diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Accounting/AccountHandler.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Accounting/AccountHandler.cs
index 642660d05..583091ed7 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Accounting/AccountHandler.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Accounting/AccountHandler.cs
@@ -241,13 +241,15 @@ namespace Server.Misc
                 {
                     res = DeleteResultType.CharBeingPlayed;
                 }
-                else if (RestrictDeletion && Core.Now < m.Created + DeleteDelay)
+                else if (acct.AccessLevel == AccessLevel.Player && RestrictDeletion && Core.Now < m.Created + DeleteDelay)
                 {
                     res = DeleteResultType.CharTooYoung;
                 }
-                else if (m.AccessLevel == AccessLevel.Player &&
+                // Don't need to check current location, if netstate is null, they're logged out
+                else if (
+                    m.AccessLevel == AccessLevel.Player &&
                          Region.Find(m.LogoutLocation, m.LogoutMap).IsPartOf<JailRegion>()
-                ) // Don't need to check current location, if netstate is null, they're logged out
+                )
                 {
                     res = DeleteResultType.BadRequest;
                 }
@@ -265,7 +267,6 @@ namespace Server.Misc
 
             state.SendCharacterDeleteResult(res);
             state.SendCharacterListUpdate(acct);
-
         }
 
         public static bool CanCreate(IPAddress ip) =>
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/AccountPrompt.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/AccountPrompt.cs
index 0e537c0d5..1483f022e 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/AccountPrompt.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/AccountPrompt.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ namespace Server.Misc
                     a.AccessLevel = AccessLevel.Owner;
 
                     Console.WriteLine("Account created.");
+
+                    ServerAccess.AddProtectedAccount(a, true);
+                    Console.WriteLine("Added {0} to the protected accounts list.", a.Username);
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/PacketThrottles.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/PacketThrottles.cs
index d2b666ed9..dda06aab8 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/PacketThrottles.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/PacketThrottles.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Server.Network
     {
         // Delay in milliseconds
         private static readonly int[] Delays = new int[0x100];
-        private static string ThrottlesConfiguration = "Configuration/throttles.json";
+        private const string ThrottlesConfiguration = "Configuration/throttles.json";
 
         public static void Initialize()
         {
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/ServerAccess.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/ServerAccess.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..433055b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/ServerAccess.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Server.Accounting;
+using Server.Json;
+using Server.Logging;
+
+namespace Server.Misc;
+
+public static class ServerAccess
+{
+    private static readonly ILogger logger = LogFactory.GetLogger(typeof(ServerAccess));
+    private const string _serverAccessConfigurationPath = "Configuration/server-access.json";
+    public static ServerAccessConfiguration ServerAccessConfiguration { get; private set; }
+
+    public static void SaveConfiguration()
+    {
+        var path = Path.Join(Core.BaseDirectory, _serverAccessConfigurationPath);
+        JsonConfig.Serialize(path, ServerAccessConfiguration);
+    }
+
+    public static void AddProtectedAccount(Account acct, bool save = false)
+    {
+        ServerAccessConfiguration.ProtectedAccounts.Add(acct.Username.ToLower());
+
+        if (save)
+        {
+            SaveConfiguration();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void RemoveProtectedAccount(Account acct, bool save = false)
+    {
+        ServerAccessConfiguration.ProtectedAccounts.Remove(acct.Username.ToLower());
+
+        if (save)
+        {
+            SaveConfiguration();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void Configure()
+    {
+        var path = Path.Join(Core.BaseDirectory, _serverAccessConfigurationPath);
+
+        if (!File.Exists(path))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ServerAccessConfiguration = JsonConfig.Deserialize<ServerAccessConfiguration>(path);
+        var protectedAccounts = string.Join(", ", ServerAccessConfiguration.ProtectedAccounts);
+        logger.Information("Protected accounts registered: {0}", protectedAccounts);
+    }
+
+    public static void Initialize()
+    {
+        EventSink.AccountLogin += EventSink_ResetProtectedAccount;
+    }
+
+    public static void EventSink_ResetProtectedAccount(AccountLoginEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var username = e.Username.ToLower();
+        if (!ServerAccessConfiguration.ProtectedAccounts.Contains(username))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var account = Accounts.GetAccount(username);
+        if (account is not { Banned: true, AccessLevel: >= AccessLevel.Owner })
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        account.Banned = false;
+        account.AccessLevel = AccessLevel.Owner;
+
+        logger.Warning("Protected account \"{0}\" has been reset.", username);
+
+        if (ServerAccessConfiguration.NewPasswordOnReset)
+        {
+            var password = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+            logger.Warning("Protected account \"{0}\" password reset to \"{1}\"", username, password);
+            account.SetPassword(password);
+        }
+
+        e.Accepted = true;
+    }
+}
+
+public record ServerAccessConfiguration
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("newPasswordOnReset")]
+    public bool NewPasswordOnReset { get; init; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("protectedAccounts")]
+    public HashSet<string> ProtectedAccounts { get; init; }
+}