> Bounties are monetary rewards placed on you, allowing other pilots to freely attack you within the jurisdiction that they were created. They are usually given out in cases of violence towards other pilots, or for being caught carrying certain highly illegal goods. Once a bounty has been given, a pilot will gain a Wanted status in that system, which can be seen by any pilot who completes a basic scan on the ship.
Fines are light-weight "slaps on the wrist" that are usually accrued by disobeying authority requests, such as firing weapons in a stations "No Fire Zone", or by being caught wil…