/* BANCHECK */
    {
        pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ] = -1;

        INI_ParseFile( "banlist.ini", "BannedPlayers", .bExtra = true, .extra = playerid, .bPassTag = true ); //load file

        if( pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ] == -1 )
            goto BANCHECK_DONE;

        new
            year,
            month,
            day,
            hour,
            minute,
            second,
            banString[ 128 ];

        getdate( year, month, day );
        gettime( hour, minute, second );

        if( year == pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ] )
        {
            if( month == pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bMonth ] )
            {
                if( day == pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bDay ] )
                {
                    if( hour == pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bHour ] )
                    {
                        if( minute >= pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bMinute ] )
                            goto NOTBANNED;
                        else
                            goto BANNED;
                    }
                    else if( hour > pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bHour ] )
                        goto NOTBANNED;
                    else
                        goto BANNED;
                }
                else if( day > pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bDay ] )
                    goto NOTBANNED;
                else
                    goto BANNED;
            }
            else if( month > pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bMonth ] )
                goto NOTBANNED;
            else
                goto BANNED;
        }
        else if( pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ] == 0 )
            goto PERMBANNED;
        else if( year > pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ] )
            goto NOTBANNED;
        else
            goto BANNED;

        PERMBANNED:
        {
            SendClientMessage( playerid, COLOR_RED, "[ERROR] You are PERMANENTLY banned from this server." );
            SendClientMessage( playerid, COLOR_RED, "The ban will never be lifted." );
            Kick( playerid );
            goto BANCHECK_DONE;
        }


        BANNED:
        {
            SendClientMessage( playerid, COLOR_RED, "[ERROR] You are banned from this server." );
            format( banString, sizeof( banString ), "The ban will be lifted: %s %02i, %i - %02i:%02i server time.", MonthDateToName( pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bMonth ] ), pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bDay ], pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bYear ], pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bHour ], pBanInfo[ playerid ][ bMinute ] );
            SendClientMessage( playerid, COLOR_RED, banString );
            Kick( playerid );
            goto BANCHECK_DONE;
        }

        NOTBANNED:
        {
            new
                INI:banFile = INI_Open( "banlist.ini" );

            INI_DeleteTag( banFile, PlayerName( playerid ));
            INI_Close( banFile );

            new
                INI:pFile = INI_Open( UserPath( playerid ));

            INI_SetTag( pFile, "data" );
            INI_WriteBool( pFile, "banned", false );
            INI_Close( pFile );

            printf( "Entry removed from banlist.ini (expiration): %s", PlayerName( playerid ));
        }
    }

    BANCHECK_DONE: