A notorious criminal is one who eludes the authorities and commits criminal acts under the radar.
How does notoriety work?
Notoriety is obtained by eluding the police (escaping while suspected) with minimal loss of life during the process. You can also obtain notoriety in the criminal underworld by performing drug deals, harvesting weed, collecting heroin, collecting meth. You can see your notoriety level using the /notoriety command.
What does notoriety get you?
Notoriety is a form of respect in the criminal underground. The more you have the more you are able to do. Property owners can set a notoriety level, for example "Club Notorious" (state property) which requires level 5 notoriety for entry.
In addition to exclusive access, you get access to the Black Market trader at Professional (5) notorious rank.
The Black Market trader sells very hot weaponry like RPGs, and Molotovs. The trader also sells AK-47 Cases, Armour Cases, M4 cases and Sniper Cases. The Black Market can be found at Los Santos Docks.
The Black Market trader requires Continental Coins ($5,000 each) to trade. In order to buy continental coins, go to the receptionist and use /cash.
With the weapons they're limited as well in carrying ability. You can only carry one rocket at a time for an RPG. This is due to the heavy weight and large nature of the weapon and it's ammunition. You can carry 3 grenades and 3 molotovs at a time. You can have 5 Satchel charges at a time.
The last perk of being notorious is reduced escape time from authorities. This means the more notorious you are the easier it is to become more notorious. Players with the notoriety rank Infamous (10) cannot be suspected by authorities.
Note: If you have the rank Infamous (10) you will lose 300 notoriety per day.
How does notorious entry system work?
A property owner can require a minimal notoriety entry system which will only allow those with equal or higher notoriety level. Suspects are also forbidden from entry to these properties as it permits police to enter the property which can put higher level notorious members at risk of bounty collection. (/setnotoriety [level]).
Achievements
The notoriety system is the first system to support achievements. The system includes 3 achievements, the first is "I am Notorious" which is achieved by reaching notoriety rank Notorious (9). Another achievement is "Infamously untouchable" which can be achieved by reaching notoriety rank Infamous (10). The last notorious achievement is "Let's see what I can blow up" which is obtained when first purchasing an RPG.