Rules & Laws

REG 1.1City limits

City limits are the built-up areas labelled on the CAD map: Downtown, North Town, South Town, West Shore, Bayside and Cold Creek Heights. Open highway, forest and mountain roads between them are outside city limits.

REG 1.2Restricted facilities

The non-public areas of these facilities are restricted. Entering one without authorization is Trespassing within a restricted facility, not ordinary trespass.

Police Facilities, beyond posted signageEMS Facilities, beyond posted signageAll jail facilities

REG 1.3Private property and trespassing

Open ground: easements, open yards, driveways, parking lots, and a store's floor while it is open. Anyone may be there until the owner, an employee or an officer tells them to leave. Staying, or coming back, after being told is trespassing.

Closed-off places: entering one without permission is trespassing at once, with no warning needed.

A fenced or gated yardBehind a store counterA back room, or any area marked employees onlyInside a house, garage or outbuildingA business after it has closed

Breaking and entering: entering a locked place by force or with a burglary tool (Reg 1.4).

Restricted facilities are covered separately (Reg 1.2).

REG 1.4Burglary tools

These are burglary tools. Carrying one is Possession of burglary tools.

LockpickBore RigHushdial Kit

REG 1.5Public order

Disorderly conduct: in a public place, fighting by mutual agreement, shoving, throwing things, deliberately blocking a doorway or road, or refusing to calm down after an officer's warning. Anything that injures someone is assault or battery instead.

Disturbing the peace: loud shouting, music or engine revving in a residential area between sunset and sunrise, or harassing a business so it cannot serve its customers.

Loitering: staying around a business entrance, an ATM or a government building, or on property posted "no loitering", without a reason, after being told to move on.

Exempt: a peaceful protest on a sidewalk or public square is neither disorderly conduct nor loitering, as long as it does not block a road or a doorway.

REG 1.6Property damage

Damage to another person's property, or to public property, is charged by the state it is left in.

Line	For example	Charged as
Still usable	Graffiti, a broken window or light, a dented panel, a vehicle that can still be driven	Vandalism
No longer usable	A vehicle that can no longer be driven, a door or wall broken through, a fixture or machine wrecked	Destruction of property

Damage done by setting a fire is Arson instead.

REG 2.1Driver licensing

A current license is required to drive on a public road. Both are issued at the DMV.

License	Covers	Fee
Driver License	Cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles	$25
Commercial Driver License, Class A (CDL-A)	Commercial vehicles: road tractors such as the Brandt L-120, garbage trucks, and any vehicle pulling a freight trailer	$250

REG 2.2Registration

Every vehicle on a public road must be registered at the DMV to its owner. A registration lasts 14 days from the day it is issued or renewed, and is expired after that until it is renewed at the DMV.

REG 2.3Equipment and modifications

Required: working headlights and taillights, used from sunset to sunrise and in poor visibility.

Not allowed: red or blue lights of any kind, including underglow, on a vehicle that is not an emergency vehicle. Window tint darker than factory glass. A siren or police horn.

Unroadworthy: a vehicle with missing plates or a cracked windshield may not be driven on a public road.

REG 3.1Speed limits

Where no limit is posted, these apply. Speeding offences are measured over the limit for the road being driven.

Road	Limit
Town streets: Downtown, North Town, South Town, West Shore, Bayside, Cold Creek Heights	25 mph
Mountain Rd, Elk Ridge Rd, East Fork Rd, Bench Rd	45 mph
US-101	65 mph
Any other road	40 mph

REG 3.2Traffic control and lanes

Signs, signals and markings: obey every stop sign, traffic signal and road marking. Stop fully at the line of a stop sign or a red signal, and go only when the way is clear. A flashing red signal is a stop sign. An officer directing traffic overrides all of them.

Lanes: drive on the right, inside one lane. Change lanes or pass only when it is clear, and never across a solid double line. Crossing a solid double line to turn into a driveway or side road is allowed.

Flow of traffic: do not stop on a road, or drive so slowly that traffic backs up behind you, except to turn, for a hazard, at an officer's direction, or to yield (Reg 3.3).

REG 3.3Yielding

Emergency vehicles: when an emergency vehicle with its lights or siren on approaches from either direction, pull to the right edge of the road and stop until it has passed. In an intersection, clear it first, then pull over. When passing a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on, move over a lane, or slow to half the limit where you cannot.

