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Effective Immediately
Policy Change:
SRT:
The Special Response Team (SRT) is a team of officers that operate and partake in higher risk operations than standard patrol. They respond to Asylum Domination events as well as occasionally disrupting gang ownership of cartels in attempts to curtail rebel activity on Altis. Due to the high risk nature of their role, the following policy will be adhered to regarding SRT:
 
SRT Officers may be deployed for the following purposes:
Asylum Domination Event SRT Cartel Raids
APD Convoy Event
SRT Bases Raid
 
Domination SRT:
When an Asylum Domination event is active, any Constable may deploy for SRT.
This is done by clicking “Deploy as SRT Domination” at a Warrant NPC at any APD HQ while domination is active.
During domination, officers deployed as SRT may go to the domination capture points and attempt to uncapture them. 
While deployed as SRT during domination, only lethal ammunition may be used. 
SRT does NOT count towards federal event counters. No officer deployed as SRT should respond to any federal event except the APD Convoy and SRT Base Raid as described below.
 
SRT Cartel Raids
SRT Cartel Raids must be authorized by a SGT+ To activate, the SGT+ will “Activate Elite Squad” at a Warrant NPC at any APD HQ. All officers involved in the raid MUST be SRT (Maximum of 6 SRT) In order to start SRT Cartel Raids, there must be a minimum of 40 civilians online; OR, there is a group of 5+ online that own the cartel(s).
SRT Officers may respond to this raid as many times as needed while the APD is still uncapping/controlling the cartel flag. If the raid/flag control is lost to the rebels, officers may be revived, but can no longer return.  If SRT fails to complete a raid at any cartel, they may NOT attempt to raid and uncap that cartel for the remainder of the restart. 
All SRT Officers involved in cartel raids will only use lethal ammunition. 
Only 3/4 of the active cartels may be captured per restart.
SGT+ shall mark the map at their chosen cartel after the raid.
 
APD Convoy: 
An APD Convoy event must be started by a SGT+ and must be authorized by the highest ranking SGT+ online.
There must be a minimum of 5 officers in attendance to start a convoy. (Including the SGT+ initiating it).
The officer driving the convoy vehicle must drive the vehicle to Athira HQ. While driving the convoy vehicle, the officer may NOT stop to fight or engage in combat unless they are defending themselves when stuck or disabled. 
During this event, the contents of the vehicle may NOT be removed from the inventory. 
Only lethal ammunition will be used during the convoy escort. Normal lethal policy will go back in place once the convoy is delivered.
SRT must be disabled by a SGT+ once the convoy event is over.
 
SRT Base Raid: Rebels may sometimes attempt to raid the SRT Base to try and get the money pooled from uncaptured cartels.
SRT may be deployed when an SRT Base Raid is started
All officers must respond for a minimum of two (2) lives to attempt to stop the raid. 
If the event vehicle is stopped after it escapes and officers find the contraband (Banded Bank Notes) inside the vehicle, which has no registered owner, the driver of the event vehicle will be charged with any illegal contents. 
Once the SRT Base Raid is over, the SRT Base Security MUST be re-enabled.
SRT Loadouts and Equipment may ONLY be used while deployed for SRT. As soon as SRT is disabled, or anytime an officer has an SRT loadout when SRT is not active, all SRT gear MUST be dropped and seized. 
SRT Base may NOT be used as an HQ to process civilians if the defense systems are active. 
Abandoned Target Range:
The inactive ordinance range will be treated as an illegal area and will follow the standard policy regarding patrol of illegal areas. 
Any civilian found to be in possession of Bomb Fragments or Bomblets will be charged with Possession of Explosives. 

