Changelog

By Drake M

January 5 2021

Added Emergency High Crime Census Act to Law Enforcement Authority Doctrine - Governor Valkyrie

December 20 2021

[1] 19 - Animal Cruelty - Everything will stay the same except that the time will be lowered to 550 Seconds and the fine will be upped to $1500

December 10 2021

Reclarified further the exemptions granted to all-terrain vehicles.

Added a case law for Use of Force.

November 12 2021

Readded Title 11 for RP purposes

November 11 2021

Updated Evading an Officer and Reckless Evading - President Ryan

November 9 2021

Updated [3] 11 - Failure to Yield or Move Over for an Emergency Vehicle - President Ryan

November 1 2021

Updated [3] 39 - Airspace Violation - President Ryan

Updated [3] 5 - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices for trains

October 28 2021

Updated [3] 35 - Open Container of Alcohol in Vehicle - President Ryan

Updated [2] 5 - Vehicular Manslaughter - President Ryan

Updated [4] 5 - Failure to Identify - President Ryan

October 25 2021

Heavily updated Probable Cause & Reasonable Suspicion doctrine

Updated Capital punishment doctrine

Changed Failure to Identify from a Felony to a Misdemeanor - President Ryan

October 20 2021

Added "Case Laws"

October 19 2021

Added [7] 17 - Minor in Possession of Marijuana -President Ryan

October 13 2021

Added [7] 16 - Cannibalism -President Ryan

October 4 2021

Modified DUI code to include >0.02% for under 21 years of age. -President Swag

Modified Driving License requirements for all-terrain vehicles. -President Swag

Clarified that Refusal to Take a Sobriety Test only applies to suspects being investigated for DUI.

Defined "All-Terrain" Vehicle. -President Swag

September 24 2021

Fixing some more existing issues in the vehicle code...Improved [3] 5 - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices to include stuff like one-way streets and pedestrians.

September 23 2021

LSMC 6 - Control Your Dog. -Governor Keetly

Made an attempt at adding some realism and fixing badly explained sections of the law.

Defined "Public Road" & "Motor Vehicle"

Renamed [3] 38 - Pedestrian or Cyclist on Freeway to "[3] 38 - Non-Motor Vehicle on Highway"

"Added [3] 34 - Bicycle Lane Usage" to regulate bicycle traffic, such as where a bicycle should ride.

September 21 2021

Some time ago, the "Public Indecency" law was removed to prevent confusing players into thinking nudity was permitted by server rule (which is not the case). This action inadvertently made public urination or defecation somewhat less-illegal and has been remedied by the addition of [7] 15 - Urination or Defecation in Public.

Added LSMC 5 - Airspace Restriction -President Swag

Updated Terrorism Penalty -President Swag

September 17 2021

Updated [3] 28 - Evading an Officer

September 9 2021

Updated [1] 11 - Impersonating a Police Officer

Added [3] 42 - Vehicle Flashing Colored Lights and Sirens

Updated police references page for [1] 11 & [3] 42

July 31 2021

ROR was removed in the place of removing jail times from a few offences.

[1] 20 - Anti-Mask Law updated

[2] 14 - Assault on a Federal Officer/ Agent (Fed Charge) Updated

Removed [4] 19 - Indecent Exposure (Pointless by server rule)

Updated police references page

Added ROR Doctrine

Added Jailtime to [3] 33 - Refusal to take a Sobriety Test

July 29 2021

Moved "Using red, blue or amber lighting, and/or a siren to bypass traffic control devices or stop an individual from continuing their route on a public road." from [1] 10 - Impersonating to [1] 11 - Impersonating an Officer

Renamed "[1] 11 - Impersonating an Officer" to "[1] 11 - Impersonating a Police Officer"

Renamed "[1] 10 - Impersonating" to "[1] 10 - Identity Theft"

Updated [2] 6 - Involuntary Manslaughter

Renamed "Manslaughter" to "Second Degree Murder"

Added [7] 14 - Littering by vote

Added Attempted Violation Doctrine by popular long time demand

Added Police References Page to reduce confusion

Added [1] 14 - Aiding and Abetting / Accessory to Crime by popular long time demand

Added a page labeled "License Points" in "Title 3 - Vehicle Code" which explains the basic function of License Points.

July 2021

Deleted [3] 4 - Illegal U-turn because it references "city limits" which is ill-defined and subjective. Illegal turns where prohibited by signage is already illegal under [3] 5 - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices.

Moved DUI from [3] 34 to [3] 4 and made it a moving violation.

