Initiating Processes - Witness Rules
UC107_WL , UC16_CS (04/15/07), UC22_WCW , UC28_WCCS , UC4_MO , UC46_GC , UC10_WFA , UC100_ALE
The following rules are applicable to Witness information for ALL initiating processes except Fugitive Order and Fugitive Warrant. Additional rules that are specific to only certain processes appear further down in a separate area.
When assigning a business as a witness
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The business can only be assigned as a witness if marked as an additional complainant. |
CND10 |
BR25 |
When assigning a LEO as a witness |
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The LEO can only be assigned as an active, state witness. |
CND11 |
BR26 |
When LEO is witness and checked as an additional complainant |
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The LEO can be added as a non-witness and inactive. |
CND12 |
BR28 |
When adding a subpoena and the witness is a business |
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The subpoena will be generated on the contact name. |
CND260 |
BR483 |
When the process is in a non-editable status (process is no longer editable) |
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All Add, Edit and Delete buttons will be replaced with a View button with the corresponding label. (e.g. Add Witness, Edit Witness, Delete Witness are replaced by View Witness.) |
CND404 |
BR536 |
When making participant updates |
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The participant information (except in cases where LEO information is not able to be edited) for this process can be edited up to service or 8 hours after service for the processes that are automatically marked as served when they are issued. |
CND531 |
BR45 |
When displaying the Person Detail Edit screen in Before Issuance Mode |
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The field will default with the most current data in master name. |
CND536 |
BR711 |
When returning multiple error/warning messages |
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The system will display all multiple error/warning messages at one time. |
CND537 |
BR712 |
When displaying data on the Person Detail Edit screens |
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Fields containing data will display the data as text unless it is one or more of the following fields: Street Address 1, Street Address 2, Zip Code, City, County, State, Country. |
CND538 |
BR713 |
When making edits to the RO/OFA Defendant Detail Edit screen or Person Detail Edit screen in any mode |
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Data fields changed from information pre-populated (or already in the database) will be submitted and stored in the master name database as subsequent information and will NOT override previous information unless it is the RACE, SEX or ETHNICITY fields. |
CND599 |
BR707 |
When RO/OFA Defendant Detail Edit screen or Person Detail Edit in any mode is used |
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The user will not be allowed to change any fields from a 'value' to 'blank' except fields associated with a previous address. Address fields will be submitted as an ADD of a subsequent address and thus some address fields may be blank on the new address.
(Example: User does not know the Zip Code to a new address and submits the following - Change address from: 101 Main Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 - To: 525 Hargett Street, Durham, NC without a Zip Code) The edit of an address (really adding of new address) must follow the same field level business rules listed on 'Person Add Screen’ - such as “City required if Street Address 1 or Street Address 2 is entered”, etc. |
CND600 |
BR710 |
After a process has been issued |
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A witness cannot be added, edited or deleted; however the assignment details can still be edited.
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CND623 |
BR852 |
When adding a witness to the process |
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The system will allow an unlimited number of witnesses for each process. |
CND8 |
BR21 |
When adding a witness to the process |
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The witness can be a person, a business or a LEO. |
CND8 |
BR22 |
When assigning the witness to a process |
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The witness can be marked as a victim on the process. |
CND9 |
BR23 |
When assigning the witness to a process |
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The witness cannot be a defendant, or the primary complainant on the same process. |
CND9 |
BR24 |
When assigning the witness to a process |
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The witness subpoena can be generated for print. |
CND9 |
BR370 |
If the Assignment details for the participant (Defendant, Complainant, or Witness) are modified or Edit Defendant After Issuance screens update data after issuance
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Update the archive for the process |
CND968 |
BR1237 |
When displaying a field on a process |
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All fields will display the value from the process archive if an archive is available unless otherwise indicated in the field definition.
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CND969 |
BR1238 |
When adding or selecting or editing a business as a complainant or witness
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A Business Contact Name is required. If an existing 'Business Record' is selected that does not have the Contact Name, the system will display the Business Detail Screen in EDIT mode with a message stating the Contact Name must be entered.
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CND981 |
BR1249 |
When selecting a pre-existing person record as a Defendant, Complainant, or Witness on the process |
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If Race and/or Sex are not associated with the person selected from the Person Search Results screen, display the Person Detail Edit screen with standard error messages requiring Race and/or Sex. Once the Detail Edit screen is submitted with Race and/or Sex data, display the relevant participant Assignment screen (this is the standard flow).
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BR5055 |