City of Justice Roleplay

Community Rules and Roleplay Standards

Last Updated: 07/12/2026
Applies To: FiveM, Discord, community websites, applications, and all official community platforms.

1. Community Philosophy

City of Justice is an immersive roleplay community focused on realistic stories, character development, and fair interactions.

Whenever reasonably possible, mistakes and conflicts should be resolved through in-character roleplay. Staff intervention should not replace roleplay simply because a scene did not end in someone’s favor.

Out-of-character staff action may be used when conduct:

• Seriously disrupts roleplay

• Intentionally targets or harasses another player

• Involves cheating, exploiting, modding, or ban evasion

• Creates an unfair gameplay advantage

• Threatens the safety or security of the community

• Shows repeated disregard for prior guidance

Not every bad decision is a rule violation. Characters are allowed to make mistakes, commit crimes, lose confrontations, and face in-character consequences.

2. Respect and Community Conduct

All players must treat others with reasonable respect.

The following are prohibited:

• Harassment, bullying, or targeted hostility

• Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or discriminatory conduct

• Sexual harassment or unsolicited sexual content

• Real-life threats or intimidation

• Doxxing or sharing private information

• Encouraging self-harm or violence against another person

• Repeated personal attacks disguised as roleplay

• Trolling intended only to upset or disrupt others

• Public arguments designed to create community drama

Roleplay does not excuse conduct that would otherwise violate these rules.

Friendly disagreement, character conflict, criminal rivalries, and verbal confrontations are permitted when they remain part of legitimate roleplay.

3. Roleplay Standards

3.1 Stay In Character

Players should remain in character during active scenes.

Minor technical issues should be worked around whenever possible. Do not immediately abandon a scene because something unexpected happens.

Use out-of-character communication only when necessary for:

• Technical problems

• Safety concerns

• Staff instructions

• Clarifying an unavoidable game limitation

3.2 Metagaming

Do not use information your character could not reasonably know.

This includes information obtained through:

• Discord

• Streams or videos

• Another character

• Private messages

• Staff tools

• Spectating

• Outside voice communication

Information learned on one character cannot automatically be used on another character.

3.3 Powergaming

Do not force outcomes on other players without giving them a reasonable opportunity to respond.

Examples include:

• Declaring another player injured, restrained, unconscious, or dead without allowing interaction

• Using unrealistic animations or mechanics to gain an advantage

• Performing actions your character could not reasonably accomplish

• Ignoring roleplay consequences because the game technically allows it

3.4 Fail Roleplay

Players must act in a way that reasonably fits the situation, their character, and the server environment.

Examples include:

• Treating serious injuries as meaningless

• Ignoring weapons pointed directly at your character without a believable reason

• Using obviously unrealistic tactics solely to win

• Deliberately ruining an active scene

• Refusing to participate in reasonable roleplay

3.5 Value of Life

Characters must show reasonable concern for their own survival and the lives of others.

This does not require immediate surrender in every dangerous situation. Players may resist, flee, negotiate, or fight when the circumstances reasonably support it.

3.6 New Life Rule

After being fully killed and respawning, your character should not immediately return to the same scene or act on detailed information from the events leading to their death.

Medical treatment, temporary incapacitation, or being revived does not automatically erase all memory.

Staff may determine the appropriate memory loss or scene restrictions based on the circumstances.

4. Random Violence and Vehicle Misuse

4.1 Random Deathmatch

Attacking or killing another player without a reasonable roleplay basis is prohibited.

Conflict should have believable escalation, context, or an immediate threat.

4.2 Vehicle Deathmatch

Using a vehicle as a weapon without reasonable roleplay justification is prohibited.

Accidents, pursuit tactics, emergency maneuvers, and justified attempts to escape are not automatically vehicle deathmatch.

4.3 Unrealistic Vehicle Use

Players must use vehicles in a reasonably believable manner.

Prohibited behavior includes:

• Repeatedly launching vehicles from large jumps without consequences

• Driving severely damaged vehicles as if nothing happened

• Using inaccessible terrain solely to avoid roleplay

• Intentionally exploiting vehicle physics

• Ramming without a legitimate roleplay reason

5. Combat and Hostile Roleplay

Hostile roleplay must have understandable context and reasonable escalation.

