Register businesses, aircraft, boats and property

Civilians can register more than people and cars. A character can own a business, with staff on the books, and can register aircraft, boats and property like bikes, phones and jewellery. Officers can search all of these, link businesses to calls and reports, and see when something has been reported stolen.

This article covers what civilians do, so you can send it to them, and the settings and DMV steps staff use.

Before you start#

Each of these is a module you can turn on or off under Modules on the CAD settings page. They're all on to start with.

If any of the three registries is on, civilians see a Registry section. Changing these needs the Set up the CAD: call types, statuses, penal code, designs and AOP permission.

Whether civilians register things themselves or apply to the DMV depends on Civilians manage their own licences and registration (no DMV) on the CAD settings page. See Get licences, registrations and plates from the DMV.

Register a business#

1. In the Civilian panel, open Businesses.
2. Click New.
3. Pick the Owner, which is one of your characters.
4. Fill in the Name. No two businesses in the community can have the same name.
5. Pick the Type, for example Restaurant or Garage or mechanic.
6. Add the Phone, Address and a Description if you want.
7. Click Save.

If your community has no DMV, the business is licensed straight away. If it has one, the business waits for a licence and shows as waiting until DMV staff approve it.

To change the details, open the business and click Edit.

Hire and remove staff#

1. Open the business.
2. Under Hire staff, type a Character name.
3. Add a Position, for example "Mechanic".
4. Click Search, then Hire next to the right person.

The search only shows names and dates of birth, so you can hire anyone's character without seeing their file. To remove someone, click Remove next to them and confirm.

Close a business#

1. Open the business and click Edit.
2. Click Close business and confirm.

The business is removed from the CAD.

Register an aircraft, boat or property#

1. In the Civilian panel, open Registry.
2. Pick the character on the left.
3. Pick the tab: Aircraft, Boat or Property.
4. Click Register. If your community uses a DMV, the button is Apply at the DMV.
5. Fill in the Tail number, Hull ID or Serial number. Use 2 to 32 letters, numbers and dashes.
6. Pick the Type, and add the Make, Model and Colour. Aircraft and boats need a model. Property needs a description, a model or a type.
7. If the character owns a business, you can pick it as the Owner.
8. Add a Description, like markings or engravings.
9. Click Save, or Send to the DMV if you're applying.

Applications sent to the DMV are listed under At the DMV with their status. To mark an item stolen, click Edit and tick Reported stolen. To remove it, click Edit, then Remove.

The types in each list, like Helicopter or Jet ski, come from your community's lists. Staff change them under Records & courts in CAD settings. See Edit the lists officers and civilians pick from.

The DMV side#

With a DMV, DMV staff handle these from the DMV desk:

• Business licences: new businesses are listed under Business licences on the left. Click License to approve one. To turn one down, type a reason in the box underneath and click Deny.
• Registry applications: these arrive in the Applications queue alongside licences and vehicle registrations. Open one and click Issue or Deny, the same as any other application.
• Renewals: at the counter, a person's registered items are listed under Registered items. Click Renew to give one a new expiry date.

DMV staff can also change a licensed business to Suspended or Revoked from the person's file at the counter, with a reason.

What officers see#

• Police and dispatch can run a Business search by name, owner or address. The result shows the owner, staff and, if fire inspections are on, the last inspection.
• Aircraft, boat and property searches work like plate checks, by tail number, hull ID or serial number.
• Officers who can write records can mark a registered item stolen, or set a vehicle flag on it, from the search result.

Something not working?#

There's no Businesses or Registry section. The module is turned off in CAD settings. Turn it on under Modules.

It says "Another business already uses that name." Business names are unique across the community. Pick a different one.

It says "The owner is already on the books." The owner counts as part of the business already, so they can't be hired as staff.

It says "Use letters, numbers and dashes only." Take spaces and other symbols out of the tail number, hull ID or serial number.

It says "Another aircraft already has that tail number." Each identifier can only be registered once for each registry.

It says "New registrations come from the DMV here. Apply for one instead." Your community uses a DMV. Click Apply at the DMV instead.

It says "Say why." DMV staff need to type a reason before denying, suspending or revoking a business licence.