Protected Area

Protected Area is a safe zone system in CIT. It is used in specific places where normal damage is restricted.

Area notes

Protected Areas are safe zones such as:

hospitals
the LSPD yard
Villa spawn
prison release

They are used to protect players in those areas while still allowing some law actions.

How Protected Areas work

Inside a Protected Area:

wanted players cannot be damaged
wanted players can only jog
cops can still taze wanted players
cops can still arrest wanted players

Protected Areas are meant to stop normal damage, but they do not fully block law enforcement.

Wanted players in Protected Areas

Wanted players are limited while inside a Protected Area.

Rules for wanted players:

they cannot be damaged there
they can only jog
they can still be tazed by cops
they can still be arrested by cops

This means a Protected Area is not a full escape from the wanted system.

Recent damage protection check

A player does not become fully protected immediately if they enter a Protected Area right after taking damage outside.

If you enter a Protected Area right after taking damage outside:

you stay vulnerable for 10 seconds

This is used to stop Protected Area abuse.

Known Protected Area examples

The supported examples listed here are:

hospitals
LSPD yard
Villa spawn
prison release

LSPD yard

The LSPD yard is a Protected Area for police.

It is used for:

regrouping
lining up
preparing for riots
preparing for other law activity

Group base Protected Area

A group base can also have a Protected Area setting.

To turn it on or off:

press X
click Protected Area in the base settings

Safe zone freeze

There is no active safe zone freeze right now.

The old AFK freeze in safe zones was disabled.

Area details

Protected Areas are safe zones, not normal combat areas.
Wanted players are still restricted and can still be arrested there.
Entering a Protected Area right after taking damage does not make you safe instantly.

Entry protection

After entering a Protected Area, a player can be vulnerable during the first 10 seconds before full protection applies.

Other protected locations and exceptions

A small Protected Area surrounds the Rapid Transport marker at LV airport.
The LV repair shop at the Mechanic job is a safe zone.
The LV mod shop and the mod shop at the top of LV airport are safe zones.
A vehicle receives 5 seconds of invulnerability after leaving the LV Hospital Protected Area.
A cop holding an arrested player inside a safe zone can still be hurt.

HUD label

The green Protected Area label in the bottom right appears in safe zones such as hospitals, but not in group base areas.