When a Family Member Is Arrested: Bail, Arraignment, and Custody Verification¶

Receiving a late-night phone call that a spouse, child, parent, or close friend has been arrested and taken into police custody triggers immediate panic. Families often waste critical hours calling the wrong police stations, inadvertently hurting their loved one's criminal defense by asking "what happened?" over recorded jail telephones, or signing predatory commercial bail bond contracts that cost thousands of dollars in non-refundable fees just a few hours before a magistrate judge would have released the person for free on their Own Recognizance (OR) at arraignment.

When someone is arrested, the first 24 to 48 hours follow a strict legal and administrative sequence: Precinct Booking and Fingerprinting, Warrant and Holds Check, Stationhouse Bail or Pre-Arraignment Detention, and the Initial Appearance / Arraignment before a Judge or Magistrate. By locating your loved one through official county and federal custody rosters, enforcing strict silence on recorded jail lines, verifying whether they qualify for free pretrial release or refundable court-deposit bail before hiring a commercial bail bondsman, and alerting jail medical staff to life-sustaining prescription needs, you can get your family member home safely without sabotaging their legal case or draining your family's savings.

Fai nei loa¶

1. Protect immediate physical safety and medical emergencies. If an arrest is actively unfolding in front of you, stand back, keep your hands visible, never physically touch or step toward an officer, and if someone is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, call your local emergency number (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom, or see numera fa'afuase'i).
2. Stop your loved one from discussing ANY case facts on the jail phone. The moment your family member calls you from a police station or county jail, interrupt them politely and say: "I love you and I am working on getting you out. Do NOT say a single word to me about what happened, why you were arrested, or who was there; every jail phone call is recorded and given straight to the prosecutor. Tell me ONLY your Booking Number, which jail you are in, when your arraignment is, and tell the police: 'I invoke my right to remain silent and I want a lawyer.'" (See accused of a crime and criminal defense.)
3. Locate the person and get their Booking Number before going to the jail. Do not drive blindly to a police station. Newly arrested individuals cannot be bailed out or visited until Booking and LiveScan Fingerprint Clearance are 100 percent finished (which takes 4 to 12 hours). Search your County Sheriff's Online Inmate Roster, VINELink.com (in the US), or call the arresting agency's Central Booking Desk with the person's full legal name and date of birth to obtain their Booking / Inmate ID Number, exact holding facility, listed charges, and bail status.
4. Deliver life-sustaining prescription medications or file an Urgent Jail Medical Alert. If your arrested family member relies on insulin, anti-seizure medication, HIV antiretrovirals, heart or blood pressure medication, asthma inhalers, psychiatric medication, or faces dangerous alcohol/opioid/benzodiazepine withdrawal, call the jail's Correctional Medical Unit / Charge Nurse immediately and give them the person's Booking Number, diagnoses, dosages, and dispensing pharmacy phone number.
5. Wait for the Arraignment / Initial Appearance before paying a commercial bail bondsman if arraignment is within 12 to 24 hours. Before booking finishes, jails display a generic Schedule Bail amount based solely on the arrest charge. If you pay a commercial bail bondsman 10 percent of a 50,000 USD schedule bail (5,000 USD) at midnight, and the judge reduces bail to 0 USD (Own Recognizance) or 2,000 USD at the 9:00 AM arraignment, you never get that 5,000 USD bondsman fee back. Unless safety requires immediate overnight release, consult the Public Defender or private counsel at arraignment first.
6. Never pay anyone who calls you demanding Zelle, Venmo, CashApp, Bitcoin, or gift cards for "immediate bail." Scammers scrape public county jail booking logs in real time and call or text the inmate's relatives pretending to be a "court bail clerk," "probation officer," or "public defender's bail expediter" demanding electronic payment to release the inmate on an ankle monitor. Courts, sheriffs, and public defenders never call families to solicit bail money or electronic transfers.

