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.
Duty Court Register
Duty court is not in session. Entries presented now queue for the next sitting.
Probable-cause determinations made in duty court are public record once ruled. Each entry shows the judge's determination, the defendant, the offense presented, and how long after arrest the determination was made.
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- Pending, withdrawn, and lapsed entries are not public.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.