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# Charges

> Add charges from your Penal Code, record speeding offences, read the charges summary and suspend licences from a record.

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## What are Charges?

Charges are the offences on a record, picked from your server's [Penal Code](/CAD/Admin/law/acts). Each one can carry a fine, jail time, a bond, licence points or a suspension.

Fines, jail time and bonds go to the first civilian named on the record. Points and suspensions go to the first licence number.

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## Adding a Charge

Click **Add charge** to add a row, then pick a charge from the list. Search by code or name.

<Expandable title="Charge fields">
  | Field | Description |
  | - | - |
  | Charge Title | Pick from the Penal Code, grouped by act. Search by code or name. |
  | Charge Type | Criminal, Civil or Determinable |
  | Counts | 0 to 100. The charge applies once per count. |
  | Act / Code | The act and code |
  | Charge Class | The charge class, or speeding class |
  | Fine | Fine amount |
  | Licence Points | 0 to 100 |
  | Suspension Duration | 0 to 365 RP days |
  | Jail Time | Days |
  | Hold For Bond / Bond | Hold for a bond hearing, or set a bond amount |
</Expandable>

Admins can limit each charges section to certain acts or types, set a minimum and maximum number of charges, or make it list-only so values can't be changed. At the maximum, you can duplicate the record to keep adding charges.

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## Speeding

Picking a speeding charge asks for the zone and speed. The charge name, fine and points are worked out from your server's [speeding classes](/CAD/Admin/law/speeding-surcharges#speeding-classes).

Some templates also have a Speed section for radar source, direction, position and lane.

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## Charges Summary

The summary adds up fines (times counts), [surcharges](/CAD/Admin/law/speeding-surcharges#surcharges), jail days, points and bond. For suspensions it uses the single longest one rather than adding them.

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## Licence Suspension Section

Pick a suspension charge and the code, act, duration and points fill in. When the record is filed, the suspension is applied to the licence matching the first licence number, and the section locks.

To suspend a licence without writing a record, see [Suspending a Licence](/CAD/User/law-enforcement/suspending-licences).

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