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2024-04 Court Refusal Procedure


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  Custody Support Services Bureau                                                                                                                           Bulletin #2024-04

 

COURT REFUSAL PROCEDURE

 

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this informational bulletin is to inform all personnel assigned to the Custody Services Division on the proper procedures to follow in the event an inmate refuses to attend court, and to advise supervising line deputies and sergeants on how to document court refusals.

PROCEDURES

When an inmate refuses to go to court, every attempt should be made to explain the importance of attending court. However, if the inmate continues to refuse, custody personnel will notify their sergeant.

The sergeant or their designee (supervising line deputy) will read the court refusal admonishment to the inmate. The reading of the admonition and the inmate’s response will be video recorded and properly labeled in the following manner: Date, Booking Number, Last Name, First Name.

In the event an inmate refuses after they arrive at IRC Old Side Courtline, a sergeant assigned to IRC Old Side Courtline, or their designee (supervising line deputy), will conduct and record the reading of the court refusal admonishment and the inmate’s response. See below for the court refusal admonishment:

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Tracking Refusals and Court Exception (TRACE) is a new paperless system that enables facilities to upload video and submit refusal information. TRACE will be accessible via the Department’s Intranet site using the keywords “TRACE” or “Court Refusal” or through the link [REDACTED TEXT]

Upon completion of the refusal video, facilities will enter all required information and upload the video into the TRACE system as soon as feasible, but no later than 1100 hours.

The IRC Court Refusal Team will then transfer the videos from TRACE onto Court LEA Information Center (CLIC) for the courts to access.

If there is any doubt regarding the above, please contact IRC Court Refusal Team at [REDACTED TEXT]