Arrest, booking, and bail release decision tree¶

flowchart TD
    Root["Family Member or Friend Arrested"]
    Locate["Step 1: Locate Custody & Booking Status<br/>Check County Sheriff Inmate Roster, VINELink,<br/>or call Precinct / Central Booking Desk"]
    BookCheck{"Has Booking & LiveScan<br/>Fingerprinting finished (4 to 12 hrs)?"}
    StillBooking["Still in Booking:<br/>1. Alert Jail Medical Unit of critical prescriptions<br/>2. Instruct loved one: Invoke silence & demand lawyer<br/>3. Gather proof of community ties (lease, pay stubs)"]
    Booked["Booking Complete: Check Bail Status"]

    BailStatus{"What is the current bail / release status?"}
    CiteRelease["Citation Release / Desk Appearance Ticket:<br/>Released from station free on signed promise<br/>to appear in court on a future date"]
    NoBailHold["'No Bail' / Remand Hold:<br/>Mandatory hold until judge sets bail at Arraignment<br/>(Domestic Violence, Felony, Probation/Warrant Hold)"]
    ScheduleBail["Schedule Bail Amount Posted:<br/>Preset dollar amount listed on jail roster"]

    TimingCheck{"Is Arraignment within 12 to 24 hours,<br/>or can family wait for Public Defender bail review?"}
    WaitArraign["Wait for Arraignment Hearing (24 to 48 hrs):<br/>1. Provide Community Ties Packet to Public Defender<br/>2. Lawyer argues for Own Recognizance (OR) Release<br/>or 10% Court Registry Deposit Bail"]
    PostNow["Need Immediate Pre-Arraignment Release:<br/>Compare 3 Bail Payment Options"]

    BailOptions{"Which bail method is best?"}
    CashCourt["1. Full Cash Bail or 10% Court Deposit:<br/>100% refunded (minus small admin fee) when case ends"]
    NonProfit["2. Non-Profit Community Bail Fund:<br/>Free cash bail assistance for low-income defendants"]
    Bondsman["3. Commercial Bail Bondsman (Last Resort):<br/>You pay a 10% to 15% NON-REFUNDABLE fee;<br/>never returned even if charges are dropped"]

    Root --> Locate
    Locate --> BookCheck
    BookCheck -->|Not Yet| StillBooking
    BookCheck -->|Finished| Booked
    StillBooking --> Booked

    Booked --> BailStatus
    BailStatus -->|Desk Ticket| CiteRelease
    BailStatus -->|Hold for Judge| NoBailHold
    BailStatus -->|Bail Set| ScheduleBail

    NoBailHold --> WaitArraign
    ScheduleBail --> TimingCheck
    TimingCheck -->|Yes: Wait for Judge| WaitArraign
    TimingCheck -->|No: Release Immediately| PostNow

    PostNow --> BailOptions
    BailOptions -->|Best Financial Option| CashCourt
    BailOptions -->|Low Income / Under 5k| NonProfit
    BailOptions -->|Cannot Afford Cash| Bondsman

Phase 1: How to locate an arrested person in the first 12 hours¶

When someone is arrested, there is a 2-to-8-hour "blackout window" while they are transported from the arrest scene to a local police precinct, photographed, fingerprinted on a LiveScan terminal (which checks state and FBI/national databases for open warrants, probation holds, or immigration detainers), and transferred to a central county detention facility. If they do not appear in the online system right away, work through these five channels in order:

1. County Sheriff's Online Inmate Locator / Booking Roster: In the United States, city police departments only hold arrestees temporarily before transferring them to the County Jail operated by the County Sheriff (or consolidated city Department of Correction in cities like New York City, Philadelphia, or St. Louis). Search the County Sheriff's official website under "Inmate Search," "Who's In Jail," or "Booking Log" using the person's last name and first initial.
2. VINELink (Victim Information and Notification Everyday): Go to VINELink.com (or call 1-866-277-7477), select your state, and search for the person in custody. While designed for crime victims, VINE pulls real-time custody booking data from over 2,900 county jails and state departments of correction nationwide and allows you to register your phone number for automatic text alerts the moment the inmate is transferred or released.
3. Arresting Police Precinct Desk Officer: If you know where the arrest occurred (for example, traffic stop on a state highway vs. city street), call the non-emergency number of the local city police precinct, County Sheriff's dispatch, or State Highway Patrol / State Police barracks covering that location. Ask calmly: "I am trying to locate my [spouse/child/relative], [Full Name], DOB [MM/DD/YYYY], who was arrested around [Time] near [Location]. Can you tell me which booking facility they were transported to and whether they have been assigned a Booking Number?"
4. Federal Custody Locators (BOP, U.S. Marshals, and ICE): If the arrest was made by federal agents (FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals, or Homeland Security), the person will not appear under standard state charges. Check the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Inmate Locator (bop.gov/inmateloc), call the local United States Marshals Service (USMS) District Office (which contracts with specific county jails to hold federal pretrial detainees prior to their appearance before a Federal Magistrate Judge), or search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (locator.ice.gov).
5. Hospital Psychiatric Hold (72-Hour 5150 / Baker Act) or Emergency Room Triage: If police responded to a mental health crisis, overdose, or car crash and your loved one is not in any jail booking database, call the local police non-emergency dispatch to ask if they were transported on an involuntary medical/psychiatric hold, or call the emergency department triage desks of the nearest county receiving hospitals.