Pedestrians: yield to anyone in a crosswalk and to anyone already crossing the road. Every intersection has a crosswalk on each side, painted or not. Do not pass a vehicle that has stopped for a pedestrian.

REG 3.4Turning and parking

U-turns are not allowed: on US-101, across a solid double line, inside city limits anywhere but an intersection, on a curve or hill crest where oncoming drivers cannot see you, or where a sign forbids it.

Parking: park in a marked space or, where none is marked, against the right-hand curb or shoulder, facing the way traffic flows. Parking is not allowed:

On a sidewalk or crosswalkIn an intersectionIn front of a fire hydrantBlocking a driveway, garage or another vehicleIn a space or bay marked for emergency vehiclesDouble-parked in a traffic laneOn US-101, except in an emergency

REG 3.5Crossing the road on foot

Inside city limits, cross a road only at a crosswalk or intersection, and only when the signal allows or the way is clear. Outside city limits, cross only where you can see traffic both ways. Walking along the traffic lanes of US-101 is not allowed, except to get away from a broken-down vehicle.

REG 3.6Reckless driving

Reckless driving is driving with willful disregard for the safety of people or property. It includes, but is not limited to:

Weaving through trafficDriving on the wrong side of the roadBurnouts, drifting or donuts on a public roadRunning a stop sign or red signal at speedDriving through a park, yard or parking lot at speedDeliberately hitting property or an empty vehicleRacing another vehicle on a public road

Felony reckless driving is reckless driving that also does any one of these:

Line	For example
Injures another person	A crash that injures another driver, a passenger or a pedestrian
Reaches 50 mph or more over the limit, or 100 mph on any road	75 mph in town, 95 mph on Mountain Rd, 100 mph on US-101
Drives at people	Driving on a sidewalk, through a crosswalk with people in it, or against traffic on US-101
Happens while fleeing police	Any reckless driving during a pursuit, charged alongside Fleeing and eluding

Speeding alone is charged as speeding (Reg 3.1) until it reaches the second line.

REG 4.1Public offices

These are the public offices of Cold Creek. Abuse of public office applies only to someone holding one of them at the time.

MayorJudgeDistrict Attorney

REG 4.2Police equipment

Police equipment is anything on this list. Only law enforcement may hold, wear or fit it. Anyone else holding it is charged with Possession of stolen police equipment, or Possession of police equipment stolen from an officer when it was taken from one. Wearing or using it to pass as an officer is Police impersonation.

Police uniformsPolice badgesPolice radiosLight bars, and red or blue emergency lights (Reg 2.3)

REG 4.3Orders to stop

A person has been ordered to stop when a law enforcement officer does either of these:

Uses emergency lights and siren to pull them overTells them to stop, in spoken words

Driving or running away after either one is Fleeing and eluding.

REG 4.4Power of arrest

Only law enforcement officers have the power of arrest. Anyone else who holds a person somewhere they cannot leave commits Unlawful imprisonment, or Kidnapping if they also move them, even if that person has committed a crime.

Resisting arrest applies only to an arrest by a law enforcement officer.

REG 5.1Firearm classes

Every firearm falls into one class. The class decides which offence an illegal firearm is charged under.

Class	Covers	Lawful to own
A	Handguns	Yes, with a Firearm License, bought from a licensed dealer and registered
B	Shotguns and rifles, including hunting rifles	Yes, with a Firearm License, bought from a licensed dealer and registered
C	Fully automatic firearms, and any firearm converted to fire automatically	Never

REG 5.2Firearm License, serials and registration

The Firearm License is earned by passing the handgun course at the range, with a score of 70 or better. It does not expire. It is required to buy a firearm and to carry a handgun concealed.

A firearm sold by a licensed dealer is stamped with a serial number at the counter. It must then be registered to its owner at the DMV. A firearm with no serial number is illegal, whoever holds it.

REG 5.3Carrying firearms

Concealed: a handgun may be carried concealed by a Firearm License holder.

Open: openly carrying a firearm, holstered or slung, is not allowed inside city limits (Reg 1.1). On-duty law enforcement and a firearm cased and unloaded inside a vehicle are exempt.

Weapon-free buildings: no firearm may be carried, concealed or open, inside these buildings, except by on-duty law enforcement:

City HallCourthouseDMVMedical CenterPolice FacilitiesEMS FacilitiesAll jail facilities

Brandishing: drawing a firearm, or pointing it at someone, in a threatening way. On-duty law enforcement and lawful self-defense are exempt.

