Charging

The Charges folder view displays active charges, plea offers, sentencing and charge history:

In the Charges folder View, click the dropdown and select Charging:

The Charging widget shows, where the charge decision can be selected: Decline to File, File with Court, or Replace Charge:

You can make different Decisions on the requested Charges:

If the Decision is the same for all requested Charges, you can add the decision to all by selecting the Decision from the Decision for all dropdown:

You can also Replace a charge and select a new charge from the search option provided on the Replace with field:

Once you have completed the Charging decision, click Save or Save and Back. The Charges Folder View shows the active charges and Charge History:

To generate the Charging Paragraphs, from the Charges folder view, click the dropdown menu, hover over Charging, and click Charging Paragraphs:

In the Charging Paragraphs Folder View, click Generate Paragraphs:

To add a Plea Offer, from the Charges folder view, click the dropdown menu, and click Add Plea Offer:

The Add Plea Offer form shows. Once the form is filled, click Save & Back:

The Plea Offer shows in the Plea Offers panel in the Charging folder view:

To dispose charges, from the Charges folder view, click the dropdown menu and click Dispose Charges:

The Dispose Charges form, where different dispositions can be added to each charge, shows:

You can add the same disposition to all charges by clicking the Mass Update button:

Click some or all of the charges that have the same disposition type and select Update Charge Disposition from the Choose Action menu.

If all charges have the same disposition, you can select the checkbox in the column header:

After clicking the Update Charge Disposition, all the selected charges show in the top panel, and a blank disposition form shows. Once the form is completed, click Update Records.

The Charges and corresponding Dispositions show in the Sentencing panel of the Charges folder view:

To add Sentencing information, from the Charges folder view, click the dropdown menu, hover over Add Sentencing, and click Per Charge.

The Sentencing form, where sentencing can be added per charge, shows:

If multiple sentences need to be added to a single charge, click the add item button +. If you inadvertently added panels, click the delete button -.

The Charges and corresponding Sentencing shows in the Sentencing panel of the Charges folder view: