Locking out services isn't the path to better gameplay. Ditch that idea entirely, and make it about docking clearance instead.



When you have a bounty, you have the option of bribing the station authority, who will grant you temporary access. So you can dock and access all the services, but you only have 10 minutes before you are automatically detected and arrested. This could come with some cosmetic changes- have a spotlight that follows every ship through the mailslot normally, and when bribed, have it turn off. The station authority could send a message saying simply, "Run silent. 10 minutes. Pad 12." I think that at anarchy stations, you need to add debris fields and really kick those lights into full gear. Maybe not even require docking permission. Play an alternate message that is contrary to the default one when you approach a federation star port. Make the anarchy ones a ton scarier.



When you want more time to dock, or bribing is too pricey, you can use the new megaship interactions on a regular star port to gain docking privileges. Scan the station, find a node, attach a limpet, and submit a request. Watch as it flickers from denied to granted. When you're landed, the Mission hud will glitch out the way it does on a damaged station, but you will have full access.



When you have a fine, your only punishment should be that you cant cash out any bounties, bonds, cartographics or intel with the station authority until they are paid off first. But also consider imposing a clear time limit after which it turns into a bounty.



Hot ships don't require cleaning. The bounty is still for you the pilot, but the ship clearly identifies you. Just like going to the paint shop in GTA, you can change ships and get off the hook, but even the slightest offense in your new ship blows the whole case wide open again.



But most importantly, none of these changes work unless you make crime pay. Make it worth the trouble. You could even have a special type of pirate currency that revolves around notoriety instead of actual credits. Illegal modifications, private star ports, the whole works.