Players may not:

• Start major violence over trivial disagreements without escalation

• Camp hospitals, spawn locations, or character-selection areas

• Repeatedly target the same player without a continuing roleplay reason

• Use emergency services as bait without legitimate planning and roleplay

• Force another player into permanent character death

• Execute restrained or incapacitated players without strong story justification

Robberies, kidnappings, gang conflicts, and violent crimes should create roleplay for everyone involved, not simply function as methods to collect money or kills.

6. Crime and Criminal Roleplay

Criminal activity must be reasonable for the server population and available emergency-service presence.

Players should avoid:

• Repeating the same robbery continuously

• Starting several major crimes at once to overwhelm police

• Using unrealistic hostage situations

• Using friends or alternate characters as fake hostages

• Beginning major scenes immediately before a scheduled restart

• Exploiting low player counts to farm criminal rewards

• Coordinating criminal groups through unauthorized outside communication

Criminal characters must accept that investigations, arrests, property seizures, court cases, and imprisonment are possible outcomes of their actions.

7. Police, Fire, EMS, and Government Roleplay

Emergency-service and government characters are held to higher roleplay standards because their actions affect the entire community.

Members must follow applicable:

• Department policies

• Chain of command

• Uniform regulations

• Vehicle restrictions

• Weapon policies

• Training requirements

• Communication procedures

• Subdivision requirements

Department-policy violations should generally be addressed through in-character supervision, discipline, investigations, courts, or termination.

OOC punishment may be used when a player:

• Abuses access or permissions

• Intentionally disrupts scenes

• Uses department tools to target another player

• Shares restricted information

• Repeatedly ignores department or staff direction

• Uses their position to gain an unfair advantage

An in-character termination affects the character unless otherwise stated. An OOC department removal may restrict the player from immediately creating a replacement character.

8. Corruption and Character Misconduct

Corrupt government or emergency-service roleplay must be approved when required by department policy.

Unapproved corruption may include:

• Selling restricted equipment

• Giving confidential information to criminals

• Intentionally destroying evidence

• Releasing prisoners without justification

• Misusing department funds

• Abusing police or government databases

• Using official powers to benefit another character

Staff may stop corruption storylines that threaten server balance or rely on OOC coordination.

9. Economy, Items, and Property

Players may not exploit the economy or transfer assets in ways that bypass intended progression.

Prohibited conduct includes:

• Duplicating money, items, weapons, or vehicles

• Keeping rewards gained from a known bug

• Using alternate characters to transfer wealth improperly

• Selling or transferring server assets for real-world money

• Abusing refunds or chargebacks

• Manipulating businesses through OOC agreements

• Using shared accounts without authorization

• Intentionally creating negative balances or invalid transaction values

Players must promptly report serious economy exploits. Knowingly benefiting from an exploit may result in removal of assets or account sanctions.

10. Cheating, Modding, and Exploiting

The following are strictly prohibited:

• Mod menus

• Aimbots

• Wallhacks

• ESP

• Trigger bots

• Artificial recoil control

• Unauthorized freecam

• No-clip

• Speed modifications

• Damage modifications

• Invincibility

• Lua executors

• Resource injectors

• Unauthorized texture or visual modifications that provide an advantage

• Exploit tools

• Attempts to bypass anticheat systems

Players may not test cheats, exploits, or vulnerabilities on the live server without explicit owner authorization.

Cheating-related violations may result in immediate permanent removal without progressive discipline.

11. Combat Logging and Scene Avoidance

Do not disconnect, respawn, change characters, enter protected menus, or abuse server mechanics to avoid an active roleplay consequence.

When disconnected unexpectedly:

• Return as soon as reasonably possible

• Notify involved players or staff when possible

• Continue the scene unless staff determines otherwise

Repeated suspicious disconnections may be treated as combat logging.

12. Character Rules

Characters must have:

• Reasonable names

• Distinct personalities and backgrounds

• Believable motivations

• Appropriate separation from the player’s other characters

Players may not:

• Use joke or celebrity names that damage immersion

• Create characters solely to transfer assets

• Use multiple characters to influence the same investigation or conflict

• Hold conflicting positions that create unfair access

• Use one character’s knowledge to benefit another

• Immediately recreate a permanently deceased character under a slightly different name

Permanent character death must be voluntary unless an approved rule, court process, or staff decision states otherwise.

13. Voice and Communication

A working microphone may be required for active roleplay, patrols, and official community events.

