues (not scripting issues [see /reportbug]), or to respond to administrators when asked a question.
Specific punishment(s):
- Kick
- Report mute (admin discretion)
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Abuse of the gang-tag system
Abusing the /createtag command intended for creating gang signs/tags is not allowed. This can mean creating inappropriate text messages to troll, or creating OOC messages.
Specific punishment(s):
- Removal of gang-tag
- Removal from player's family (admin discretion)
- Prison time (if repeated)
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Alt-tabbing in public (ATIP)
Tabbing out of the game for a prolonged period of time whilst in either a public location, an active roleplay scenario where you being tabbed is an inconvenience, or a spawnpoint, is not allowed.
Specific punishment(s):
- Kick
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Spamming
Spamming is when you type the same message or command over and over again in a short period of time, or similiar messages.
Specific punishment(s):
- Mute/kick
- Prison time (if repeated)
- In-game ban (for extreme cases)
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Using OOC over /d(epartment radio)
Out of character chat is not permitted in this chat.
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These rules and punishments are subject to change at any time, please check this thread regularly.
Format by Kyle Young and Day.