Acronyms and Abbreviations

• Author: Nadine C. Atkinson-Flowers
• Profession: Attorney-at-Law
• Pages: 19-19

The following are some of the most common acronyms used in the Parish Courts. These notations

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Absent .................................................Abs

Accused .........................................A/Acc/ A^

 ..........................................AO

Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm ............Ass. OBH

Bail Extended .............................................BE

Bail Offer ................................................B/O

Bench Warrant to Issue ...............................BWI

Bound Over ...............................................BO

Causing Death by Dangerous Driving ..........CDDD

Committal Proceedings ..............CP/ Comm. Proc.

Complainant.....................................C/Compl

Court....................................................Ct/C

Custody ....................................................C

Defendant .................................................D

Defendant Not Appearing ...........................DNA

Driving Away Motor Vehicle

 ................DAMVWOC

Finger Print Order.....................................FPO

......................................FC

 ...................

Hearing.....................................................H

 .................................ID P

....................ID BW

Indictable....................................................I

.....................................IO

...................IOBO

Last Court Date .......................................LCD

Legal Aid Assignment ..................................LAA

Mention....................................................M

Next Court Date .......................................NCD

 .................................

Not Before Court .....................................NBC

.............................................

Parish Court Judge/Judge

of the Parish Court ..........................J/PCJ/JPC

Part Heard Committal Proceedings ..............PHCP

Part Heard Hearing...................................PHH

Part Heard Trial .......................................PHT

Present...............................................Pres/P

Question and Answer .................................

Remanded in Custody.............................RIC/RC

Reissued ....................................................R

Reissued on Application ..............................RIA

 .......................................

.............................................

 .......................................

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 ...............................

...................................................

Trial ..........................................................T

Virtual Complainant.....................................VC

Witness....................................................W

Wounding With Intent................................WWI