August 12th, 2018
The Los Santos Police Department would like to highlight a few criminal & traffic charges from the Los Santos Penal Code of 2018. These are criminal & traffic charges that we believe our citizens have either intentionally or unintentionally neglected, charges that we feel are important for us to highlight in times like these. We would like to remind you that the unintentional act of committing a crime doesn't make you less responsible because it's your responsibility to know the law.We would also like to help people define self-defense, and when your action is no longer self-defense.
Self-defense is the act of defending oneself, one's property, or a close relative from an immediate or active threat. If someone has been a threat to your life and then leaves, if you have to chase that person down, that person is no longer a threat to your immediate safety. Instead of chasing them down, make sure that you, and whoever is around you, gets to safety and that you dial 911. The act of trying to enforce the law on your own is vigilantism and is by law, a misdemeanor charge. Also important to note that using a firearm should be your last resort option, if all other means to defend fails
This is by no means an exhaustive list, again, this is a list of citations and criminal charges that we feel are often missed or misinterpreted.
The full penal code of Los Santos, 2018 Edition, can be found here.
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TRAFFIC CITATIONS
Demerits are issued at the discretion of the officer. Each traffic citation has the possibility to come with a demerit. For every 3 demerits you receive, your driver's license will be suspended for 2 days, and the suspension can add up to a total of 10 days.
Speed Limit City: 70 KM/H
Speed Limit County: 110 KM/H
Speed Limit Highway/Freeway: 130 KM/H
VC - 01 | Speeding.
NUISCANCE MISDEMEANORS
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
NM - 03 | Unlawful Assembly.
GENERAL MISDEMEANORS
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
GM - 03 | Possession of a Blade.
WEAPON CHARGES (M/F)
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
WM - 01 | Brandishing a Firearm or Weapon.
GENERAL FELONIES
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
GF - 14 | False Impersonation of a Police Officer or Government Worker.
TRAFFIC CITATIONS
Demerits are issued at the discretion of the officer. Each traffic citation has the possibility to come with a demerit. For every 3 demerits you receive, your driver's license will be suspended for 2 days, and the suspension can add up to a total of 10 days.
Speed Limit City: 70 KM/H
Speed Limit County: 110 KM/H
Speed Limit Highway/Freeway: 130 KM/H
VC - 01 | Speeding.
- 1st Degree Speeding | Operating a vehicle at speeds exceeding speed limits by 0 - 20 KPH on public roads.
- $1,000 Fine & Demerit
- 2nd Degree Speeding | Operating a vehicle at speeds exceeding speed limits by 20 - 40 KPH on public roads.
- $2,000 Fine & Demerit
- $3,000 Fine & Demerit
- Performing a u-turn which crosses lanes of traffic.
- $500 Fine & Demerit
- Failing to maintain your lane while commencing with the normal flow of traffic or driving dangerously close to another vehicle.
- $500 Fine & Demerit
- Failure to yield and pull off to the side in order to make way for emergency vehicles with flashing lights and or sirens.
- $1000 Fine & Demerit
- Failure to Yield for appropriate Traffic Control Devices which is defined as any sign or device in traffic meant to restrict or direct traffic, such as, but not limited to: stop signs, yield signs, speed limit signs, signs directing traffic flow, no passing signs, one-way signs, no parking signs, traffic lights etc.
- $1000 Fine & Demerit
- Vehicles are defined as unroadworthy when they fail to meet Minimum Safety Requirements, Lights, Indicators, Seatbelts (Excluding Motorcycles) Side and Rear View Mirrors, plus they cannot cause damage to road surface. Utility vehicle operators are expected to be conscious about road accessibility and to operate with as little harm to traffic flow by keeping to the rightmost lane possible, driving within safe speeds, and waving traffic around them in the event they are causing a disturbance. Utility vehicles causing traffic issues may face fines for misuse. Utility Vehicles are defined as Money Transporters, Delivery Services, Waste Transports, Tractors, etc.
- $1000 Fine & Demerit
NUISCANCE MISDEMEANORS
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
NM - 03 | Unlawful Assembly.
- Two or more people, gathering together to do something illegal or who are disobedient to law enforcement instruction.
- 20 Days Jail Sentence & $500 Fine
GENERAL MISDEMEANORS
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
GM - 03 | Possession of a Blade.
- Carrying or possessing a fixed blade or assisted opening blade that is over 3 inches and has the ability to inflict serious bodily injury.
- 15 Days Jail Sentence & $750 Fine
- Resisting arrest in any physical manner or by running on foot.
- 35 Days Jail Sentence & $1000 Fine
- Buying, receiving, concealing, selling stolen property.
- 10 Days Jail Sentence & $500 Fine
- A non law enforcement official attempting of fulfilling the enforcement of laws.
- 15 Days Jail Sentence & $250 Fine
- Giving fake information, answers, driver's licenses, car registration or other documents to a police officer.
- 20 Days Jail Sentence & $500 Fine
- Tampering with evidence, resisting, delaying, obstructing, lying to or otherwise trying to deceive law enforcement officers or emergency personnel in the context of felonious charges.
- 25 Days Jail Sentence & $500 Fine
- Common Mistake: Running into active crime scenes and starting to obstruct officers by getting nosey, wanting to get information and because of that, you're actively posing as a threat to the officers, obstructing their scene.
- 25 Days Jail Sentence & $500 Fine
- The giving, offering or receiving a bribe with corrupt intent to influence a decision on an official matter.
- 30 Days Jail Sentence & $1000 Fine
WEAPON CHARGES (M/F)
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
WM - 01 | Brandishing a Firearm or Weapon.
- Drawing, exhibiting, brandishing or using a firearm or weapon without a lawful reason.
- 30 Days Jail Sentence & $1000 Fine
- Posessing a firearm while intoxicated above the legal limit (0.08% BAC)..
- 30 Days Jail Sentence & $1500 Fine
- The illegal trafficking or smuggling of contraband weapons or ammunition, in amounts of two or more.
- 200 Months Prison Sentence & $7,500 Fine
GENERAL FELONIES
(( 1 - 45 Minutes = 1 Day per minute | 45+ Minutes = 1 Month per minute ))
GF - 14 | False Impersonation of a Police Officer or Government Worker.
- Anyone who willfully wears, exhibits, or uses an authorized uniform, insignia, badge, with intent to fraudulently impersonate a government employee or inducing people into believing they are a government employee.
- 90 Months Prison Sentence & $1,000 Fine
- An act in which a person alters, conceals, falsifies, or destroys evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation (usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority.
- 75 Months Prison Sentence & $2,000 Fine
- Common Mistake: Running up to persons or vehicles involved in a crime in an attempt to search them and then make an attempt to retrieve items.
- 75 Months Prison Sentence & $2,000 Fine
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For Information, Contact:
Sergeant II Jay Bacon, Commanding Officer
Los Santos Police Department's Media Relations Division
(213)516-1554 — [email protected]
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For Information, Contact:
Sergeant II Jay Bacon, Commanding Officer
Los Santos Police Department's Media Relations Division
(213)516-1554 — [email protected]
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