Active and Inactive proceedings

Question 1

What does ‘active’ mean?

Answer 1

‘Active’ refers to a state where an arrest warrant is issued, a person is arrested, or a person is charged orally or a document specifying the charge is served on the accused.

Question 2

What does ‘inactive’ mean in a legal context?

Answer 2

A status indicating that no further action is being taken on a case. This may occur when:
* Arrested person is released without being charged
* No arrest is made within 12 months of the issue of an arrest warrant
* The case is discontinued/dropped
* The defendant is acquitted or sentenced
* The defendant is found to be unfit for trial or unfit to plead

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