801.) Except as otherwise dictated by law, a person may be punished for any crime upon the lawful arrest and imprisonment by a peace officer. 

802.) No person may be given a life or death sentence to an applicable charge, without being sentenced through a court proceeding.
 
803.) No person can be subjected to a second prosecution for a crime for which he or she has once been charged and convicted or acquitted.
 
804.) Prosecution for a felony offense must commence soon after the offense has been discovered, or in regards to an ongoing investigation, must be commenced at the conclusion of the investigation.
 
805.) Prosecution for a Felony, Misdemeanor, or Infraction must commence soon after the offense has been discovered, exceeding a period of no longer than three days. Extensions may be granted by an authorizing judge in relation to a warrant.
 
806.) Criminal Appeals for either a felony, misdemeanor, or infraction must be commenced within thirty days after the initial arrest. Appeals submitted after this period will be declined. Extensions may be granted if reasonable cause is submitted to the court. (EX. Pending IA Reports)

807.) Any trooper, sheriff, or officer, employed in that capacity, of a state, county, or city authorized by statute to maintain a police department, is a peace officer. It only applies to the agencies within the State of San Andreas. The authority of these peace officers extends to any place in the state where a public offense has been committed or where there is probable cause to believe one has been committed.
 
808.) The Attorney General and special agents and investigators of the Department of Justice are to be classified as peace officers. The authority of these peace officers extends to any place in the state where a public offense has been committed or where there is probable cause to believe one has been committed.
 
809.) The State Fire Marshal and authorized agents of the Office of the Fire Marshal, are to be classified as peace officers. This authority shall extend down to individual Fire Department's, who are to be granted supplementary powers equivalent to the State Fire Marshal in conducting investigations into fire code violations. 
 
810.) The San Andreas National Guard shall be authorized upon deployment by the governor, to act as peace officers in regards to an emergency. This authorization shall be intact, for the duration of the emergency until ordered to stand down by the governor. 
 
811.) The San Andreas Park Rangers and authorized agents of the Department of Fisheries & Wildlife are to be classified as peace officers. The authority of these peace officers extends to any place in the state where a public offense has been committed or where there is probable cause to believe one has been committed.
 
812.) Any uniformed peace officer shall wear a badge, nameplate, or another device which bears clearly on its face the identification number or name of the officer.
 
813.) Each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers shall establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, and shall make a written description of the procedure available to the public.