A list of Public Information Officers can be found here in the Public Communications Group Roster.

How Commendations are Awarded

Every month, Law Enforcement Supervisors & Command Staff will meet to review all of the commendation applications from the month prior. Out of all of the applications, one will be picked by Law Enforcement Supervisors & Command Staff to be awarded to the applying officer. This application will be the best received during the month, this may be characterized by it having the largest amount of evidence, or just generally being the most justified application. Special exemptions may be made if no applications are received, if no applications satisfy the requirements of the reviewing officers or if more than one application does satisfy the requirements of the reviewing officers. 

Commendations which are marked on the 'Commendations & Requirements' page as, 'Recipients of this medal are exclusively selected by LE Command Staff and Supervisors, as such, this medal cannot be applied for' are selected by Law Enforcement Supervisors & Command Staff at random, after viewing an officer fulfill the requirements of the relevant award first-hand. More than one of these commendations can be awarded each month.

The number of commendations awarded, per month, by Law Enforcement Supervisors & Command Staff will be posted in #leo-behind-the-scenes.

For a commendation to be awarded, the following criteria must be met:

• The officer must be, at least, a P2 during the events that lead to the commendation - Unless stated otherwise.

• At least one of the following must be provided as evidence to support your claims, regarding the events that lead to the commendation - Though multiple is ideal.

  • Video Recording 

  • A witness statement from, at least, one Law Enforcement Supervisor or member of Command Staff

  • A witness statement from multiple officers

  • The Commendation Request Form, which can be found here, has been completed

Logging Commendations

Should an officer deem themselves or another eligible for a commendation and request to have a ribbon issued, the following shall be completed:

• The officer shall ensure their form has been accepted by the command team

• The officer shall coordinate with PCG to have their character's photo taken

• The advisory shall be issued within a reasonable amount of time following the issuance of the award

• Their ribbons shall be updated on the PCG database

Mourning Periods

For a mourning period to be put into effect, (which results in the issuance of mourning bands) the following criteria must be met:

• The fallen officer holds the rank of Police Officer II or above

• The maximum of 2 mourning periods per month, has not or will not be exceeded (Each mourning period may include multiple officers who were slain in related incidents)

• A minimum of 14 days has elapsed between the starting date of the requested mourning period & the end date of the proceeding mourning period

• The Mourning Period Request Form, which can be found here, has been completed

Logging Line of Duty Deaths

Should an officer be slain in the line of duty and request to have a mourning band issued, the following shall be completed:

• The officer shall ensure their form has been accepted by the command team

• The officer shall coordinate with PCG to have their character's photo taken

• The advisory shall be issued within a reasonable amount of time following the officer's death

• Their ribbons shall be updated on the PCG database

NOTE: The result of a 'Mourning Period Request Form' is entirely held within the command team's discretion. A mourning period may be denied for any reason, fulfilling the obligations of the mourning period criteria does not guarantee a mourning period will be approved. This is especially the case if the roleplay which led to the officer's death is found to be low quality or otherwise unacceptable. 

The following only applies to photos taken, of officers for 'Line of Duty Deaths' or 'Commendations' 

• Photographs may be taken by yourself, or by one of our approved photographers listed in the Public Communications Group Roster. Photographs for LODDs must be taken in a ratio of 1080pxl x 1920pxl.

• The photos must not exhibit any clipping. 

• Photos must have even lighting, without any shadows on the officer's face or body.

• All officers must wear a Class A uniform from their relevant department. If the department does not offer the relevant Class A Uniform, a Class B Uniform may be worn. 

• Detectives from federal agencies shall wear a formal suit, with a pin bearing the U.S. Flag.

• Head accessories, such as hats, sunglasses & earpieces, may not be worn.

• Body accessories, such as external armor, pens & microphones, may not be worn.

• Ribbons, Commendations, Division Pins, Marksman Medals & Epaulettes may be worn. 

• LSSD, MCSO & DPPD shall utilize the blue background 'prop_lssdpio' in officer photographs.

• BCSO shall utilize the green background 'prop_bcsopio' in officer photographs.

• All other departments shall utilize the grey background 'prop_lspdpio' in officer photographs.