MP question : Player or char , what counts

After a lil' ingame talk I come up with - once again - a question on multiplay in CF.

For the roleplay I as a player have already announced my chioce.
Open Role-Play starts with a char reaching level 40.

When I - as a player - create a new char :
Under which "rule" can I act with this new char on the server ? The full, "unharassed freedom" of a below-40th-level char, no fines/taxes/bounties, free roaming Ney York

Quote

"Characters below 40th level are exempt from the Open Role-Play,..."

or is this char already part of the Open Role-Play due to me, the player not being considered noob anymore ?
As a player, I don't regard meyself as a noob anymore (225 h online and more including earlier, deleted chars). (even if I still may be an easy prey in pvp )

Why having a char below level 40 and not "rushing" it up to be "Role-Play ready" ?
1. "mapping"
espcially New York, but also x-systems
2. FUN
At least for me it has a charm in itself to fight npcs in a starflier or map outcast and corsair infected systems with a vanilla fighter ( Drake against centurion or Stiletto i.e)

Thanks for the clarification, m8s

husker
Even with a "vanilla" VHF you can stay below lev 40 with a mounted licence,
depending on the worth of equipment you've mounted/berthed. It's 38 or 39, but I can be wrong.
With vanilla LF or HF you stay well below lev 40.

Michael
"...can enter their systems without their perms,..."
Would NEVER do so. REALLY BAD CONDUCT imo.
"... not using the bank to store your money so you can "flee" from RP situations ..."
You mean : DON'T DO THIS ! Right ? Just asking due to grammer inconsistencies on my side.

kk