Delete a Release Order

Once an initiating process is issued, it is then available for attachment of various subsequent processes. The first subsequent process commonly added to a case is a Release Order. Once added to a case, under certain conditions a Release Order can be deleted from the case. Below are the steps.

Before you start:

A Release Order with a status of Issued can be deleted only by the following users:

The user (or proxy thereof) who issued the process.
The Local Data Administrator (LDA)
The State System Administrator (SSA)
A Clerk with the proper rights

A Release Order with a status of Incomplete or Complete can be deleted by any judicial official with the rights to create a Release Order.
A Release Order cannot be deleted from a case that also has an attached Appearance Bond related to the Release Order. The related Appearance Bond will have to be initially deleted from the case to allow the Release Order to be deleted.
On cases that contain multiple Release Orders, only the most recently issued Release Order displayed can be deleted.
When the last-added (or only) Release Order is deleted from a case, the status of the initiating process, and any related processes, will be reset to Unserved.

(For more details on Release Order deletes, click here.)
When a Release Order on a Bill Of Indictment OFA is deleted, the status of the OFA will change to Unserved. The Bill of Indictment will not be reset to Unserved.
When a Release Order is deleted, any Person records that were merged as a result of the Release Order are automatically unmerged (returned to their original states) by NCAWARE. For more information on this subject related to Release Orders, click here.
When a Release Order is deleted, the associated CONDITIONS OF RELEASE MODIFICATION HISTORY form is deleted also. If necessary, the modification history of a deleted Release Order can be viewed from the case's EVENT HISTORY tab.

Search for and retrieve the case that contains the Release Order to be deleted.

When retrieved from the search, the CASE SUMMARY TAB VIEW of the case will display. Click on the Release Orders tab.
The RELEASE ORDERs tab displays. Select the radio button of the Release Order to be deleted, then click the Delete Release Order button.
The DELETE PROCESS REASON screen displays listing the Date Issued and Related Cases (if any) of the process. Select an option from the required Delete Reason dropdown menu and click the Delete Process button.

Note: A selection of Other from the Delete Reason dropdown menu will require an entry in the Other text field.

The Delete Process Reason screen displays for confirmation of the delete. Review the screen and click the Delete button.

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The Release Order tab returns with the deleted Release Order no longer displayed.

The initiating process returns to a status of Unserved (not incl. processes Served upon issuance).
If the Delete Reason is Wrong Name - Defendant, any Person merge associated with the deleted Release Order is reversed.

For a listing of associated rules for this topic, click here.