On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:21:36 -0800, Evyn MacDude wrote:

>On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 1:26?PM Jim Vassilakos - jim.vassilakos at
>gmail.com (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> (So what do you think? Do locals have the authority to arrest active duty Imperial Navy Captains outside the extrality zone of Starports and whatnot? And if they don't agree to be arrested, do Captains have the option of invoking some article of Imperial law to overrule the local police? How would you rule on this if you were the referee?)
>
>The 1st question is this is an imperial world? If so then the local
>Status of Forces Agreement pretty much covers this. Frequently this
>will cover minor things like customs, things like visas for active
>duty members are covered. With problems like the orginal being kicked
>to the military command and their liaison with the local government.
>Often Local police will be supported by Military Police (Shore Patrol)
>to help smooth over little hiccups involving Civil/Military relations.
>
>Sidenote Captains are Senior Officers, as such they have both the
>staff and connections with command staff to cover these sorts of
>issues.

For those who are interested, the SOFAs affecting US forces can be found at
https://www.state.gov/subjects/status-of-forces-agreement/

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