Index: java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/actor/instance/L2PcInstance.java
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--- java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/actor/instance/L2PcInstance.java	(revision 1245)
+++ java/net/sf/l2j/gameserver/model/actor/instance/L2PcInstance.java	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javolution.util.FastList;
 import javolution.util.FastMap;
@@ -348,6 +349,8 @@
 
     private boolean _inJail = false;
     private long _jailTimer = 0;
+    private boolean _chatBanned = false;
+    private long _chatBanTimer = 0;
     private ScheduledFuture _jailTask;
 
     /** Olympiad */
@@ -511,7 +514,6 @@
 	private boolean _isGm;
 	private int _accessLevel;
 
-	private boolean _chatBanned = false; 		// Chat Banned
     private ScheduledFuture _chatUnbanTask = null;
 	private boolean _messageRefusal = false;    // message refusal mode
 	private boolean _dietMode = false;          // ignore weight penalty
@@ -638,6 +640,7 @@
 			_reference = reference;
 			_sendMessage = sendMessage;
 		}
+		@SuppressWarnings("synthetic-access")
 		public void run()
 		{
 			try
@@ -646,7 +649,8 @@
 			}
 			catch (Throwable t)
 			{
-				_log.log(Level.WARNING, "", t);
+				Logger logger = _log;
+				logger.log(Level.WARNING, "", t);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -5988,6 +5992,8 @@
 			statement.setString(55, getName());
 			statement.setLong(56, getDeathPenaltyBuffLevel());
             statement.setInt(57, getObjectId());
+            statement.setInt(58, isChatBanned() ? 1 : 0);
+            statement.setLong(59, getChatBanTimer());
 
 			statement.execute();
 			statement.close();
@@ -5996,7 +6002,16 @@
 		finally { try { con.close(); } catch (Exception e) {} }
 	}
 
-    private void storeCharSub()
+    /**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private long getBanChatTimer()
+	{
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	private void storeCharSub()
     {
         java.sql.Connection con = null;
 
@@ -7934,36 +7949,6 @@
 		return _race[i];
 	}
 
-	public void setChatBanned(boolean isBanned)
-	{
-		_chatBanned = isBanned;
-
-		if (isChatBanned())
-			sendMessage("You have been chat banned by a server admin.");
-		else
-		{
-			sendMessage("Your chat ban has been lifted.");
-			if (_chatUnbanTask != null)
-				_chatUnbanTask.cancel(false);
-			_chatUnbanTask = null;
-		}
-		sendPacket(new EtcStatusUpdate(this));
-	}
-
-	public boolean isChatBanned()
-	{
-		return _chatBanned;
-	}
-
-    public void setChatUnbanTask(ScheduledFuture task)
-    {
-         _chatUnbanTask = task;
-    }
-    public ScheduledFuture getChatUnbanTask()
-    {
-        return _chatUnbanTask;
-    }
-
 	public boolean getMessageRefusal()
 	{
 		return _messageRefusal;
@@ -9750,6 +9735,99 @@
         _queuedSkill = new SkillDat(queuedSkill, ctrlPressed, shiftPressed);
     }
 
+	public boolean isChatBanned()
+	{
+		return _chatBanned;
+	}
+
+	public void setChatBanned(boolean state)
+	{
+		_chatBanned = state;
+
+	}	
+	public void setChatBanned(boolean state, int delayInMinutes)
+	{
+		_chatBanned = state;
+		_chatBanTimer = delayInMinutes;
+		//Remove the task if any
+		stopChatUnbanTask(false);
+	
+		if (_chatBanned)
+		{
+			if (delayInMinutes > 0)
+			{
+				_chatBanTimer = delayInMinutes * 60000L; // in millisec
+
+                // start the countdown
+				_chatUnbanTask = ThreadPoolManager.getInstance().scheduleGeneral(new ChatUnbanTask(this), _chatBanTimer);
+                sendMessage("You have been chat banned by a server admin for "+delayInMinutes+" minutes.");
+            }
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			sendMessage("Your chat ban has been lifted.");
+		}
+		sendPacket(new EtcStatusUpdate(this));
+		storeCharBase();
+	}
+
+    public long getChatBanTimer()
+    {
+        return _chatBanTimer;
+    }
+  
+    public void setChatBanTimer(long time)
+    {
+    	_chatBanTimer = time;
+    }
+
+    private void updateChatBanState()
+    {
+        if (isChatBanned())
+        {
+            // If chat ban time is elapsed, player can talk :P
+            if (_chatBanTimer > 0)
+            {
+                // restart the countdown
+            	_chatUnbanTask = ThreadPoolManager.getInstance().scheduleGeneral(new ChatUnbanTask(this), _chatBanTimer);
+                sendMessage("You are still chat banned for "+Math.round(_chatBanTimer/60000)+" minutes.");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public void stopChatUnbanTask(boolean save)
+    {
+        if (_chatUnbanTask != null)
+        {
+            if (save)
+            {
+            	long delay = _chatUnbanTask.getDelay(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            	if (delay < 0)
+            		delay = 0;
+            	setChatBanTimer(delay);
+            }
+            _chatUnbanTask.cancel(false);
+            _chatUnbanTask = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class ChatUnbanTask implements Runnable
+    {
+        L2PcInstance _player;
+        protected long _startedAt;
+
+        protected ChatUnbanTask(L2PcInstance player)
+        {
+            _player = player;
+            _startedAt = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        }
+
+        public void run()
+        {
+            _player.setChatBanned(false, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean isInJail()
     {
         return _inJail;