Officer Name: Hunter - 76561199519451728
Rank - Constable
Id like everyone to look out for Constable Hunter. He has taken control of almost every federal event in the last hour or so I've been on and is extremely helpful to everyone around him. Hes a brand new constable but has potential to do great things if he keeps going in the right direction.

on god, let’s get that grinding ass nigga at 3 am. poor guy spends all day getting robbed by civs to get raped by the waves of cops in the middle of the night

Effective 11/22/2024
Helicopters
Old
Sergeant+ patrolling in a helicopter must make use of the Air Patrol channel to patrol illegal areas without the need of a ground unit.
New
Sergeant+ may patrol illegal areas in a Helicopter without need of a ground unit.
Traffic Stops
Constables+ may make use of traffic cones and road barricades for the following reasons. Concrete Barriers are still not to be used outside of checkpoints.
To signal a road closure due to a crash
To signal of an active traffic stop
To tape off an active crime scene.
To secure an area around a known IED
To cordoned off a section of road to make use of an ad hoc landing pad.
Officers are to their best ability to clean up any remaining objects after the aforementioned situations are finished.
Road Barricades and Cones shall not be used to stop a fleeing vehicle.
Corruption
Sergeant+ may now allow Civilians to keep Illegal items if they meet the following criteria additionally must not be associated with the party.
Non aggressive
Civilian with the new player tag
Or
Civilian was apprehended due to a game bug or a server rule violation
Before
Corruption/Metagaming
Abusing APD role to affect player's civilian outcome or vice versa. May include:
Pardoning a gang member, known associate, a fellow officer, or yourself.
Failure to issue a full ticket towards a gang member, known associate or yourself.
Giving APD issued equipment to civilians (outside of role play situations).
Leaking confidential APD information.
Report metagaming to the admins via player reports.
Blacklist
After
Corruption/Metagaming
Abusing APD role to affect player's civilian outcome or vice versa. May include:
Pardoning a gang member, known associate, a fellow officer, or yourself.
Failure to issue a full ticket towards a gang member, known associate or yourself.
Giving APD issued equipment to civilians (outside of role play situations).
Leaking confidential APD information.
If Lieutenant handling the report feels the involved officer(s) actions were done with the best intentions for all parties involved disciplinary action may be waived for the incident
Note: Any corrupt actions regardless of intent involving affiliated individuals will still result in blacklist.
Report metagaming to the admins via player reports.
Up to Blacklist
 
Sheriff's Department
Any officer Constable+ may patrol as a Sheriff Deputy. The primary duties of the Sheriff's Department are as follows.
Ensure the safety of the civilians
Enforce the laws of the island
Respond to local 911 pings to their best ability
Patrol Officers may request Sheriff Deputies for backup at Federal Events after they already made an initial push and deems additional firepower is needed. Sheriff Deputies deployed this way may only make 2 organized pushes before returning to patrol, unless any of the following are true.
The Evidence Lockup is being robbed 
It is not required for an initial push to be made to request backup for Evidence Lockup
The amount of Rebels outnumbers all officers on duty (including Sheriff Deputies) 
When requested for an Admin Event or Event Coordinator Event. 
Sheriff Deputies are expected to handle the majority of Issues on their own. A Sheriff Deputy may request backup from Patrol Officers for the following reasons.
Transportation of a suspect from one hq to another if the Sheriff Deputy deems the hq has been compromised
To gain access to a civilian home.
No Sheriff Deputy regardless of rank has the authority to seize inventory of homes.
To request a Higherup if the only other Higherup on duty is a Patrol Officer.
  Altis Workers Union
Union Workers are trusted members of the community and are authorized the use of a higher firepower of weapons to defend themselves.
Officers may seize a Union Workers License for the following reasons.
They commit crimes totaling $5,000 or more without a valid reason
They use any of the additional Union Workers firearms against any member of the APD
Officer may Revoke a Union Workers License for restart for the following reasons
Union Worker assaults APD officer’s using a weapon only obtainable with the Union Worker License 
  Built-in Low Jack
Any vehicle possessing the Built-in low jack will be considered a “Vehicle with a tracker” in regard to standard Illegal Area policy
Federal Events
Federal Event Priority
Evidence Lockup
Federal Reserve Robbery
Bank Of Altis
Casino
Shipping Robbery
Mafia Stronghold
Prison Break
  Mafia Stronghold
Please See 11/27/2024 Policy update
  Tractors
Officers may stop and search a tractor and its occupant if witnessed offroading and Harvesting bushes.
  Charges
Possession of Explosives - Applied to a suspect in possession of RPG Ammunition, Grenades, Suicide Vests, Demo Charges, Speedbomb(s), Ignition Bombs, Thermite, or IEDs.
Possession of Cigars - Applied to a suspect in possession of Cigars

