Default complaint

This section describes the Default Complaint template.

The following sections show where the template information is derived from eProsecutor Online.

Prosecutor information

The complaint template starts by identifying the prosecutors assigned to the case. This section includes their contact details and bar number, if they are available.

Prosecutor info section of the default complaint template

The prosecutor information comes from the Directory person.

A Directory Person Update form

Court details

The next section includes the court filing information including:

Court filing section of the default complaint template

  1. Court name

  2. Plaintiff

  3. Defendant

  4. Court case number

  5. Statute section

  6. Hearing date

Court name

The court name comes from the Default JDA Settings screen.

To set the default court in eProsecutor Online:

  1. Navigate to Left navigation  System Administration  JDA  Default JDA Settings

    Left navigation showing the Default JDA Settings option under JDA

  2. In the Default court for JDA templates dropdown, select the desired Agency.

    Default court dropdown on the Default JDA Settings screen

  3. Click Submit.

If you do not select a court on this screen, a dialog shows to request the court name:

JDA dialog prompt for court name

Plaintiff

The plaintiff is pulled from the Default JDA Settings screen. To set the default plaintiff in eProsecutor Online:

  1. Navigate to Left navigation  System Administration  JDA  Default JDA Settings

    Left navigation showing the Default JDA Settings option under JDA

  2. In the Name to be used as the default plaintiff in JDA templates field, type the plaintiff name.

    Default plaintiff field on the Default JDA Settings screen

  3. Click Submit.

If no plaintiff is entered on this screen, a dialog prompt is provided to allow for manual entry of the plaintiff name.

JDA dialog prompt for plaintiff name

Defendant

The name of the defendant shown on the Case Involvements tab in the Case Folder View.

Case Involvements tab in the Case Folder View

Court number

The court number shown in the Case Numbers section of the Summary tab in the Case Folder View.

Case Numbers section of the Summary tab in the Case Folder View

Statute section

The statute section numbers associated with the charge counts found on the Charges tab in the Case Folder View.

Charges tab in the Case Folder View

Hearing date

The next upcoming hearing date. This is found on the Events tab in the Case Folder View.

Events tab in the Case Folder View

Charges

The summary of complaint section lists each charge along with the offense date and associated statute text.

Summary of complaint section of default complaint template

The charges are found on the Charges tab in the Case Folder View.

Charge tab in the Case Folder View

The statute text comes from the Statute/Charging Language field. Refer to Statutes for details.

Statute/Charging Language field on the Statute screen

Statute fines

The prayer for relief section lists the penalties associated with the preceding charges.

Prayer for relief section of default complaint template

For more information, refer to Statutes, especially the Fines, bails, and sentencing guidelines section.

Fines

Attachments

The final section creates a cover page for each selected attachment.

Attachment section of default complaint template

The list of available attachments is controlled by the Default_Attachments custom dialog.