San Andreas Department of Justice Role-play Community
Rules & Regulations
NO EXEPTIONS TO RULES & REGULATIONS AT ANY TIME!
THESE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME
UP TO DATE 07/04/2019
Policy A: Respect
(1) Any and all members (Recruit, Member, Staff, Administration, etc.)are required to show a level of respect towards other members of the community, at all times.
(2) Slandering or "Talking down" about any member is prohibited. (e.g Cursing towards another member, starting rumors about another member, making fun of one's sexual orientation, racialslurs, etc.)
(3) Arguing verbally and/or via text chat is prohibited. If an argument is started a member of staff is to be notified immediately. Do not attempt to settle the situation yourself.
(4) Respect towards Staff Member(s) actions/decisions regarding any given situation, is required at all times. If you feel you were treated unfairly do not argue with the Staff Member, submit an Internal Affairs Complaint Form (found in the discord)
(5) Excessive cursing is not permitted
Policy B: Abuse of Channel/Offices
(1) Going AFK in any public channels (e.g. lobbies) is prohibited.
(2) Channels/Offices should not be used to exclude members.
Policy C: Songs/Music or other undesirable sounds
(1) All Music/Media is prohibited in all public lobbies (unless its a music channel)
(2) Undesirable sounds are prohibited in any public channel (e.g. yelling, screaming, bodily noises, background noise, etc)
(3) Excessive whispering to any user is prohibited. With exceptions in patrol channels.
Policy D: Abuse or Power
(1) Any tag that gives one special abilities not normally obtained; is not to be abused in any way shape or form (e.g. Moving someone without permission, etc.)
(2) Changing the name or description of a channel is prohibited unless otherwise authorized by a member of Administration or the Owner.
(3) If you are not Staff, do not try to enforce rules. If a rule is broken, contact a member of staff. Staff may not Staff another Staff member, contact a member of Administration.
Policy E: Distribution/Selling of Materials
(1) Distribution of any SADoJ RP Community Documents or Files (even to other members of the community) is prohibited unless authorized by a member of Administration or above.
(2) Distribution and/or selling of pornographic material, or any material containing nudity (including partial) and/or sexual reference is prohibited.
(3) Distribution and/or selling any form of illegally obtained software and/or material is prohibited (e.g. Pirated games, etc.)
(4) Distributions of images that contain any type of slandering material is prohibited (e.g. Embarrassing pictures of a Member, etc.)
Policy F: Avatars
(1) Avatars may not contain slandering and/or offensive images (e.g. Imposing religion, Imposing Sexual Orientation, etc.)
(2) Avatars may not contain pornographic material, and/or any material containing nudity (including partial) and/or sexual reference.
(3) Avatars may not contain personal images of other people without proper consent from that user.
(4) Avatars may contain your own personal portrait, but no other body parts.
Policy G: SADoJ Patrols
(1) All members of SADoJ are required to have a working headset while in patrol lobbies.
(2) Members must adhere to their respective department SOPs and guidelines when patrolling (e.g. structures, jurisdictions, etc.) Staff and above can discipline any rank reserve for in-game violations only.
Out of game violations must follow the normal Chain of Command.
(3) Members must be dedicated to patrols. Watching/playing other media is prohibited while patrolling.
(4) All Patrol Servers should be treated as active patrols unless otherwise noted by Administration. Testing while in server does not exclude you from departmental policies and regulations.
Policy H: Respect Administration Team & Their Decisions
(1) Do not ask for promotions.
(2) Do not question decisions made by the Administration Team.
(3) Do not lie during any investigation (conducted by Staff, Administration, or Internal Affairs)
(4) Do not disrespect the Administration Team in any way.
(5) Head Administration is the highest level of staff, as such, their decisions are final.
(6) You must aid Administration and/or Internal Affairs in an investigation when requested.
Policy I: SADoJ Media Assets
(1) Recording/streaming of any SADoJ content or asset to any website or online avenue is strictly prohibited unless they are a member of the approved SADoJ Media Team or you are given permissions by Administration.
(2) English is to b spoken on all official SADoJ assets (Role play scenarios may be exempt)
(3) SADoJ is not responsible for any communication held on any 3rd party applications. Example: KIK, Snapchat, Discord (excluding main SADOJ server), Tinder, Grindr, WazZup, etc. (exclusions include: threats or extreme disrespect towards a SADoJ member or asset).
(4) Use of any SADoJ Asset for personal gain or benefit of non authorized individuals and/or organisations is strictly prohibited.
(5) Coming on SADoJ's Discord Server while under the influence of alcohol or narcotics is strictly prohibited.
Policy J: Privacy & Security
(1) Any personal information shared (e.g. sexual orientation, lifestyle, race, financial status, addresses, etc.) is at each members own risk. The SADoJ can not and will not be responsible for any information released.
(2) Recording in Discord Channel's must be approved by Administration.
Policy K: Miscellaneous
(1) Rank is considered a privilege; abuse of rank will result in demotion.
(2) Forming a group or "clique" within the community is prohibited.
(3) The use of SADoJ or its assets to promote any political party or agenda, or demean any political party or agenda, is prohibited and will be determined by the staff member handling whether it falls under this rule.
Policy L: Inactivity
(1) If a member is to become inactive from the SADoJ for more than 7 days, you must notify a member of staff with a valid reason for you "Leave of Absence" (LOA).
(2) LOA's are allowed for up to 30 days. If a member requires an LOA longer than 30 days, they must get Administrations approval.