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Arrest & Law ​

How arrests work in Bandaraya — from both the officer's and the suspect's perspective.

TL;DR ​

  • Who can arrest: POLIS (any rank), KPTD (any rank), Polis Bantuan (rank 2+). Yang di-Pertuan Persekutuan also has arrest tools.
  • Arrest flow: detain → drag → cuff → arrest. Suspect goes to Arrested team, 3-minute release timer.
  • LTAA (leave to avoid arrest): disconnect while detained → auto-arrested for 3 minutes on return.
  • RTAA (reset to avoid arrest): reset button disabled at 75 HP or below.
  • Summons (Saman): on-the-spot fines from officers.
  • Appeals: via Malaysia community server moderators.

Who can arrest ​

Not everyone can put you in cuffs. Arrest powers are limited to:

TeamGroupRankNotes
POLIS1182710AnyStandard police
KPTD (Military Police)2817141AnyAny-rank — enforces across MAF and civilians
Polis Bantuan65637082+Technically any-scope, but typically roleplayed as transit-scoped

Yang di-Pertuan Persekutuan (MYSverse rank 220+) carries an Arrest tool in their loadout for ceremonial roleplay, but the game's arrest code doesn't recognise them as having arrest powers — they can't actually process an arrest. For real arrests, involve POLIS or KPTD.

RELA, BOMBA, KKM, MAF rank-and-file, SJAM, civilians: no arrest powers. They can witness, call in, or search with consent, but not arrest.

The arrest flow (officer perspective) ​

1. Detain ​

  • Approach the suspect.
  • Use the Detain action (via cuffEvents).
  • The suspect is held in a detained state — their character plays a surrender animation, movement is restricted.

2. Drag (optional) ​

  • You can drag a detained suspect to your vehicle or a holding area.
  • Useful when arresting multiple people — keep them in a group.

3. Ground (optional, multiple offenders) ​

  • Lay a detained player down on the ground.
  • Stack several like this when dealing with multiple suspects at once.

4. Cuff ​

  • Use the Cuff tool on the detained suspect.
  • Handcuff animation plays.
  • Suspect is now cuffed — can't draw tools, can't run.

5. Arrest ​

  • Use the Arrest action (via cuffEvents or radial menu).
  • Suspect's team changes to Arrested.
  • A 3-minute release timer starts.
  • Arrest record is created with:
    • Officer ID
    • Time of arrest
    • Location (X, Y, Z)
    • A reference number like KL-{UserId}-{Index}
    • Arrest description
    • OCG flag (if suspect was on OCG team)

Discord webhook fires to log the arrest.

Distance-based arrest ​

Officers can use ArrestPlayerByDistance — arrest someone within a range without cuffing them physically. Used for situations where the suspect is already downed or compliant at range.

What it's like to be arrested (suspect perspective) ​

  • Your team changes to Arrested (Bright violet).
  • A BlindedLayer covers your screen (you're blindfolded).
  • An ArrestedGUI shows:
    • The arresting officer's info
    • The 3-minute countdown to release
    • Your reference number
  • Movement restricted; tools disabled.

After 3 minutes, the game releases you automatically and you can pick a team again.

LTAA — Leave To Avoid Arrest ​

Disconnecting while detained is called LTAA, and it's enforced:

  • The game detects that you left while detained or downed.
  • Your arrest is auto-applied — 3-minute timer starts.
  • The arrest record is saved to the game's database.
  • When you rejoin — even minutes later, even in a different session — you come back in jail with the remaining time.

Don't rage-quit during an arrest. It'll follow you.

Also applies if injured and leaving. If someone took you down and you quit, the LTAA tracker catches it.

RTAA — Reset To Avoid Arrest ​

Resetting your character to escape a detain / arrest was a known exploit. Now:

  • The reset button is automatically disabled when your HP is at 75 or below.
  • You physically can't reset until you regen or get healed.

This removes the RTAA escape hatch entirely.

Summons (Saman) ​

Police can issue summons — on-the-spot fines for traffic or minor offences.

  • The officer uses the Saman tool (requires POLIS any rank, or Polis Bantuan rank 2+).
  • The fine is deducted immediately from your BR balance (max fine per summons: 1,000 BR).
  • You receive a popup toast notification.
  • The fine amount, reason, and reference number appear in your SummonsView GUI — browse your full history with pagination.
  • Officers are rate-limited to one summons every 10 seconds.

You can't dispute or refuse — it's already paid. If you think a summons was unjust, appeal via the community server (moderator review).

Searches ​

Officers can request to search you with the Search tool:

  • You get a consent popup (Searchee GUI) with Yes / No buttons.
  • If you consent, the officer sees your backpack / pockets.
  • If you decline, the officer can't see inside (unless they had probable cause — roleplay rules).

Fingerprinting ​

FingerPrint Scanner tool — identifies you. Shows up in the officer's UI.

Getting out of trouble ​

  • Wait out the 3 minutes.
  • Appeal via the Malaysia community server — moderators handle disputes and bans.
  • Stay in character — pleading with an officer, offering bribes (in roleplay), or just accepting the arrest are all valid.

What NOT to do ​

Per Rules, the following will get you banned beyond the arrest:

  • LTAA (leave to avoid arrest) — general violation
  • RTAA (reset to avoid arrest) — general violation, though the reset button is now anti-RTAA
  • Glitching through walls / escaping restricted areas — general violation
  • Glitching or abusing tools whilst detained or arrested — general violation
  • Going rogue as a public service team — severe violation

Tips & gotchas ​

  • Cooperate. You will be released in 3 minutes. Fighting an arrest roleplay-wise will make it worse.
  • Don't LTAA. The timer persists across sessions. You're not escaping anything.
  • Officers, log your actions. Arrest records are tracked; keep descriptions short and factual (they go into the record permanently).
  • OCG members get flagged — arrest records carry an IsOCG flag. Officers see this in MDT.
  • Use MDT — the police tablet app lets you BG-check a suspect, check BOLOs, and issue BOLOs of your own. See Tablet.
  • Appeals exist — if you think you were wrongly arrested, pursue it in the community server. The game's moderation team handles it.

See also ​