Fillable Form DA 2823 - Sworn Statement

A DA Form 2823 is known as a Sworn Statement. It is used by the Department of Army. This form serves as a way to legally document a statement related to criminal activities or acts within the Armed Forces. It will protect all involved parties.

What is DA Form 2823?

  1. General. DA Form 2823 is used to record written statements of all persons related to reported incidents.
  2. Special instructions. DA Form 3881 (Rights Warning Procedure/Waiver Certificate) must be prepared before a sworn statement is taken from a subject or suspect.
  3. Distribution. One copy of the statement will be attached to each copy of the related Law Enforcement Report.

DA Form 3881 (Rights Warning Procedure/Waiver Certificate)

  1. General. DA Form 3881 is used to provide a standardized, legally sufficient, narrative rights warning for suspects or subjects.
  2. Special instructions. This form must accompany a DA Form 2823 when the individual is a subject or suspect of a Law Enforcement Report.
  3. Distribution. The DA Form 3881 must accompany each copy of the DA Form 2823. If a subject declines to be questioned, resulting in no DA Form 2823 being prepared, a copy of the DA Form 3881 will accompany each copy of the Law Enforcement Report.

In compliance with the guidelines issued by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the reverse side of the Central Violations Bureau Form provides the statement of probable cause. This is required by Rule 58(d)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to support the issuance of a summons or arrest warrant. The statement of probable cause will be printed on the reverse side of the original Central Violations Bureau Form, on all copies of the Central Violations Bureau Form, or as a separate form (such as DA Form 2823). Upon receipt of the probable cause statement by the issuing officer and a finding of sufficient probable cause by the U.S. magistrate judge, bench warrants forwarded by the CVB to the U.S. magistrate judge will then be signed, dated, and issued. If the statement of probable cause has been properly completed by LE personnel, the U.S. magistrate judge can then issue the bench warrant.

How to fill out DA Form 2823?

  1. Enter the location.
  2. Date
  3. Time
  4. File number
  5. Last name, First name, Middle name
  6. Social Security Number
  7. Grade/Status
  8. Organization or address.
  9. Sworn statement
  10. Exhibit
  11. Initials of person making statement