Effective Immediately
Illegal Areas
30 20 minute Cooldown for Checking  Illegal Drug Areas (Processors, Fields, Dealers)
Drones
Drones are returning Sergeant+ will follow standard APD Drone policy 

Effective on June 28th 2024 at 6pm EST.
APD Crime Suppression Unit (CSU)

In an effort to increase police activity throughout the island, Officers may deploy for CSU. This two man squad will be solely dedicated to responding to 911’s and patrolling illegal areas/cities.
CSU requires 7 active officers on duty, two officers may deploy for the patrol unit into the required TS channel. This unit must operate in a pair of officers at all times.
If at any instance there are no longer 7 active officers on duty, CSU must disband and return to regular patrol.
The unit must be in marked uniforms/cars and are limited to 6.5 caliber max. 
The unit’s primary objective is to respond to 911 from civilians, and patrol the island. 
The unit can not use drones at any point, or use a helicopter to patrol illegal areas at any point.
The unit will be allowed to ignore federal events unless called upon by a SGT+. (Can be ordered by a SGT+ who is on TS but not in game if no SGT+ is online.)
The unit can not be staffed by the highest ranking officer on duty.
Undercover
Going forward, we’ve felt that the APD has lost its sense of identity with the amount of higher ups who have access to undercover. Going forward we will be restricting its use additionally.
Officers who are Undercover should be conducting their own tasks away from marked units. If a marked unit requests for backup, a UC may respond then should separate from marked units afterwards.
Undercover vehicles can only be used while conducting undercover situations. (Should switch to marked vehicles for Federal events/assisting marked units when possible.)
Officers who are UC may follow the server rule, red=dead as long as Use of Force is followed  
Federal Event Priority List
Federal Reserve Casino Bank of Altis Prison Temporary Patrol and Ruling Changes 
No house raiding will be performed at this time
Officers may not use drones at this time
All cop ranks will follow helicopter guidelines. (No searching illegal areas without ground units)
Cops may only respond via helicopter if ground units in area.
20 30 minute Cooldown for Checking  Illegal Drug Areas (Processors, Fields, Dealers)
2 1 Life rule for all illegal drug areas regardless of how many cops are online (Ex: 5 cops or less is no longer valid) 
Officers killed in an Illegal zone have a 1 life rule therefore they cannot return to the fight unless revived. If all officers on scene are KIA. All responding officers in route must divert
Changes to the Guidebook 
Terrorism $15,000 - 3 or more Civilians Shooting at police inside an HQ - Due to the threat they pose, suspects may be sent straight to jail at officer discretion


