Legality Rating

Description

Legality Rating is a code used in the MechWarrior Role Playing Game indicating how controlled a class of Combat Support Vehicles, 'Mech, (or other) mounted equipment, or subsystems found in the same. Its primary function is to designate how much governments control public (and mercenary) access to the systems are in given regions in the BattleTech universe. A similar system was used in the MechWarrior, Second Edition roleplaying game.

Legality Rating	Label	Description
A	Unrestricted	Items in this category can be purchased with little or no government control, that is, from your average everyday convenience store.
B	Monitored	Some legal requirements to age or other requirements must be met before it is possible to purchase or use these items
C	Licensed	Legal purchase and use require a nominally easy to acquire government license.
D	Controlled	Use or purchase of these items are illegal on most civilized worlds outside of specifically authorized members of government, police or military organizations. Yes this does specifically exclude mercenaries from being able to purchase or use them legally without a permit.
E	Restricted	Use or purchase of these items is highly illegal except for government or military personnel that have been directly ordered to do so by those in authority to so order. Private citizens and mercenaries found to be in possessions of these items are subject to arrest, as are any government and military personnel not currently ordered to be in possession of these items.
F	Highly Restricted/Top Secret	Contains top secret materials or technology that is only available to properly cleared and credentialed government or military personnel. Civilians, police and mercenaries found to be in possession would be in a world of hurt.

See Also

• Most Current Legality scale published in A Time of War
• Availability Rating Scale in MechWarrior, First Edition was only relevant to MechWarriors, so there was no legality rating.
• Legality scale published in MechWarrior Companion
• Legality scale published in MechWarrior, Third Edition or Classic BattleTech Role Playing Game
• Legality scale published in A Time of War

References

• A Time of War, p. 255