Players must:

• Use push-to-talk where required

• Limit excessive background noise

• Avoid voice changers that make communication impossible

• Use appropriate radio channels

• Avoid music or disruptive soundboards in public channels

• Keep emergency radio traffic reasonably clear

Outside communication cannot be used to coordinate active scenes unless the communication method is an approved in-character system.

14. Discord and Community Platforms

Official community platforms are extensions of the server.

Members may not:

• Spam channels

• Advertise other communities without permission

• Share pirated or malicious files

• Sell goods or services without authorization

• Post explicit or prohibited content

• Impersonate staff or another member

• Abuse support tickets

• Tag staff repeatedly for non-emergencies

• Publicly argue about active reports or disciplinary matters

Private disagreements should be addressed through the appropriate report or appeal process.

15. Streaming, Recording, and Content Creation

Streaming and recording are permitted unless restricted for a specific event or department.

Content creators must not:

• Stream snipe

• Use delayed footage to gain information

• Reveal confidential staff or department information

• Harass players through an audience

• Encourage viewers to interfere with the server

• Publish private personal information

• Use recordings to threaten or intimidate others

Players should assume that public roleplay may be recorded.

16. Staff Interactions and Reports

16.1 During Active Roleplay

Do not stop an active scene to argue about rules unless there is an immediate safety, cheating, or severe disruption concern.

Finish the scene when reasonably possible, gather evidence, and submit a report afterward.

16.2 Staff Instructions

Players must follow reasonable staff instructions during an active intervention.

Disagreeing with a decision is permitted. Disrupting the server, insulting staff, or refusing to comply is not.

16.3 Appeals

Staff decisions may be appealed through the designated process.

Appeals should include:

• A clear explanation

• Relevant video or screenshots

• Approximate time and date

• Names or server IDs when available

• The specific decision being challenged

Public arguments are not substitutes for an appeal.

16.4 False Reports

Knowingly submitting false information, edited evidence, or misleading claims may result in disciplinary action.

17. Staff and Rank Abuse

Ranks, permissions, and staff tools are privileges.

Members may not use their position to:

• Intimidate others

• Protect friends from consequences

• Target players they dislike

• Access information without a legitimate reason

• Influence scenes involving their own characters

• Grant unauthorized money, items, vehicles, or permissions

• Bypass normal applications or promotion procedures

• Punish someone for personal disagreements

Conflicts of interest should be disclosed and transferred to another staff member whenever possible.

18. Privacy and Security

Do not share or request another person’s:

• Home address

• Phone number

• Financial information

• Login credentials

• Private photographs

• Legal identity

• Workplace or school information

• IP address

• Private messages without a legitimate reporting purpose

Never ask another member to download unknown software or provide account credentials.

Suspected account compromise, malware, or server-security issues should be reported directly to ownership.

19. Inactivity and Leave of Absence

Department members should follow their department’s activity requirements.

Unless otherwise specified:

• A leave of absence should be submitted for extended inactivity.

• Members absent for more than 30 days without notice may be removed from departmental roles.

• Returning members may be required to complete refresher training.

• Leadership roles may have stricter activity expectations.

20. Enforcement Guidelines

Staff should consider:

• Severity

• Intent

• Previous history

• Effect on other players

• Whether the issue could reasonably be resolved in character

• Cooperation during the investigation

• Whether assets or progression were unfairly gained

Possible outcomes include:

1. In-character correction or consequences

2. Verbal guidance

3. Documented warning

4. Removal of improperly gained assets

5. Temporary restriction from a job, department, or activity

6. Temporary suspension

7. Character reset or permanent character consequences

8. Permanent community removal

Severe violations may skip progressive discipline.

Examples include:

• Cheating or modding

• Ban evasion

• Doxxing

• Credible real-life threats

• Malicious attacks against server systems

• Serious harassment

• Deliberate economy destruction

• Distributing malicious software

• Repeated intentional disruption

21. Final Expectations

These rules cannot describe every possible situation.

Players are expected to use reasonable judgment, protect the quality of roleplay, and avoid technical loopholes.

Staff should enforce the spirit and purpose of the rules rather than searching for reasons to punish ordinary roleplay mistakes.

The goal is to preserve roleplay whenever possible while taking firm action against serious OOC misconduct, cheating, exploitation, harassment, and intentional disruption.