[Press Release #62] Criminal Court Submission Time-frame Changes

[Judicial Branch Public Relations]

San Andreas Judicial Branch Criminal Court Submission Time-frame Changes "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW"

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• Citizens of San Andreas,
  
  The San Andreas Judicial Branch is implementing an update to the criminal court submission time-frame to better ensure fairness and accessibility for all individuals within the State.
  
  Under the previous standard, individuals were required to submit a criminal court case within 7 days of charges being placed. While this timeline encouraged timely filings, it also created circumstances where individuals could unknowingly have a warrant issued for their arrest and lose the ability to contest those charges before ever becoming aware of them.
  
  After review, the Judicial Branch has created a new time-frame that we believe is a compromise between two extremes.
  
  Updated Court Submission Times:
  • Standard: 14 days from the date charges are placed (replacing 7 days)
  • Extraordinary Circumstances: 30 days from the date charges are placed
  Extraordinary Circumstances are defined as
  • (( Individuals that have not logged onto that character for 30 days or less from the point the charge(s) was placed. ))
  • Instances where defendants have managed to escape capture from law enforcement as long as their court filing is within 30 days of the charge(s) being place.
  Outside of these defined "extraordinary" circumstances, submissions will be expected to stay within the new standard 14 day window. The new time-frame will begin on the 6th of April, 2026 and remain in place.
  
  Please refer any questions to SAJB - Public Inquiries.

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Chief Justice
San Andreas Judicial Branch
505-9925 - [email protected]

Public Relations Division
San Andreas Judicial Branch
Rockford Hills City Hall, Carcer Way,
Metro Los Santos, SA