Phase 2: The 48-hour constitutional clock and what happens at Arraignment¶

Under the US Supreme Court's Fourth Amendment ruling in County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44 (1991) (and equivalent statutory caps worldwide, such as the 24-hour PACE custody clock in the UK and 24-hour bail hearing rule under Section 503 of the Canadian Criminal Code), anyone arrested without a warrant must receive a judicial probable cause determination and initial appearance within 48 hours of arrest (including weekends and holidays, though many states calculate arraignment deadlines as 24 to 72 court business hours, meaning a Friday night arrest is often arraigned on Monday morning).

Why many charges say "NO BAIL" before Arraignment¶

Do not panic if the county jail website initially lists your loved one's bail as "NO BAIL," "0.00 USD," or "HOLD FOR COURT." For many common arrests, including Domestic Violence, Violation of a Protective Order, Felonies involving a weapon or injury, DUI with injury or high BAC, and any arrest involving an active Bench Warrant or Probation/Parole Hold, state laws prohibit the jail sergeant from releasing the person on preset schedule bail before they see a judge. "No Bail" on a pre-arraignment booking screen simply means a judge must set the bail and release conditions at the Arraignment Hearing.

How to help the Public Defender win free "Own Recognizance (OR)" release at Arraignment¶

At the Arraignment (Initial Appearance), the judge decides two things: whether to release the person for free on Own Recognizance (OR) / Supervised Pretrial Release, or what dollar amount of bail to set based on Two Legal Factors: (1) Flight Risk (Will they return to court?) and (2) Public / Victim Safety.

Because the Public Defender or Duty Counsel meets your loved one only 15 to 30 minutes before the arraignment calendar starts, you can dramatically increase the chance of free OR release or a huge bail reduction by assembling a 1-Page Community Ties & Bail Reduction Packet and handing it to the Public Defender in the courtroom (or emailing it to the Public Defender's arraignment clerk) at least 1 hour before court starts:

1. Proof of Stable Local Residence: A copy of their lease, mortgage statement, or a signed letter from a homeowner family member stating: "[Name] has lived at [Address] for [X] years and will return to live at this address under my supervision if released."
2. Proof of Employment or School Enrollment: Recent pay stubs, an employer letter confirming their job is waiting for them if released this week, or university/trade school enrollment records.
3. Caregiving and Medical Responsibilities: Proof that they are the primary caregiver or sole earner for minor children, elderly parents, or disabled relatives, or have documented medical conditions requiring outpatient care.
4. Ability-to-Pay Financial Declaration (In re Humphrey Rule): In California (under the California Supreme Court's landmark In re Humphrey ruling) and a growing number of reform states (such as Illinois, where cash bail was abolished altogether under the Pretrial Fairness Act, New Jersey, New York, and New Mexico), judges are constitutionally required to consider a defendant's financial ability to pay and cannot set unaffordable cash bail solely to keep an indigent person in jail unless clear and convincing evidence proves no non-monetary condition can protect public safety. Provide proof of low income or public benefits so the defense lawyer can argue an Ability-to-Pay motion.
5. Show up in the courtroom gallery in person: When the defense attorney stands up at arraignment and points to the back of the courtroom saying, "Your Honor, the defendant's mother and spouse are sitting right here in the second row ready to take them home and make sure they return to court," judges grant Own Recognizance release or low bail far more often than when a defendant stands alone.

