How-To Guides

Which One Do I Need?

Before You Start — 3 Quick Checks

• Sign in with Roblox. Use the Sign In button on the page you're filing from. If a page shows "You are not signed in", nothing you type will submit.
• Be in your agency's Roblox group. The roster updates automatically every time you sign in — if you just joined your department's group, sign out and back in and you'll be on the roster. Check yourself on the agency roster.
• Your agency must be a sworn agency. Only police departments, the state police, the park service, the sheriff's office, and corrections can file probable-cause statements and warrants. Fire, national guard, training-center, and DOJ staff rosters cannot — that is by design, not a bug.

Use after a warrantless arrest. Takes about 3 minutes. The statement is public record from the moment you present it.

1. 1

   Go to Duty Court

   Open the Duty Court page and sign in if the banner says you aren't. You'll see "Present a Probable Cause Statement".
2. 2

   Say who you arrested and for what

   Type the arrested person's exact Roblox username, and the statute (law) the arrest was under — start typing a charge name or code and pick it from the list (for example type robbery and select "R.C.C. § 4.05 — Robbery"). Both the penal code (R.C.C.) and the vehicle code (R.V.C.) are in the list, and picking a charge shows you its penalty and elements while you write.
3. 3

   Set the time of arrest

   It defaults to right now. If the arrest happened earlier, set the real time — the 48-hour clock runs from arrest, and the court sees how long you took.
4. 4

   Write what happened

   In your own words: what you saw, when, and why it shows this person committed the offense. A few honest sentences is enough (30 characters minimum). "I observed the suspect break the front window of the pawn shop and climb inside. I detained them coming back out with a bag of jewelry."
5. 5

   Swear and sign

   Check the perjury declaration, type your full name as your signature, and press Swear & Present Statement. Lying on this form is perjury — only state what is true.
6. 6

   Save your entry number

   You'll get a receipt with an entry number like DCE-2026-0042. You're done — the duty judge rules at the next sitting. Track it under My Duty Court Entries on the same page.

Use before you search or arrest. Your application is sealed — the target cannot see it — until the warrant is executed.

1. 1

   Start the application

   Go to the Warrants page, sign in if needed, and press Start an Application.
2. 2

   Confirm who you are

   The wizard shows your agency, rank, and badge from the roster. If you serve with more than one agency, pick the one you're acting for.
3. 3

   Say what you're asking for

   Choose search or arrest, name the person (exact Roblox username), the offense, and — for a search — the place to be searched and what you expect to find.
4. 4

   Write your probable cause

   Same idea as duty court, usually more detail: the facts that make a reasonable person believe the evidence is there / the person did it. Attach evidence (screenshots, reports) on the next step if you have any.
5. 5

   Review, swear, and submit

   Read the summary, check the perjury declaration, type your name, submit. A judge reviews it privately (ex parte) and approves or denies it.
6. 6

   Execute, then file your return

   Watch My Applications on the Warrants page. Once approved, execute the warrant, then file the return of service — that's when the warrant becomes public record.

"You are not signed in"

Press Sign In and log in with Roblox. This is the most common reason a form won't appear.

"Active agency employment required"

You're signed in but not on any roster. Join your agency's Roblox group, then sign out and back in — the roster syncs at sign-in. Still stuck? Contact your agency administrator.

"Your agency cannot present probable cause / apply for warrants"

You are on a roster, but not a sworn one — fire, national guard, the training center, and DOJ staff don't carry arrest or warrant authority. If you also serve with a police agency, make sure you're in that Roblox group and sign in again.