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1. What constitutes legal Information?

Legal information is communication of facts about court procedures, timing and resources. It includes information contained in court records, examples of forms or pleadings, informational pamphlets, procedures, practices and due dates.

Legal information involves identifying available procedural options (within the scope of the personnel’s knowledge), court rules, court records and forms.

2. What constitutes legal advice?

1. Legal advice is a written or oral statement that:
   1. Interprets some aspect of the law, court rules, court procedures, or recommend a specific course of conduct a person should take in an actual or potential legal proceeding.
   2. Applies the law to the individual person’s specific factual circumstances, OR
   3. Requires the person giving advice to have knowledge of the law and legal principles beyond familiarity with court requirements and procedures.
2. Court customers are asking for legal advice when they ask whether or not they should proceed in a certain fashion.
3. Telling a court customer “what to do” rather than “how to do it” may constitute giving legal advice.