Phase 3: Comparing the 4 ways to post bail (Avoid the Bondsman Trap)¶

If the judge sets cash bail (or you decide to post pre-arraignment schedule bail), understand the massive financial difference between the four ways to post bail before signing anything:

Vaega 4: Puipuia o mana'oga faafoma'i, puipuia o le pule i le ola, ma le saogalemu i le falepuipui¶

O le 72 itula muamua o le taofia i le falepuipui o loʻo iai ni faʻafitauli ogaoga faʻafomaʻi mo tagata e maua i gasegase tumau, tulaga o le soifua maloloina o le mafaufau, poʻo le faʻalagolago i vailaʻau. Ole su'esu'ega ile falepuipui e misi pe tuai ile talavai i fafo mo le 3 i le 7 aso a'o "fa'amaonia" fa'amaumauga se'i vagana ua fa'alavelave vave tagata o le aiga:

1. Fa'afefea ona fa'aoso se Fa'amaoniga Fa'afoma'i ma Fale Talavai: Valaau le Health Services Administrator (HSA) / Medical Intake Desk a le falepuipui (ma afai o le tagata e iai sona Loia Lautele po'o se loia tumaoti, fai atu i le loia e lafo vave mai le Medical Alert Fax i le Ta'ita'i o le Falepuipui). Tuuina atu:
2. O le Falepuipui Igoa Atoa, DOB, ma le Numera Tusia;
3. Sa'o su'esu'ega fa'afoma'i (aemaise le Ma'isuka Ituaiga 1, ma'i epilepsy/ma'i faoa faamalosi, ma'i fatu, HIV, fa'aliliuina o vaila'au e tete'e atu ai, pipili/schizophrenia, po'o le maitaga);
4. Sa'o igoa o vaila'au, tui, ma fa'asologa, fa'atasi ai ma le igoa ma le numera o le telefoni o le latou fale talavai fa'atau i fafo ina ia mafai ai e le foma'i falepuipui ona fa'amaonia le talavai o lo'o galue i le setete database i totonu o minute;
5. E mafai ona e aumaia a latou fagu vailaau i le falepuipui? O le tele o falepuipui e fa'asāina aiga mai le tu'u sa'o atu o fuala'au i pagota ona o mafua'aga fa'asolitulafono, sei vagana ai mo vaila'au fa'apitoa e seasea taugatā (e pei o vaila'au fa'apitoa, vaila'au HIV, po'o inhalers) i totonu o fa'amaufa'ailoga ma'i pa'u. Fesili i le Falepuipui mo Tausima'i Tausima'i pe a aumai le fagu talavai muamua i le fa'amalama o le falema'i e fa'avavevave ai le fa'amaoniga.
6. Tala'i Fa'anatinati & Mata'ituina le Pulea o le Ola: Tu'u ese le ava malosi (Delirium Tremens) ma le faauieseina o le benzodiazepine (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin) e mafai ona mafua ai le faoa faamalosi i totonu o le 24 i le 72 itula** o le taofia fa'afuase'i i totonu o le sela taofi. Afai e fa'alagolago lau pele i le 'ava malosi, benzodiazepines, po'o le opioids, pe na fa'aalia fo'i ni manatu e pule i le ola, ta'u loa i le Satini Fa'asao ma le Falepuipui Foma'i Tausima'i i le taimi lava lea e tu'u ai i luga o le CIWA / COWS Medical Detox Protocol po'o le Medical Observation / Suicide Prevention Watch.
7. Talosaga Puipuiga Puipuia (PC) mo Tagata Fa'asao Fa'aleaga: Afai o lou tagata o lou aiga ua pu'e fa'apagota o se talavou mo le taimi muamua solitulafono, transgender po'o LGBTQ+, e le atoatoa le malosi o le atina'e, o se tagata faigaluega muamua e fa'amalosia le tulafono/fa'asa'oga, po'o le feagai ma ni moliaga maualuga e tu'u ai i latou i se tulaga lamatia faaletino i totonu o fale o tagata lautele, fai loa le latou loia mo le puipuiga o loia**Adminisrative Protective Class ** mai le Vaega o Fa'avasegaga o Falepuipui.

