Duty Court
Duty court is the court's rolling record of prompt probable-cause determinations following warrantless arrests. An officer presents a brief sworn statement of probable cause; the on-duty judge rules PC FOUND or PC NOT FOUND on the record. Determinations and signed session records are public.
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Duty Court Register
Duty court is not in session. Entries presented now queue for the next sitting.
Duty court is open to the public. A probable-cause statement enters the record the moment it is sworn — statements awaiting the bench are listed below, and once the duty judge rules, the entry shows the determination and how long after arrest it was made. (Withdrawn and lapsed statements are not shown.)
Session History
No duty-court sessions have been held yet.
About This Record
- A judge opens a sitting, rules on each entry, and closes the sitting; the signed session record (PDF) is filed in the history below.
- Entries queue between sittings and bind to the session that rules them; entries not ruled within 48 hours lapse.
- Determinations made more than 48 hours after arrest are flagged on the record (the Gerstein window).
- A probable-cause determination is not a criminal charge — charging is a separate decision by the State. The entry number is citable in later charging.
- Pending statements are public the moment they are sworn; withdrawn and lapsed entries are not public.
For Law Enforcement
Duty court is for arrests already made without a warrant. To arrest or search on judicial authority beforehand, apply for a warrant instead. An arrest made on an executed arrest or bench warrant needs no new determination — reference the warrant when presenting and the record will show probable cause as pre-established.