Added LICENSE POINTS to all moving violations as well as Reckless Evading and Hit and Run. Points can be added to a character while pushing a citation through CAD. June 9 2021

Rewrote Law Enforcement Authority Doctrine to make more sense

May 7 2021

Added Self Defense Doctrine

May 5 2021

Removed [3] 9 - Illegal Turn because it contains the same information as the broader "[3] 5 - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices"

Added [3] 9 - Stopping on Railroad Tracks

Changed Panhandling from a Municipal Law to a National Law per the Public Vote. "[4] 22 - Panhandling"

April 2021

Removed Prostitution and Illegal Display of Firearms/Equipment

Feb 11 2021

Remove Title [11] Customs, Immigration, Citizenship, and Naturalization (CICN) Code and all subcodes due to the removal of Homeland Security

Added Blaine County No Wake Law

Jan 20 2021

Added Title 10 Maritime and Vessel Navigation Code

Added [10] 1 - Boating Under the Influence

Added [10] 2 - Reckless Operation of a Vessel

Added [10] 3 - Boating with a License

Added [10] 4 - Onboard Vessel Safety Equipment Requirement

Added [10] 5 - Mooring to Navigational Markers or Buoys

Added Title 11 (CICN) Customs, Immigration, Citizenship, and Naturalization Code

Added [11] 1 - Unauthorized Entry

Added [11] 2 - Illegal Residence / Unauthorized Presence

Added [11] 3 - Harboring an Illegal Resident

Added [11] 4 - Deportation and Entry Refusal Authority

Added [11] 5 - Smuggling

Added firearm serial number requirement to [8] 7 - Possession of an Illegal Weapon

Added BCMC Municipal Code 1 - Offroading

Jan 3 2021

Combined [3] 12 - Failure to Stop into [3] 5 - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices Added [3] 12 - Distracted Driving

Added Los Santos Governor's New "Unlawful Discharge of a Weapon Within City Limits" as Municipal Code 3. It further penalizes the discharge of firearms within the city on top of the existing general criminal use of firearm law.

Reduced Speeding fines, changed 1st deg speed from Felony to Misd. Changed 2nd deg speed to non-arrestable Misd. (Balancing)

Changed [3] 7 - Negligent Driving to a Misdemeanor

Reduced almost all penalties for Vehicle Code violations.

Dec 30 2020

Added Banks and White House to [8] 6 - Possession of a Firearm in a Restricted Area because they should have been included in the first place.

Dec 27 2020

Added Stolen Valor to [1] 10 - Impersonating

Overhauled definition of [6] 10 - Vandalism

Removed [6] 11 - Felony Vandalism and combined into [6] 10 - Vandalism

Removed [6] 12 - Vandalism of State Government Property and combined into [6] 10 - Vandalism

Removed [6] 13 - Vandalism of Federal Government Property (Fed Charge) and combined into [6] 10 - Vandalism

Dec 23 2020

Added [2] 19 - Killing or Injuring a Police Animal

Dec 22 2020

Added [3] 38 - Pedestrian or Cyclist on Freeway

Dec 21 2020

Added Panhandling and Refusal to pay for to municipal code for Los Santos

Dec 18 2020

Updated [3] 15 - Improper or Missing Plates/Registration as well as added definitions for exempt/government plates to the definitions tab.

Dec 17 2020

Removed SAANG exemptions from penal code.

Revised [8] 9 - Illegal Display of Weapons or Equipment to better reflect color/spirit of law; further exempted Media, Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs from certain sections.

Added [1] 28 - Unlawful Furnishing or Reception of Law Enforcement Records; criminalizes the reception or furnishing of law enforcement records to those that are not authorized.

Dec 16 2020

Added [3] 39 - Spectator of Illegal Competition, Stunting, or Exhibition

Expanded [3] 10 - Street Racing to [3] 10 - Illegal Street Competition, Stunting, or Exhibition

Dec 9 2020

Replaced Failure to Signal with Driving the Wrong Way ([3] 6).

Highway speed limit increased from 80 to 85mph.

Added "Port of Los Santos, Los Santos International Airport, Palmer-Taylor Power Station, and Ron Alternates Wind Farm" as state property in the trespassing law.

Nov 28 2020

Added [1] 24 - Disarming a Police Officer

Added [1] 25 - Entrapment

Added [3] 35 - Open Container of Alcohol in Vehicle

Added [3] 36 - Nighttime Headlight Usage

Added [7] 11 - Involuntary Commitment Authority

Added [7] 12 - Illegal Dumping

Added [8] 12 - Unsecured Firearm near Children

Added Class 4 Weapons to [8] 7 - Possession of an Illegal Weapon (Incendiary Ammunition, Explosive Ammunition, Armor Piercing Ammunition)

Added an exception to [8] 7 - Possession of an Illegal Weapon: "Exception: Class 2 weapons may be possessed/owned by a licensed gun store. Class 2 weapons may not be sold. If the gun store has a certified gun range, the weapon may be fired."

Added [4] 20 - Anti-Stalking Law

Added [1] 26 - Harboring a Fugitive

Added representation of devices as explosives, biohazards, etc., to [1] 16 - Terroristic Threats (Fed Charge)

Added [4] 21 - Threats to Participate in a Criminal Organization

Nov 26 2020

Major reorganization and categorization update.

Nov 20 2020

Added enhancement to [4] 4 for special properties and historical sites.

Added exemptions to [8] 2 (Illegal Weapons) for SS, FBI Assault, SAANG, and SWAT.

Added exemptions to [5] 15 (Anti-mask law) for SS, CID, GIU, SWAT, SAANG, and FBI.

Nov 15 2020

The Blaine County municipal code related to prohibiting open carrying of certain weapons or equipment has been turned into a country-wide law. [8] 15 - Illegal Display of Weapons or Equipment

Nov 14 2020

Made illegal possession of a firearm a felony. Added 21 as a legal age for guns. Added 16 as legal age for driving. Added legal definition for adult.

Nov 12 2020

Deleted [10] 3 - Operating a Commercial Vehicle While Intoxicated because it is already covered by [9] 1 - Driving Under the Influence.

Added Los Santos Municipal Building Code Sec. 1

Nov 11 2020

Added [3] 8 - Impersonating an Attorney

Added [4] 8 - Gaining Unauthorized Access to a System (Hacking) (Fed Charge)

Added [7] 8 - Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Updated [9] 19 - Illegal Parking

Changed [5] 17 & 18 from "against president" to "against elected official"

Oct 27 2020

Added Blaine County Municipal Code 1 Criminalizes "Openly carrying firearms other than pistols." and "Wearing a bullet proof vest, ballistic vest, or ballistic helmet. " in public, except for LEO, SAANG, & Security.

Added a definition for "Open Carry" to the definitions page.

Oct 26 2020

Added a page that lists all the Federal charges. Went through the penal code to all the charges that are "wobblers" (sometimes federal, sometimes regular) and added notes to help explain the difference.

Oct 24 2020

Added [11] 3 - Cruel Hunting and [11] 4 - Poaching.

Enhancements have been added to Assault, Aggravated Assault, Simple Battery, Battery, and Aggravated Battery. If the victim or target of those crimes is a Law Enforcement Officer, the maximum jail/prison sentence is doubled.

Oct 20 2020

Federal Government Laws Related to Election, Campaigning, and Voting Released

Added: [8] 14 - Failure to Declare a Weapon (Must declare non-visible weapons when speaking to law enforcement)

Added 2 [7] - Mail Theft (Fed Charge)

Oct 18 2020

Added [11] 2 - Hunting in a Restricted Area (Requested from suggestion)

Oct 17 2020

[8] 2 - Criminal Possession of Firearm renamed to [8] 2 - Possession of an Illegal Weapon

Removed [8] 4 - Sale of Firearm (Class 2), [8] 5 - Sale of Firearm (Class 3), [8] 3 - Sale of Firearm (Class 1). Weapon classes were not differentiated.

Added [8] 3 - Illegal Sale of Weapon.

Defined illegal weapons, weapon accessories, and illegal weapon classes. ([8] 2 - Possession of an Illegal Weapon)

Made it illegal to buy or sell a weapon if you do not possess a gun license. ([8] 3 - Illegal Sale of Weapon)

Revised [8] 6 - Criminal Use of Firearm heavily for clarity.

Moved [8] 9 - Jaywalking to Title 9 - Traffic Violations, now [9] 32.

Revised [8] 7 - Terrorism (Fed Charge) heavily for clarity. Added [8] 8 - Terroristic Threats (Fed Charge).

Oct 16 2020

Revised [8] 7 - Brandishing a Firearm or Deadly Weapon to be more clear after receiving questions about the legality of open carrying.

Open carrying was and is still legal so long as the subject carrying the weapon does not violate firearm laws such as Brandishing a Firearm or Deadly Weapon, Carrying in Restricted Area, etc.

[5] 15 - Anti-Mask Law reworded and updated to exempt wearing of medical masks.

Oct 15 2020

Revised [9] 13 - Driving without a License to include Arrestable Misdemeanor for Suspended License.

Added legal definition for "Firearm" including including exemption applicable to imitations with orange muzzle tips.

Added legal definition for "Explosive."(edited)

Added [8] 15 - Possession of a Firearm in a Restricted Area (Based off of realistic North American laws prohibiting the carrying of firearms in many public buildings or institutions)

[9] 1 - Driving Under the Influence updated to be more realistic. Added BAC limit for commercial vehicles.

Moved [6] 23 - Refusal to take BAC Test to Title 9 - Traffic Violations and renamed it to [9] 31 - Refusal to take a Sobriety Test

[9] 31 - Refusal to take a Sobriety Test now includes drug tests.

Oct 13 2020

Added [8] 13 - Possession of Unregistered Firearm

Updated [9] 7 - Unroadworthy Vehicle

Added Title 11 - Fish and Game Code

Added [11] 1 - Hunting without a License