HOWTOINFORMSUSPECT/ACCUSED
PERSONSOFTHEIRRIGHTS
UsethiscardonlywhenDAForm3881,RightsWarning
Procedure/WaiverCertificate,cannotbeused.Complete
DAForm3881assoonaspossibl e.
VERBALRIGHTSWARNING
Informthepersonofyourofficialposition,thenatureof
theoffense(s),andthefactthat
he/sheisa
suspect/accused.Thenreadhim/herthefollowing‐donot
paraphrase;readverbatim.
“BEFOREIASKYOUANYQUESTIONS,YOUMUSTUNDERSTAND
YOURRIGHTS.”
1.“YOUDONOTHAVETOANSWERMYQUESTIONSORSAY
ANYTHING.”
2.“ANYTHINGYOUSAYORDOCANBEUSEDASEVIDENCE
AGAINSTYOUINACRIMINALTRIAL.”
3.(ForpersonnelsubjecttotheUCMJ)“YOUHAVETHE
RIGHTTO
TALKPRIVATELYTOALAWYERBEFORE,DURING,ANDAFTER
QUESTIONINGANDTOHAVEALAWYERPRESENTWITHYOU
DURINGQUESTIONING.THISLAWYERCANBEACIVILIANYOU
ARRANGEFORATNOEXPENSETO
THEGOVERNMENTORAMILITARYLAWYERDETAILEDFORYOU
ATNOEXPENSETOYOU,OR
BOTH.
(ForciviliansnotsubjecttotheUCMJ)“YOUHAVETHERIGHTTO
TALKPRIVATELYTOALAWYERBEFORE,DURING,ANDAFTER
QUESTIONINGANDTOHAVEALAWYERPRESENTWITHYOU
DURINGQUESTIONING.THISLAWYERCANBEONEYOUARRANGE
FORATYOUROWNEXPENSE,ORIFYOUCANNOTAFFORD
A
LAWYERANDWANTONE,ALAWYERWILLBEAPPOINTEDFOR
YOUBEFOREANYQUESTIONINGBEGINS.”
4.“IFYOUARENOWWILLINGTODISCUSSTHEOFFENSE(S)
UNDERINVESTIGATION,WITHORWITHOUTALAWYERPRESENT,
YOUHAVEARIGHTTOSTOPANSWERINGQUESTIONSATANY
TIME,ORSPEAKPRIVATELYWITHALAWYER
BEFOREANSWERING
FURTHER,EVENIFYOUSIGNAWAIVERCERTIFICATE.”
Makecertainthesuspect/accusedfullyunderstandshis/herrights,
thensay:
“DOYOUWANTALAWYERATTHISTIME?”
“ATTHISTIME,AREYOUWILLINGTODISCUSSTHEOFFENSE(S)
UNDERINVESTIGATIONANDMAKEASTATEMENTWITHOUT
TALKINGTOALAWYER
ANDWITHOUTHAVINGALA WYER
PRESENTWITHYOU?”
(SeeDAForm3881formoredetailedinstructions.)
DepartmentoftheArmyGraphicTrainingAid
SupersedesGTA19‐6‐5,July1965
GTA19‐06‐006,June1991