What are Bonds, Jail and Fines?
After a case is decided, the Law panel tracks what the civilian owes or is serving. The Bonds, Jail and Unpaid Fines cards let you change or end any of these.
Bonds
The Bonds card shows posted bonds and bond hearings waiting for a decision. Click a pending hearing to decide it.
To revoke a posted bond, click Revoke Bond. The civilian goes back to jail and the case becomes a bond hearing again, so you can set a new bond or deny it.
Deleting a record also closes its bonds and court cases.
Jail
The Jail card lists everyone serving a sentence, with the time left and release date.
- Open the Sentence
Click a row in the Jail card.
- Change or End It
Enter a new remaining time (up to 36,500 RP days) and click Save sentence, or click End sentence to release them now.
Time left is in RP days, rounded up to a whole day. Ending a sentence doesn't lift a hold for bond or trial.
Unpaid Fines
The Unpaid Fines card has two tabs: fines from court convictions, and fines from tickets that passed their deadline. Click a fine to manage it.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Amount | Change what's owed, then click Save |
| Dismiss | Cancel the fine |
| Collect now | Take the amount from the civilian's balance straight away, even if it goes below zero |
Civilians can also pay their own fines from the Court Hub.
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