Bounty (Online)

The bounty system is part of the Justice System in The Elder Scrolls: Online. The size of your bounty depends on the severity of the crime committed for example a petty crime would be stealing and a major crime would be to kill a civilian. Your bounty is measured in Gold and is represented by the white bar in the players' Infamy Meter. Guards will approach you in an attempt the make you pay your bounty if you refuse they will attempt the kill the player and the bounty the player holds will increase.

The player can either wait for the bounty to decrease and eventually go away or pay it off. If the player choices to pay off the bounty all stolen goods will also be removed from their inventory and if the player didn't have enough money to pay off the bounty fully all the gold from the players' inventory will be removed and the bounty will be reduced by that amount.

Heat
The bounty system is also directly linked to the heat system which informs the player of how the guards will react when they notice the player. They will either approach the player peacefully and ask for the bounty to be paid off or attack the player if their heat if high enough.