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Nova City Bounty Hunters' License
"All bounty hunters in Nova City are required to be licensed by the City Guardian's office starting September 30, 2016. To obtain a license, contact a member of the City Guardian's office and sign a contract that agrees to the following terms:
1. Under no circumstances is murder an acceptable method for bringing in a bounty target. The bounty hunter must be able to reliably prove self-defense if the bounty dies in the process of being brought in. If they cannot, the bounty hunter will be held responsible.
2. Criminals must be brought to the City Guardian's office for processing. Bounty hunters are not dispensers of justice nor do they have the right to. They're a system designed to capture criminals and assist the justice system.
3. Property damage is restricted to what's necessary in defense rather than destruction in pursuit of a bounty. If any question is brought up about the nature of the property destruction by witnesses or other evidence, the matter shall be investigated and the bounty hunter may be held accountable for their actions if it is found they were creating more of a problem than assisting with one.
4. Bounty hunters are required to act under the scope of Nova City's laws. Just because you have a pendant doesn't mean you'er above them.
5. No trespassing without reasonable belief of distress of a potential victim. If you need to go into a restricted area, present your evidence to the City Guardian's office for approval. If your passage into that area is granted by the Guardian's office- which can be any one of the deputies or myself- then you're welcome to travel into that area. However, private property is that for a reason.
6. If your bounty interferes with a City Guardian's office investigation and you act upon it in the interest of getting the bounty money rather than exacting justice, you will be held accountable for obstruction of justice. This includes stepping beyond police tape without the explicit permission of someone in the Guardian's office. If you aren't trained explicitly to gather evidence, you're a problem whether you want to believe you're helping or not.
7. Bounty targets that are turned over may not be prosecuted if investigation does not provide sufficient evidence to link the target to the crime and they may be released and will not be eligible for bounty capture until evidence is presented. Further pursuit of a former bounty target may result in a minimum of harassment charges against the bounty hunter, further depending on actions taken by the bounty hunter beyond pursuit such as assault, stalking, and so on depending on how far out of bounds you are. Just because someone posts something in the paper doesn't mean that they did the crime unless there's active evidence of it.
8. All crimes committed in Nova City will be given a fair trial to determine their sentence. If the evidence states that they did the crime, they'll be punished to the full extent of the law. Regardless of the person's reason for doing something, if it's been done the victims deserve justice.
Please note that violation of these terms may result in your license being revoked. If you complete bounties without possession of a valid license, you are subject to prosecution as a vigilante by the full extent of Nova City law. This may include fines and jail time depending on the severity of the violation. Licenses are being required in order to help maintain order and increase the accountability of bounty hunters to protect citizens and their rights within Nova City limits. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the City Guardian's office. Thank you."
If your character signed a contract to abide by these rules, they may get a Nova City Bounty Hunters license. It will be applied by the CPU to their devices, making it unnecessary for Weiss to gather personal information. As of 9/11/2018, please feel free to assume that your character received theirs via the CPU unless they are on the following "Revoked" list, based on City Guardian discretion.
REVOKED LICENSED
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1. Under no circumstances is murder an acceptable method for bringing in a bounty target. The bounty hunter must be able to reliably prove self-defense if the bounty dies in the process of being brought in. If they cannot, the bounty hunter will be held responsible.
2. Criminals must be brought to the City Guardian's office for processing. Bounty hunters are not dispensers of justice nor do they have the right to. They're a system designed to capture criminals and assist the justice system.
3. Property damage is restricted to what's necessary in defense rather than destruction in pursuit of a bounty. If any question is brought up about the nature of the property destruction by witnesses or other evidence, the matter shall be investigated and the bounty hunter may be held accountable for their actions if it is found they were creating more of a problem than assisting with one.
4. Bounty hunters are required to act under the scope of Nova City's laws. Just because you have a pendant doesn't mean you'er above them.
5. No trespassing without reasonable belief of distress of a potential victim. If you need to go into a restricted area, present your evidence to the City Guardian's office for approval. If your passage into that area is granted by the Guardian's office- which can be any one of the deputies or myself- then you're welcome to travel into that area. However, private property is that for a reason.
6. If your bounty interferes with a City Guardian's office investigation and you act upon it in the interest of getting the bounty money rather than exacting justice, you will be held accountable for obstruction of justice. This includes stepping beyond police tape without the explicit permission of someone in the Guardian's office. If you aren't trained explicitly to gather evidence, you're a problem whether you want to believe you're helping or not.
7. Bounty targets that are turned over may not be prosecuted if investigation does not provide sufficient evidence to link the target to the crime and they may be released and will not be eligible for bounty capture until evidence is presented. Further pursuit of a former bounty target may result in a minimum of harassment charges against the bounty hunter, further depending on actions taken by the bounty hunter beyond pursuit such as assault, stalking, and so on depending on how far out of bounds you are. Just because someone posts something in the paper doesn't mean that they did the crime unless there's active evidence of it.
8. All crimes committed in Nova City will be given a fair trial to determine their sentence. If the evidence states that they did the crime, they'll be punished to the full extent of the law. Regardless of the person's reason for doing something, if it's been done the victims deserve justice.
Please note that violation of these terms may result in your license being revoked. If you complete bounties without possession of a valid license, you are subject to prosecution as a vigilante by the full extent of Nova City law. This may include fines and jail time depending on the severity of the violation. Licenses are being required in order to help maintain order and increase the accountability of bounty hunters to protect citizens and their rights within Nova City limits. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the City Guardian's office. Thank you."
If your character signed a contract to abide by these rules, they may get a Nova City Bounty Hunters license. It will be applied by the CPU to their devices, making it unnecessary for Weiss to gather personal information. As of 9/11/2018, please feel free to assume that your character received theirs via the CPU unless they are on the following "Revoked" list, based on City Guardian discretion.
REVOKED LICENSED
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