Vaega 5: Mea e fai O LE MINUTE ua tatala i tua lou pele¶

O le alu ese mai le falepuipui ua na o le laasaga muamua lava; soli se aiaiga fa'atekinisi e tasi o le tatala i tua a'o le'i fa'amasinoga o le a i'u ai i se ** Fa'asa'i Fa'aleaogaina o le Tatala i tua** ma taofia i le falepuipui e aunoa ma se tatala i tua se'ia o'o i le fa'amasinoga:

1. ** Faitau le Poloaiga Fa'asa'oloto & Poloaiga Puipuia laina ta'i laina a'o le'i tu'ua le pakaga ta'avale:** Afai na tu'uina atu e le fa'amasino se Poloaiga Puipuia Solitulafono / Nofo-Ave / Leai se Fa'afeso'ota'i (fa'atulafonoina i le toetoe o sauaga uma i totonu o aiga, fa'ao'olima, fa'asāsā, ma le pu'e pu'eina), o le tagata ua tatala i tua e fa'asā ona toe alu i le fale, pe le mafai ona vili i le fale, imeli pe vili le tagata puipuia, pe vili atu i le fale, pe le mafai ona vili iina,** fe'au i le tagata ua puipuia, e tusa lava pe o le tagata ua puipuia o ia lea na ona tatala i fafo ma aioi atu e o mai i le fale. O le soliina o se poloaiga e leai se feso’ota’iga o se solitulafono fou lea e toe fa’afo’i ai le tagata i le falepuipui e aunoa ma se tupe e tatala ai i tua. Afai latou te manaʻomia ni lavalava, mea faigaluega, poʻo vailaʻau mai le fale fefaʻasoaaʻi, talosaga se Taimi Taimi Leoleo Sivili Tumaoti (se leoleo leoleo e 15 minute e aumai mea e manaʻomia e le tagata lava ia).
2. ** Siaki i totonu ma Auaunaga a'o le'i Fa'amasinoga / Fa'anofovaavaaia i totonu ole 24 itula:** O le tele o poloaiga e tatala ai i tua e mana'omia ai le ua molia e lipoti atu i le tagata po'o le telefoni i le Pretrial Services i totonu o le 24 itula pisinisi o le savali atu i fafo o le falepuipui (mo su'ega fualaau, fa'asologa o taimi e siaki ai, po'o fa'amanatu i aso o le fa'amasinoga). O le misia o lena ulua'i siaki-24 itula e fa'aoso ai se tusi saisai.
3. Ave vave le ta'avale ma mea totino a le tagata lava ia: Afai na pu'eina lau pele i le taimi o le taofiga o taavale, e foliga mai na tosoina le latou ta'avale i le Police Impound Yard e molia 60 i le 150 USD i le aso i pili e teu ai. Tuu atu i lē ua resitalaina (po o se tasi e iai le faatagaga e tatala ai taavale mai le pagota) e alu i le kesi o taavale a leoleo e aumai se Tow Release Form ma aveese le taavale mai le falepuipui i totonu o le 24 i le 48 itula a o lei sili atu le tau o le teuina o le taavale. Fa'aaliga: Afai na ave e leoleo a latou telefoni po'o lavalava e fai ma Faamaoniga (nai lo le masani Tagata Falepuipui), e mafai e leoleo ona umia fa'aletulafono molimau se'ia mae'a le mataupu tau solitulafono se'i vagana ua maua e lau loia tetee se poloaiga a le faamasinoga e toe faafoi atu ai mea e le o ni molimau.

