Legal actions provide the ability for the organization to manage directives, actions or other activities concerning participants that are conducted by a legal authority. Examples of directives and actions include hearings, petitions, orders, and requests.
For example, a court may decide to hold a hearing to sentence a participant who has committed an offense. Alternatively, the organization may prepare a petition for a court to make a decision on an offense committed by a participant. Legal actions can result from another legal action, decision or any other reason that is deemed appropriate by the organization.
Three main categories of legal action are supported:
Note that the process for managing hearings for both legal hearings and hearings held for appeals is the same.
The ability to define and categorize new legal actions is provided as part of system administration. For more information, see Legal Action Types and Categories.