A legal order is a directive by a legal authority regarding a participant. It can be 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. For example, a legal order may be a sentence given by a legal authority during a legal hearing to a participant. A legal order is typically intended to be for or against a participant.
A legal order may be created as a result of a legal hearing, a legal petition or independently. A legal order contains the details of the judgment provided by the legal authority or the court on a petition or a hearing. For example, it may contain the sentence details or directions to various participants involved. If a legal authority sentences a participant to 100 hours of community service during the associated legal hearing, the sentence is recorded as a detention order.
A legal order action does not distinguish between participants based on roles like petitioner or respondent.
For information on legal order management, see Legal Action Process Overview.