Ta'iala ole puipuiga ma tatala i tua (UK, Kanata, Ausetalia)¶

• United Kingdom (PACE 24-Hour Custody Clock & Free Police Station Solicitor): I lalo o le Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), pe a saisai se tasi i Egelani ma Uelese, e ave i latou i se Ofisa o Leoleo e vaavaaia e se Satini Tutoatasi. E i ai i tagata uma o lo'o taofia uma le aia tatau i le fuafua, tuto'atasi fautuaga fa'aletulafono i le ofisa o leoleo 24/7 e ala i le Duty Solicitor Scheme (po'o latou lava loia) ma le aiā tatau e logoina ai se tasi i lo latou saisaitia (Vaega 56 PACE). E mafai e leoleo ona taofia se tagata masalomia mo le maualuga o le 24 itula ae e tatau ona latou ** molia** i latou, tatala i latou i lalo o le Su'esu'ega (RUI), pe tatala i latou i le Pre-Charge Police Tainn (lea e 100% saoloto; e leai ni tagata e tatala i tua faapisinisi i Peretania, o le totogiina o se isi vaega e puipuia le tatala i tua o se solitulafono). Mo Solitulafono matuia e mafai ona fa'asalaina, e mafai e le Superintendent ona fa'alautele le falepuipui ile 36 itula, ma le Fa'amasinoga Fa'amasino e o'o atu i le 96 itula le maualuga.
• Kanata (Section 503 24-Hour Bail Hearing & The "Ladder Principle"): I lalo o le Vaega 503 o le Criminal Code of Canada ma le faaiuga a le Faamasinoga Maualuga a Kanata i le R. v. Antic (The Ladder Principle), e tatau i leoleo ona aumai se tagata ua taofia i luma o le Faamasino o le Filemu mo se Talafoga i tua (Faaali le mafuaaga o le Faamasinoga) i totonu o le 24 itula, ma e tatau i le faamasinoga ona tatala lē ua molia i se faiga e sili ona mamafa o le tatala i tua, e amata i se **Poloaiga Faasaoloto e aunoa ma se noataga tau tupe. E le pei o le US, e fa'atulafonoina le tatala i tua o pisinisi i Kanata. Ae afai e mana’omia e le faamasinoga se Surety, e sau se tasi o le aiga po o se uo faatuatuaina i le faamasinoga, e faamaonia ai o loo i ai a latou aseta/tupe maua, ma saini le No-Deposit Surety Pledge e folafola ai le vaavaaia o le ua molia ma totogi se aofaiga o le tala i le faamasinoga naʻo pe afai ua soli le ua molia ma sola ese.
• Ausetalia (Talosaga e tatala i tua a leoleo ma le Faamasinoga): A uma ona pueina ma fesiligia i le vaitaimi o suesuega faale-tulafono (e masani lava 4 i le 8 itula), e filifili le Satini o le Puipuiga a Leoleo pe talia le Polisi Tato'atasi (fa'asaolotoga fua) pe taofia le tagata i le falepuipui e tula'i i luma o le Fa'amasinoga Fa'alotoifale/Fa'amasino i le isi aso fono. I le fofogaina o le tatala i tua a le faamasinoga, o le Duty Lawyer from Legal Aid e fesoasoani fua i lē ua molia. E fa'asa le tatala i tua pisinisi i Ausetalia atoa; o le tele o galuega tatala i tua e le mana'omia se tinoitupe e teu muamua se'i vagana ua fa'atonuina se tinoitupe fa'amautinoa mo solitulafono e ono tula'i mai.

Fesili e fai soo¶

Punavai ua siaki¶

• Faamasinoga Maualuga a le Iunaite Setete: County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44 (1991) (48-Hour Fourth Amendment Probable Cause Requirement) ma le Iunaite Setete v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (1987) (Tulaga Fa'atonu a'o le'i Fa'amasinoga).
• Asosi a Loia a Amerika (ABA, Iunaite Setete): Tulaga Fa'amasinoga Solitulafono i luga o le Fa'asa'olotoga A'o le'i Fa'amasinoga, Tulaga Fa'atapula'aina, ma le Fa'asalalauga Toe Fuata'iga.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) & United States Marshals Service (USMS, United States): Federal Inmate Locator Systems and Federal Pretrial Detention Procedures under the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. Section 3142).
• GOV.UK & Ofisa o Aiga (United Kingdom): Tulafono a Leoleo ma Molimau Soligatulafono 1984 (PACE) Code C: Taofiga, Togafitiga, ma Fesiligia Tagata e Leoleo, Tapulaa mo le Puipuiga mo le 24 itula, ma Aia Tatau a le Loia Fautua Saoloto.
• Matagaluega o Faamasinoga Kanata & Faamasinoga Maualuga a Kanata: * Tulafono Laititi o Soligatulafono Vaega 503 (Tulafono o le Fa'amasinoga i tua i le 24 itula) ma le R. v. Antic, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 509 (O le Fa'avae Apefai o le Fa'asaolotoina)*.
• Nofoaga Autu a le Atunuu mo Faamasinoga a le Setete (NCSC, Iunaite Setete): A'o le'i Fa'amasinoga, Faiga Fa'atagaga mo Teutupe a le Faamasinoga, ma Tulafono Fa'atonu Fa'aletupe Fa'amautu Fa'apisinisi.

Taiala fa'atatau¶

• Ua tuuaia i se solitulafono ma le puipuiga faasolitulafono
• Poloaiga taofi, poloaiga puipuia, ma faʻalavelave faʻafuaseʻi
• Au'aunaga Puipuia Tamaiti (CPS) su'esu'ega ma aia tatau a matua
• Fa'afuase'i faigata tau tupe