REG 5.4Knives

A knife with a blade longer than three inches may not be carried in public. Kitchen, work and hunting knives in use at home or at work are exempt.

REG 5.5Discharging a firearm

Firing a firearm is unlawful inside city limits (Reg 1.1), or within 100 m of a dwelling.

Exempt: on-duty law enforcement, the shooting range, and lawful self-defense.

REG 5.6Deadly weapons

These are deadly weapons. Threatening a person with one is Assault with a deadly weapon, and taking property with one is Armed robbery.

Any firearm (Reg 5.1)Any knife, whatever its blade lengthA vehicle used against a person

A knife short enough to carry lawfully (Reg 5.4) is still a deadly weapon once it is used against someone.

REG 6.1Drug classes

Every controlled substance is in one class. The class sets the custody term for possession.

Class	Substances
A	Static, Frost
B	Frostleaf
C	Ridgeleaf, raw or packaged

REG 6.2Possession amounts

Less than one pound, in total, is simple possession. One pound or more is felony possession. Any amount packaged or set out for sale may also be charged as trafficking.

REG 7.1Fishing and hunting licenses

A Fishing License is required to fish or crab on public water. A Hunting License is required to hunt or trap game anywhere. Both are issued at the DMV and must be carried while fishing or hunting. Hunting with a firearm also needs a Firearm License (Reg 5.2).

REG 7.2Fish size and daily limits

Any fish or crab smaller than the minimum size must be released at once. Daily limits are per person, per real-world day, per species.

Species	Waters	Minimum size	Daily limit
Mackerel	Ocean	18 cm	10
Flounder	Ocean	20 cm	10
Rockfish	Ocean	23 cm	10
Lingcod	Ocean	42 cm	2
Halibut	Ocean	57 cm	1
Yellow perch	River and pond	13 cm	10
Roach	River and pond	12 cm	10
Bream	River and pond	23 cm	10
Common carp	River and pond	33 cm	10
Northern pike	River and pond	36 cm	3
Crucian carp	Pond	11 cm	10
Dungeness crab	Ocean	14.5 cm across	10

REG 7.3Legal hunting hours

Game may only be taken during legal hours. Hunting outside them is poaching.

Species	Legal hours
Deer	Sunrise to sunset
Elk	Sunrise to sunset
Wild boar	Any time
Waterfowl	Sunrise to sunset
Small game	Any time

REG 7.4Permitted hunting weapons

The lawful weapons for each animal. Anything not listed for an animal is unlawful for it, and fully automatic fire is never lawful for hunting.

Species	Permitted	Not permitted
Deer	.243 and larger12 ga slugCompound bow	.22 LRBirdshot
Elk	.270 and larger12 ga slug	.243Bow
Wild boar	.223 and larger12 ga slugCompound bow	.22 LR
Waterfowl	12 or 20 ga shot	RiflesSlugs
Small game	.22 LR20 ga shotAir rifle	Centerfire rifles

REG 7.5Hunting bag limits

Per Hunting License holder, per real-world day.

Species	Daily limit
Deer	1
Elk	1
Wild boar	3
Waterfowl	6
Small game	10

REG 8.1Levels of harm

A threat or an attack is charged at the highest line it reaches.

Line	What happened	Charged as
Threat	Putting someone in fear of being hurt without touching them: a raised fist, a lunge, a threat made to their face	Assault
Serious threat	A threat to kill or seriously injure, kept up or repeated after the person tries to leave or asks for it to stop	Aggravated assault
Threat with a deadly weapon	Threatening to use a deadly weapon (Reg 5.6) on someone, without harming them with it	Assault with a deadly weapon
Contact	Hitting or shoving someone without wounding them: they do not bleed and are not downed	Battery
Serious injury	Leaving a bleeding wound, knocking the person down unconscious, or hitting them again once they are down or have stopped resisting	Aggravated battery
Life-threatening	Shooting, stabbing or running down a person, or leaving them downed and bleeding	Attempted murder
Death	Killing a person deliberately, or by accident	Murder, or Manslaughter

Showing a firearm in a threatening way, without threatening to use it, is Brandishing (Reg 5.3).

Against a law enforcement officer, any threat is Assault on a LEO, and attempted murder and murder are charged as their LEO versions.