Any questions please seek out an active Captain if any questions

Howdy Everyone!
We know it's been a wild couple of months here on Asylum.  We've made a lot of changes and are continuing to do so to enhance the Asylum experience.  As we look towards a better Asylum community, we want to thank all of our loyal players for sticking around to make this place what it is.  
In the last 10+ years we have had a lot of ups and downs, from dealing with the depths of the pandemic, to Turkish lawyers, and rough days at work, this community has always been a place for people to come together to be away from the outside world.  We just want to thank everyone for being a part of this crazy community we call Asylum.
In honor of this we are going to be running a slate of giveaways to reward all of you, all in all we are giving away $2,000+ of Asylum gold rewards, and $20 mill of in-game content.
They will be running for the next 2 weeks; you must be an active member of the server to be eligible to receive the rewards.
Must not be banned at the time of winning Must have been reasonably active on the server within the last 30 days at time of winning In order to enter the giveaway, please like this post, and make sure you have your player id linked to your forum account.
Asylum Gold Items:
2 Winners x 6 Months of Asylum Plus  4 Winners x 3 Months of Asylum Plus  15 Winners x 1 month of Asylum Plus  Donor levels (the value of that donor level gets added to your account) 1 Winner x Donor Level 8 1 Winner x Donor level 7 1 Winner x Donor level 6 1 Winner x Donor level 5 1 Winner x Donor level 4 1 Winner x Donor level 3 1 Winner x Donor level 2 1 Winner x Donor level 1 15 Winners x 10 crate keys of your choice 5 Winners x 2200 Asylum Gold 10 Winners x Camo bundle of your choosing 4 Winners x 25,000 Asylum Points
In Game Items:
2 Winners x Mar-10 2 Winners x SPMG 1 Winner x M320 LRR + MOS scope 1 Winner x lynx + MOS scope 2 Winners x Cyrus 10 Winners x Ifrit 5 Winners x 750k Cash 10 Winners x 100k Blood Money 3 Winners x Ghosthawk, civ, cop, or medic (rank doesn’t matter) 5 Winners x 1 next token of their choice 5 Winners x 50,000 prestige on cop 5 Winners x 25,000 honor 5 Winners x 25,000 Infamy Thank you all for being a part of this community, and good luck! 
-Asylum Staff

Edit, It appears the discord bot is killing itself and cant handle the amount of giveaways, so we are changing how to enter, 
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Added:
 

APD HQ Lockdown Federal Event:
APD Sergeants and higher are now able to request assistance from Altis SWAT command, for backup in extreme situations when their local headquarters fall under-attack.  Doing so will activate a federal event in that city, civilians and officers will fight for the illegal loot recently seized into the HQ’s evidence storage.
Must be at least five civilians in the city, in addition to other APD policy related guidelines. May only be done every 30 minutes, and counts as a federal event. 5 minutes after the SGT requests backup, a crate full of illegal loot will spawn somewhere in the respective city. (It is locked for 10 minutes) After 5 minutes it will be marked on the map, for APD and rebels to fight over until it unlocks (Activates 35 meter radius redzone around the crate) APD can re-seize the items for a big payday, or the rebels can escape with the drugs!
Pyrgos Stash House:
Druglords have setup shop in Pyrgos, having taken the old dome from the APD HQ and setup a vault for their hidden meth and supplies.
Set drill on laptop door to breach, 15 minutes later doors will open and you will be able to access the illegal meth/uranium.
Athira Entertainment Center:
A real estate developer has moved into Athira, and he has bought the old soccer field on the south-west of town.  He has begun to build an expansive entertainment facility for Athira’s residents.     Duel Arena
Can contain one fight at a time Players can invite at the duel arena With bets that are variable from $50,000 - $999,999 Invited players can accept at the Duel Arena or any Court House(60 seconds to accept) On acception the players get teleported to the arena On teleportation half of the betting amount will be subtracted from your account (500k bet on the game, each player puts 250k in the pot) Both parties will battle for the best out of three On win you will get the battle amount On lose you will get nothing (obviously) If your battle partner leaves you will get your input back and as a punishment for leaving your battle partner will lose their input. Once the battle is concluded you get teleported back to your previous spot Come watch how bad our player base is at combat from the observation deck. Interruption of the event from the outside is a bannable offense... Any interruption is recorded and can / will lead to administrative actions     Paintball Game
Queue up for Paintball, and compete in teams of up to 5 each Fight your friends and foes alike in a controlled paintball environment, whoever wins gets the bragging rights!     Athira Casino
Have you ever wanted to gamble but not wanted to drive to Sofia? Well the Athira Casino is for you! While lacking the aesthetics of the Asylum Casino, the Athira Casino is full functional with a bouncer (to prevent homicides) and casino games. Play blackjack and roulette just a stones-throw away from the action in Athira! Additional Prestige Buffs:
Tier 1:
Tempest Device gathers 3% faster Jackhammer gathers 3% faster  Goldpan gathers 3% faster Tractor gathers 3% faster Harvester truck gathers 3% faster Garden truck gathers 3% faster Gathering by hand is 3% faster MXM available for rebels and bounty-hunters Tier 2:
Tempest Device gathers 5% faster Jackhammer gathers 5% faster Goldpan gathers 5% faster Tractor gathers 5% faster Harvester truck gathers 5% faster Garden truck gathers 5% faster Gathering by hand is 5% faster Suicide Vests are twice the size Tier 3:
Tempest Device gathers 10% faster Jackhammer gathers 10% faster Goldpan gathers 10% faster Tractor gathers 10% faster Harvester truck gathers 10% faster Garden truck gathers 10% faster Gathering by hand is 10% faster Suicide vest are 2.5 times the size Tier 4:
Tempest Device gathers 15% faster Jackhammer gathers 15% faster Goldpan gathers 15% faster Tractor gathers 15% faster Harvester truck gathers 15% faster Garden truck gathers 15% faster Gathering by hand is 15% faster APD Tier 1:
MX Gl Promet GL CAR-95 GL Katiba GL(UC)
Vengeance Crate **[Will be live on the store later today 3/4/2024]
@Kellydid some awesome work on a new crate with some great skins and horns.   Common: Bust One Horn -"It was at this moment, he knew, he fucked up" Bust Two Box Truck - Bier! Rare Horn - "WE ARE LEAVING!" Hunter - Banana Ifrit - Muerte Hatchback (Sport) - PHONK Limited Granit - God of War Horn - "I'm gonna come" Orca - Murica' Additional Content:
NEW AND IMPROVED: Gang boat caps  NEW AND IMPROVED: Significantly reduced weapon sway on our servers Nikolai’s Compound now only needs a diamond tip drill to start Gold bars and Crypto Console now spawn in a boat for easy escape. A plethora of additional admin event functionality Admin Event Compound Updated Asylum Plus Skins @Kelly@SacredSherpa@Wolf_Fr @Scruggs
 
