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Tabysi edited this page Jun 18, 2026 · 1 revision

Citations & Charges

Write a citation (ticket) or an arrest report against a person straight from their record in the MDT. Pick charges from the server's penal code, and the system adds up the fine and jail time for you and files it to the subject's record.

📑 Related: Query: People & Plates · Using the MDT · LASD CAD

⚖ Issuing charges

  1. Pull up the person — run them in the Query tab, or open them from the Persons rail tab.

  2. On their record card, click ⚖ Cite / Charge.

  3. Choose the report type: Citation (ticket / fine) or Arrest (booking + jail time).

  4. Search and pick charges from the penal code list. Each charge shows its class:

    Badge Class Meaning
    🟦 I Infraction Minor — fine only
    🟨 M Misdemeanor Mid-level — fine, sometimes short jail
    🟥 F Felony Serious — high fine + jail time

  5. The footer shows a live total: number of charges, total fine and total jail (months).

  6. Add optional notes, then press Issue.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Citation] [Arrest]      [Search charges… ]  │
│ ──────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ 🟦 T1  Speeding (1-15 over)          $150     │
│ 🟥 F3  Armed Robbery (211)    $5000 · 20mo  ✓ │
│ 🟨 M4  Resisting a Peace Officer $750 · 2mo ✓ │
│ ──────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Notes: …                                      │
│ 2 · $5750 · 22 mo                  [ Issue ]  │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The charge picker on a person record

📁 Where it goes

When you issue charges, the system:

  • Files a record on the subject (a Citation or Arrest Report) listing every charge, the total fine and jail time, your callsign and the date.
  • That record is faction-visible, so it shows up on the person whenever an officer runs them — in both the MDT and the LASD CAD.
  • Notifies the subject (if they're online) that they've been charged, with the total fine.
  • Logs the action for staff (admin audit) and the dispatch log.

ℹ️ The fine and jail totals are calculated on the server from the penal code — they can't be tampered with from the client.

🛠 For server owners

The penal code lives in a config file (configs/cfg-charges-sh.lua) and is fully editable: add/remove charges, set the class (I/M/F), fine (USD) and jail (months). Your changes appear in the charge picker automatically — no rebuild of the UI required.

{ code = "F3", title = "Armed Robbery (211)", class = "F", fine = 5000, jail = 20 },

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