A legal order is a directive by a court of law regarding a participant. It is generally made in response to an application by the government against an alleged criminal or perpetrator, or in response to a request made on behalf of a participant who is the responsibility of the organization.
Legal actions support the creation and tracking of legal orders. A legal order may be created as a result of a legal hearing, a legal petition or independently. The user selects the category of legal order, i.e., "Order", and the type of legal action, for example, "Detention Order".
There are many types of legal orders. These include detention/sentence orders, temporary custody orders, and adoption orders. A legal order is intended to be for or against a participant.
A legal order contains the details of the decision provided by the judicial officer or the court on a petition or a hearing. For example, it may contain the sentence details or directions to various participants involved.
Additional information recorded during the legal order creation includes the court location, judge name, participant, issue date, effective date, expected end date, and outcome.
Legal orders can be created, modified, or closed. Additionally, other legal actions can be associated with a legal order. For more information, see the section on Legal Action Associations below.