Changed/Tweaked:
Removed spawning Zafirs in Gun-Game, and on Domination National HQ Now 7 officers to rob for money, and 10 to open the vault Increased the number of APD Intelligence units spawned in after a successful, regular robbery, *Not with the extra step of opening the prestige vault Fixed:
APD not being able to get to prestige Tier 2+ AKU-12 not being able to be put in houses. Triple gates at the Casino Athira General store being able to be blown-up.

Effective Immediately
SGT+ will be allowed to deploy SWAT officers to cities/HQ’s during extreme circumstances under the following stipulations:
The highest ranking officer (SGT+) on duty is solely responsible for activating SWAT and will assume command of the entire situation until SWAT is deactivated. Failure of the activating officer to command and direct the entire situation will result in severe repercussions. A set amount of SWAT officers will be deployed depending on civilian count in the cities and must report directly to the SWAT deploying officer as well as adhering to standard SWAT policies. Failure to follow the command and direction of the SWAT activating officer will result in severe repercussions.
 
The SGT+ may currently authorize SWAT officers for the following situations:
HQ Defense
Having a suspect in custody worth 200k+. Can not be used for someone who has turned themselves in.
HQ is being actively assaulted by 3+ civilians
Riot Control
Any Suspect(s) involved must be using high caliber weapons 6.5+ or explosives
Inability to bring stability to a city after 3+ attempts with 5+ suspects identified
Once SWAT is called, a crate of illegal loot will spawn inside of the city and officers will be required to attempt to gain control of that crate once it is unlocked. An LT+ may call for officers to disregard the crate allowing civilians to obtain the crate uncontested from officers. (If a call to disregard the crate is made, a message must be sent to the active captains on why that call was made.)
Once the SWAT activating situation has been handled (per the activating officers discretion) all SWAT officers must be deactivated.
Casino/Athira Entertainment Policy
The Casino/Entertainment Center will be off limits for on-duty APD officers. However, officers are allowed to go to Casino/Entertainment center with legitimate reason, such as: 
Active Visual Pursuit
Rescue a kidnapped officer
Once officers arrive at the location they may only retrieve the suspects involved. They may not restrain anyone else at the Location, you may only apprehend the suspects involved in the active visual pursuit and the suspects involved in the kidnapping.  
 
