History Main / GetOutOfJailFreeCard

* Subverted in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''. When the player character becomes [[spoiler:Sheogorath, prince of madness,]] it is impossible for him to be imprisoned within the Shivering Isles; the guards will instead escort you outside the city limits and leave you to go off adventuring until you can pay the fine (or not). This sometimes leads to the less than amusing glitch of having a fine considered by the game to be too large to be paid off ,with no option to serve your sentence (that is, your crimes being so heinous the only option is immediate attempted execution by the arresting guard or jail), making walking through most towns feel reminiscent of any given level from ''Splinter Cell''.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' has pardon letters, which are a Get Out Of Paying A Buttload Of Money Card. There is even an achievement for racking up a $5000 bounty only to clear your bill with a pardon letter. It is [[CrossesTheLineTwice quite amusing seeing how many law enforcement you have killed and get away scot-free because of this piece of paper]].

** Before you hit the main plot of the game, you can gleefully set about killing members of both primary factions (Legion and NCR), which will naturally make them want to kill you. As soon as you reach the Strip and talk to Benny, both factions immediately pardon you of any crimes because you're an asset they want on their side. This works only once. If you proceed to laugh in their faces and continue the slaughter then they'll quickly become your enemy again, this time for good and locking off their endings permanently.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Tom Paris specifically was pardoned in exchange for going with ''Voyager'' and helping to search for the Maquis. Prior to that, he had already been convicted and sent to one of the Federation's ([[LuxuryPrisonSuite typically luxurious]]) prisons.

* The end of ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has [[spoiler:[[ScaryBlackMan The Operative]] taking Simon and River Tam off of the wanted list after fixing the Serenity, and letting the entire crew go after they had just committed everything from vandalism to treason, not to mention the fact that River was tortured and driven insane by the Alliance, who The Operative worked for, to be turned into a psychotic psychic assassin, which her brother had freed her from (getting them on the wanted list). So, less "GOFJF Card" and more Get Out Of Being Hunted card (as even The Operative couldn't kill River if she wanted him dead)]].

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. Frank Castle gets his record wiped at the end of Season One because the authorities want to avoid a huge scandal. The trope is given by name when Frank gets arrested in Season 2 and tries to get Agent Madani of Homeland Security to get him out; she rejects the idea saying his GetOutOfJailFreeCard was a one-off deal.

* After Galatea make a brief but quite sincere attempt to conquer the planet Butane, Princess Voluptua pardons her (partly for helping to capture Riboflavin, and partly because Bob vouches for her) with the understanding that Bob will keep her out of further trouble.
%% * Referenced in [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html this]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' strip.

* Referenced in [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html this]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' strip.

* Bartlet's final act as President in Series/TheWestWing was signing a pardon for Toby Ziegler.

* In ''{{Film/Paddington}}'', Millicent [[spoiler:spent half the movie trying to add the obviously sentient Paddington to her stuffed animal collection. In-story it might be possible to mount a legal defense on the grounds that Paddington was not human, but she also was willing to kill and stuff the entire Brown family. Her punishment? Community service in a petting zoo]].

* The trope namer is ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'', which features two actual "Get Out Of Jail Free" cards. Oddly enough, this trope namer ends up being the UnbuiltTrope - ''Monopoly'' jail is a CardboardPrison that only requires you to roll doubles, pay $50, or use said card to get out. Furthermore, since people in jail can [[LuxuryPrisonSuite still collect rent and trade properties without fear of paying rent to others]], staying in jail as long as possible is a good late-game strategy. In fact, players are required to ''leave jail'' after three turns whether they want to or not, whether by rolling doubles, paying the $50 bail, or playing the card. (A common {{House Rule|s}} is to disallow a player in jail collecting rent.)