> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.melonly.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Permissions > Who gets CAD permissions, what every permission does, and what each panel needs. *** ## What are CAD Permissions? CAD permissions decide which panels you can open and what you can do there. Most are ticked on department ranks, in the same rank editor as your other department permissions. Everything you hold on a server is combined. The department Create Rank window with name, colour, linked Discord role and the list of rank permissions *** ## Where Permissions Come From | Source | What you get | | - | - | | Server owner and administrators | Every CAD permission. | | Department ranks | The CAD permissions ticked on every rank you hold. | | Department Administrators | Every CAD permission for the department's type, plus all Law and Radio permissions. Not CAD Admin. | | Join codes | The permissions on the code, until your membership expires. See [Joining with a Code](/CAD/Intro/joining#joining-with-a-code). | | Open civilian access | Civilian Panel, Create, Edit and Delete for everyone (not Supervisor), while your server doesn't restrict the Civilian panel. | * Panel permissions only appear on ranks of the matching department type. For example, Fire permissions only appear on Fire department ranks. * CAD Admin, Law and Radio permissions can go on a rank in any department. * DMV Panel can only be ticked on ranks in an Other type department. * Join codes can't give CAD Admin, DMV Panel or Radio permissions. * Changing a department's type removes CAD permissions that don't fit the new type. *** ## Permission Reference | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | CAD Admin | Opens the admin panel. Also lets you kick units from a panel, delete radio clips, and skip the clock-in requirement. | | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Police Panel | Open Police panels. | | Police Panel Create | Create police records, reports, BOLOs and warrant requests. | | Police Panel Edit | Edit police records, reports, BOLOs and warrants. Close BOLOs. | | Police Panel Delete | Delete police records, reports, BOLOs and warrants. | | Police Panel Supervisor | Supervisor powers on Police panels. See [Supervisor Permissions](#supervisor-permissions). | | Police Panel Close Warrant | Close active warrants. | | Police Panel Suspend Licence | Suspend licences. See [Suspending a Licence](/CAD/User/law-enforcement/suspending-licences). | Each of these has the same five permissions, for example Fire Panel, Fire Panel Create, Fire Panel Edit, Fire Panel Delete and Fire Panel Supervisor. | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Panel | Open panels of that type. | | Create | Create that type's records and reports (fire, medical or DOT). | | Edit | Edit them. | | Delete | Delete them. | | Supervisor | Supervisor powers on panels of that type. | | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Civilian Panel | Open the Civilian panel when your server restricts it. | | Civilian Panel Create | Create characters, and licences, vehicles and DMV records for your own characters. | | Civilian Panel Edit | Edit licences, vehicles and DMV records on your own characters. | | Civilian Panel Delete | Delete licences, vehicles and DMV records on your own characters. | | Civilian Panel Supervisor | Fill in supervisor-only fields on civilian records. | Only the person who created a character can edit or delete it. Renewing your own licence or registration needs no extra permission. | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Dispatch Panel | Open the Dispatch panel. Create, assign, close and reopen calls, set any unit's status, edit unit identifiers, send tones and signals, and create BOLOs. | | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | DMV Panel | Open the DMV panel and manage licences, vehicles and DMV records for any civilian, including DMV-only templates. | | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Law Panel | Open the Law panel and run court cases, sentencing and bond hearings. | | Law Panel Create | Create law records, reports and warrants. Warrants filed here are active straight away. | | Law Panel Edit | Edit law records, reports and warrants. | | Law Panel Delete | Delete law records and reports, and deny pending warrants. | | Law Panel Supervisor | Fill in supervisor-only fields (needed to approve a warrant), set a warrant's status, and see who wrote a record. | | Permission | What it does | | - | - | | Radio Kick User | Kick users from radio channels. | | Radio Drag User | Move users between radio channels. | | Radio Mute User, Radio Deafen User | Not used yet. Reserved for future radio moderation. | See [Radio](/CAD/User/radio). *** ## Supervisor Permissions The Supervisor permission for Police, Fire, EMS or DOT gives you extra control on panels of that type: * Self-dispatch, even if your server has self-dispatching turned off. * Create calls and assign other units on your panel. * Manage other units: set their status, trigger panic, and manage groups, timers and tones. * Create, rename and disband unit groups. * Use Dispatch Tools: tone board, signal manager, timers and live map. * Edit other units' identifiers and view their bodycams. * Fill in supervisor-only fields (dark red background) on records, see who wrote a record, and use the Supervisor Centre tab in the Records Centre. See [Units](/CAD/User/units) and [Records](/CAD/User/records). *** ## Records and Warrants | Record type | Create | Edit | Delete | Supervisor fields | | - | - | - | - | - | | Police record, report, BOLO | Police Create or Dispatch Panel | Police Edit | Police Delete | Police Supervisor | | Warrant | Police Create or Law Create | Police Edit or Law Edit | Police Delete or Law Delete | Law Supervisor | | Fire record, report | Fire Create | Fire Edit | Fire Delete | Fire Supervisor | | Medical record, report | EMS Create | EMS Edit | EMS Delete | EMS Supervisor | | DOT record, report | DOT Create | DOT Edit | DOT Delete | DOT Supervisor | | Law record, report | Law Create | Law Edit | Law Delete | Law Supervisor | | Civilian character | Civilian Create | Creator only | Creator only | Civilian Supervisor | | Licence, vehicle, DMV record | Civilian Create or DMV Panel | Civilian Edit or DMV Panel | Civilian Delete or DMV Panel | Civilian Supervisor or DMV Panel | * Warrants filed from the Police panel start as pending until someone on the Law panel approves them. Only active warrants show alerts on name and plate runs. * On the Police panel, the only warrant status change is Close Warrant, which needs Police Panel Close Warrant. * Fire, EMS and DOT members can't use BOLO templates unless they also have Police Panel Create or Dispatch Panel. * Outside the DMV panel, you can only change licences, vehicles and DMV records on characters you own. *** ## Panel Access | Panel | You need | Also required | | - | - | - | | Police, Fire, EMS, DOT | That type's Panel permission | A department of that type, and one of the panel's agencies if it's limited | | Dispatch | Dispatch Panel | A Dispatch department | | Civilian | Nothing, unless restricted. Then Civilian Panel. | At least one department | | Law | Law Panel | At least one department | | DMV | DMV Panel | At least one department | | Admin panel | CAD Admin | None | Radio-only pages need the same permission as their panel. ### Agency restrictions Admins can limit a service panel to certain agencies in [Customization](/CAD/Admin/customization). An agency counts as yours if it isn't linked to a department, or if you're in the department it's linked to. When you create a unit, you can only pick agencies that are yours. If an agency is linked to a department where you hold a rank, your unit's rank is filled in from it. ### Other join requirements Your server can also turn on Require Clock-In, Require Bodycam, or turn off Self Dispatching. See [Config](/CAD/Admin/config#general-settings) and [Joining the CAD](/CAD/Intro/joining#clocking-in). *** Still have questions? Join our Discord server for support from the Melonly Team. 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