Any questions/comments/concerns please reach out to a Captain.

Effective Immediately
Casino Policy
The Casino will be off limits for on-duty APD officers. However, officers are allowed to go to Casino with legitimate reason, such as: 
Active Visual Pursuit
Rescue a kidnapped officer
Once officers arrive at the casino they may only retrieve the suspects involved. They may not restrain anyone else at the casino, you may only apprehend the suspects involved in the active visual pursuit and the suspects involved in the kidnapping.  
Changed charges
Possession of Reggie Weed -> Possession of Cannabis/Marijuana Disobeying an officer - $500 -> $1000 (Still warn, ticket and jail for 3rd offense.) These charges are now must charge if observed due to increased ticket price
Discharge within city limits - $500 -> $2000 Landing within city limits - $500 ->$2000

APD Convoy Event
The Event Team will be hosting a APD Convoy Event Friday (09/22/2023) at 7PM CST on Server 1. To join the event you will simply just show up and fight with a group. You cannot have more then 15 people in a civilian group, this is to prevent civs from all joining together against the cops.
How the Event will work:
The APD will start at a unknown location and be transporting evidence to another unknown location. These locations will be announced as the event goes on. There will be a max of 20 officers able to attend this event. Officers will be able to use any gear at there rank and all officers must use lethals at all times. The objective for officers is to protect the hemmit that is filled with evidence and get it from Point A to Point B. Civilians/Rebels objective is to steal the truck and drive it to the nearest Rebel outpost. Whoever the winning group is will receive a payout of $1-$3 mil depending on how many people turn up to the event.  The truck will be a KOS zone anyone found around the truck for up to 500m can be shot by anyone.
(Note: Anything above is subject to change by the Event Coordinators to help even out the fight)
Rules:
(Any rules broken will result in being admin jailed or a Event Disruption Ban)
No explosives are to be used on the convoy truck, they are allowed to be used on other vehicles though. You cannot purposely blow up the transport vehicle or destroy it by using any method. (Watering, shooting with armed vehicle, etc..) All officers must use lethals at all times, cadets may down but cannot restrain. They must either have a Constable+ come shoot the guy or they must leave them. Officers are not to seize any vehicles or disarm any civilians/rebels during the event.  Medics are allowed to attend but cannot chose a side they must help everyone there. As a medic you must wait till combat is over in that area before you revive. You cannot kill medics unless they are reviving a guy that you have told them not to revive. (Do not body camp)

Introduction
This guide will provide the Asylum Police Department (APD) with basic policies on proper police procedure. Please direct any questions to Sergeants and above.

Basic Police Conduct
Always keep weapon lowered when there is no threat. (Hit L-CTRL twice) Always be respectful to civilians and other officers. Always follow server rules and police procedures. Always stay in character.

Probable Cause
Probable cause is the reason for an officer to take action. (The standard by which an constable or agent of the law has the grounds to obtain a warrant for, or as an exception to the warrant requirements for, making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search, etc. when criminal charges are being considered.)

What is Probable Cause?
Probable cause is:
Seeing a person or vehicle in an Illegal Area. Seeing a suspect that is on the wanted list with a bounty of $2,500 or more. Grand Theft and Attempted Auto Theft charges A civilian carrying an illegal firearm or driving an illegal vehicle. Suspect evading arrest. Witnessing a civilian self-incriminate (admission to possessing contraband, committing a crime, etc.). Seeing an RV emitting smoke. Seeing a person purposely off-road and attempt to drive around manned APD checkpoints (doing a 180° turn to avoid a checkpoint is not probable cause). Someone currently in the process of committing Grand Theft or has committed Grand Theft but has no charges. Any individual found inside the Federal Reserve. Off-roading (you are only granted probable cause if they do not give a role play reason as to why they are off-roading). A civilian who enters a police headquarters of their own free will. Anyone driving or with keys to the Bank Delivery Mission Camo Hunter Probable cause is not:
You see a truck on a highway, it is NOT probable cause. You see a vehicle NEAR an illegal area, it is NOT probable cause. You are told someone is doing something illegal by a civilian, this is NOT probable cause. Seeing an RV NOT emitting Smoke Knowing that a civilian has committed crimes in the past.  
Witness Types
Direct Witness
If you personally witness a crime, then you are allowed by law to restrain the individual(s) and charge them accordingly, be it with a verbal warning, ticket, or jail time.

