Detailed Description: You are held by a higher standard and are required to obey not only the server rules but the Marine Law. Failure to do so may result in a job ban or server ban.
You lead the Military Police, ensure your officers maintain peace and stability aboard the ship. Marines can get rowdy after a few weeks of cryosleep!
In addition, you are tasked with the security of high-ranking personnel, including the command staff. Keep them safe!
“Dura Lex, Sed Lex” (“The law is harsh, but it is the law”) - Ancient Roman proverb
As the Chief MP, your main duty is to ensure Marine Law is being properly enforced. You are the second to the final authority on Marine Law aboard the ship, but with that authority comes responsibility. You're responsible for ensuring all prisoners are safe, given proper sentencing and that their rights are not violated. You may perform arrests yourself if needed, but you shouldn't be running about investigating crimes and chasing perps. You're much more valuable at the brig, coordinating and ensuring no breaches of procedure occur, leave the grunt work to the grunts.
You should ensure that all records are properly updated with timers, crimes, and status, that no prisoner rights are violated and that all prisoners get a fair hearing on their appeals. You may lower sentences for crimes set by your MPs if they exceed the minimum timer if you believe the circumstances warrant it. Remember, your job is to uphold justice, not be an evil tyrant. You are also able to authorize prisoners with timers equal to or higher than sixty minutes be moved to permanent confinement.
You are also one of the two people (the other being the acting Commander) who can authorize lethal force against dangerous suspects as well as the one who must agree with the acting Commander to an execution procedure so that it may be carried out.
The Executive Officer has the final say on Marine Law aboard the ship, but that does not mean they can do whatever you want. First off, you and the Executive Officer are bound to Marine Law as well as Space Law. This means no one can break it, and while you may have some leeway in enforcing it you should not let serious crimes go unpunished, lest you invoke the wrath of those above. By this very same token, you are bound to follow the orders of Corporate Command. They are the ultimate authority over the Marines and have control over everything in the Corps, even overriding Command's orders.
As for Command, your relationship is rather more complicated. The Captain or Commander can override the Executive Officer's orders, and will have the final say on the enforcement of Marine Law on the ship. This means that you can't override the Captain or Commander in situations such as appeals or which charges or times are to be applied to a prisoner. However, Command Officers are still your superiors, and while they may normally be unable to order you to go clean the restrooms, you still have to heed their orders on matters not related to Marine Law such as ship security, so if potential hostiles are on board and the Commanding Officer wants an MP guarding Medbay rather than a member of Security they have to do it so long as this doesn't contravene Marine Law (for instance, if you're the only MP and there are prisoners in the brig).
Finally, bear in mind that you cannot arrest a member of Command unless you have permission from Corporate Command, so if they commit a crime and you want to arrest them you'll have to use your fax machine and wait for a response.
Note: You may arrest the Executive Officer if he is the acting Captain without previously asking permission from High Command, but it is highly recommended you contact High Command after you perform the arrest with a detailed description of the accused sentence and charges.
The Brig is likely where you will spend most of your time as CMP. In your office, you can find your locker which has some MP tools and spare gear, paper and a pen, a fax machine, a records console, and a camera console. You will find your office North of the brig, West to the Northern Security Checkpoint. Once inside the brig, at the very southwest, there are the normal cells while in the North-West you will find the perma cells. The central brig is a place when all MP personnel may discuss topics, etc and North of it there is the evidence room, while in the South, there is a small infirmary for quick analysis and wounded treatment ( You will want to call a Doctor to the brig in case something like this happens, to keep the prisoner contained while receiving medical treatment ). In the very North-East of the brig, there is the Execution Chamber where you will spend the last moments of your life in case you are non-MP personnel or someone that does not have access to that area.
Being the Chief MP is not an easy job. You are ultimately responsible for the security and law of Marines aboard the ship. Luckily, you have plenty of tools at your disposal to help you fulfill your duties.
MPs: Your most important tool are the MPs serving under you. Their job is to perform the dirty work for you: conduct investigations, search areas, chase suspects and arrest lawbreakers. Like any tool, it is important to keep it in good working order, so you should be monitoring them to ensure they're doing their job correctly and in a timely manner and that they don't break procedure. An excellent tool in the wrong hands won't do much good, and a true master can make excellent works even with mediocre tools. Remember that MPs are not security, however, barring Martial Law being in effect, and that Military Police must relinquish non-military prisoners to security unless they have specifically committed crimes against Marines.
The Fax Machine: This is used for contacting High Command. Primarily used to ask permission to remove the acting Commander from their position, it may also be used to inform High Command of unusual circumstances and receive instructions on how to proceed.
The Records Console: You can find this console both in your office as well as in the general brig area. It is used to review and update records and as such is one of your most important tools. Use it to make sure people have their status (arrest, released, incarcerated or none) as well as any crimes they may have committed up to date. Status and comments may also be edited by examining someone if you have a secHUD on.
The Camera Console: There's one of these in your office and a few more scattered around the ship in checkpoints and other work stations. This allows you to see through any camera on the ship, and it's useful to find or follow fleeing suspects as well as to keep an eye on your MPs while they're performing their jobs outside the brig.
MP tools: Like normal MPs, you have access to a variety of items such as flashes, handcuffs and tasers to help you control and subdue hostiles. You shouldn't need to use this often as your MPs should be doing most of the dirty work for you while you administrate them.
All prisoners have the right to an appeal. Appeals are hearings meant to determine guilt or innocence for the listed crimes of a prisoner. They are not meant to be pardons for crimes committed and prisoners should not be pardoned of any crimes they have committed (unless you're releasing them to defend the ship in an extreme circumstance as outlined in Marine Law).
Appeals may be conducted by either you or the acting Commanding Officer. While you may override their decision, in the interest of fairness you should allow the Commanding Officer to perform the appeal if you were involved in the arrest of the prisoner in question. You may want to use the recorders found in the brig to record appeals for record-keeping.
When a prisoner requests an appeal, you should first hear their side of the story. You should also contact the MP who performed the arrest, any potential victims and available witnesses and hear them out. Review physical evidence such as forensic records if they exist. After that, put it all together and determine whether the prisoner was innocent or guilty and inform them of the verdict. If they're innocent, remove the time for the crimes they were found innocent of from their timer. If they're guilty, leave the timer as it is. Remember that they must still serve the timer for any crimes they're found guilty of, so if they resisted arrest over a crime they were later found innocent of, they must still serve the time for resisting arrest.
If Command is the accused, you should gather all evidence you can get your hands on, and inform Corporate Command via Fax. If deemed Innocent, the officer in command may be subject to a prevarication charge and may be arrested WITH authorization from Corporate Command.