I asked and got approval to leave & keep my character from a Leader. I did not owe dues, I was not part of the faction. While I was a member, I used oil money to pay kickups twice and get promoted to the appropriate rank to be able to purchase and sell / trade the H as told by my CoC. I never traded, sold, bartered, or processed any drugs outside of the 9H which I only placed an order for, picked up, and stored away.
I was clearly marked as a civilian and unable to purchase the H for over two weeks, I'm absolutely certain of that.
I didn't want to "remove myself" from the whitelist. I genuinely did not see a reason to keep playing anymore until I got the DOH and legal counsel roles I currently have. At the time McCloskey asked for a character to choose, Charles was the only one I had that wasn't associated with some faction or being used specifically as a civilian only character with a BAR-ID. This wasn't some ploy, just a happy coincidence.
I also want to point out that Charles is Co-Counsel on Price-V-PBA and has been waiting along with Counsel for awhile now for a case to get resolved. I don't know how much relevance that plays here, but I felt it necessary to point out.
*EDIT* As far as I can remember, I did not remove myself from the faction. I logged one day and was surprised when I saw Bewford was a Civilian.
*EDIT2* As stated in my DMs, I offered to give them the H and pretty much all of my money. They did not seem bothered by it and just let me keep them.