Eye Witness
If a civilian provides intel of a crime, it is often very difficult to determine the legitimacy of such claim. Therefore, gather as much evidence as possible, and move forward. (IE: 911 Call comes in about a Red SUV traveling well over speed limits on the highway near the airport. If you see such a vehicle with said description, it is enough to pull them over and question the subject (this does not give you probable cause to search).

Relayed Witness
A relayed witness is simply another officer giving you his first hand information on a crime and/or suspect. Proceed with Direct Witness Procedure at this point.
 

Grey Area
Unfortunately, this comes with the game, and must be treated with legit role-play.
For example, you see a vehicle on a road to/from an illegal area, it is not means for probable cause. HOWEVER, you may pull them over, and question them. You may ask to search them or the vehicle, if they give their consent, you may search their vehicle. If they refuse, you are not allowed to search. If you do NOT have probable cause, you need the civilians consent before you can search. If you are ever unsure as to whether or not you have probable cause, ask a senior officer. If one is unavailable and you cannot get a definitive answer, assume you don’t have probable cause to search. It’s better for one criminal to get away, than for officers to overstep their bounds and violate the rights of the citizens of Altis.

Wanted List/Confronting Criminals
One of your primary duties as a police officer will involve handling civilians on the Wanted List. There are several important points to remember when approaching a civilian who is wanted.

As a Police Officer your primary weapon is your VOICE, you always speak first and use your weapon second. ALWAYS announce yourself as a police officer when confronting a suspect. (ie “Altis Police, can I speak with you?” If possible, try to identify you suspect by name, as to get their attention. Always speak with a suspect before restraining, never run up behind a suspect and restrain them without first making contact with them.
If a suspect flees, you are allowed to use non-lethal force to stop them. If a suspect requests to speak with a superior officer, you must respect their request and get in contact with a senior officer (SGT or above). If one is not available you may proceed with your duties.

Searching
You are allowed to search a civilian if one of the following criteria is met: you have probable cause or you are given consent by the civilian in question.
If you do not have probable cause, you may ask an individual if you can search their person and/or vehicle. If the individual gives you consent, you are free to search them and their vehicle. Obviously if they have something illegal on them, they may not consent. Even though you may suspect they have illegal substances, without their consent you cannot search them.
If you have probable cause, you may search and individual and/or their vehicle without their consent. Just always be sure to follow proper police procedure and always ensure that you have probable cause before searching. If you are ever unsure, ASK a superior!

Ticketing
The Asylum Police Department has a ticket first, jail second policy. Meaning, you should always attempt to give the suspect a ticket for their crimes. Civilians have the right to skip the ticket process and go immediately to jail. Below are a few procedures you should follow when giving tickets.

You will find that many civilians may decline the first ticket you give and request to be sent to jail, only to change their mind at a later point. While it is acceptable to give them another chance to pay the ticket; do not give a civilian more than three chances to pay a ticket. If they refuse the third attempt to pay the ticket, take them to jail. At this point they are only stalling and wasting your time. Always issue a single ticket for all charges and check wanted list. (IE. You see a civilian shoot and kill another player. After restraining them you issue them a $5,000 ticket for manslaughter.
They pay the ticket, as you are about to unrestrain them you realize they are on the wanted list for multiple other charges. You CANNOT keep them detained and re-ticket them. It is YOUR responsibility to check the charges BEFORE issuing the ticket.)

Arresting
After refusal to pay a ticket, you may take a suspect to jail. This is done at the nearest Police HQ. When you arrive at the Police HQ, inform them why they are being sent to jail. Keep in mind, if they request a supervisor at this point, you still must comply and request a senior officer. However, the senior officer does not need to comply if they are busy or too far away. At this point you may send them to jail and collect the bounty.