DA Form 3881 Rights Warning Procedure / Waiver Certificate

How To Complete DA Form 3881?

A full description of the form and an overview of all related usage procedures can be found in the Army Regulation 190-30, Military Police Investigations. DA Form 3881 instructions are as follows.

1. First, the commander or the law enforcement official identifies the place where the DA 3881 is being filed in Block 1. The provided information should include the post, city, state, zip code. The date of filing and the military time with the suspect's initials are provided in Blocks 2 and 3.
2. The military police report number is specified in Block 4. Blocks 5 and 6 are for the suspect's full name and social security number.
3. Blocks 7 is for the suspect's military rank or grade if the suspect is a DoD-employed civilian. The suspect's address - either military or civilian - is provided in Block 8. If the person is a U.S. government employee, their organization is provided in the same block.
4. Section A describes the rights the suspect or accused has. The first line must include the name of the investigator and the offense or offenses of which they suspect the apprehended individual.
5. Sections B and C contain the waiver and non-waiver options. These sections are filled in depending on the suspect's decision: they may want to discuss the offense with or without talking to a lawyer or refuse to talk and be questioned.
6. The accused must sign the form to certify their choice. Additionally, Section B provides information about possible witnesses along with their name, organization, address, and phone number. The interviewee and investigator must certify the form by signing it in the appropriate boxes in Sections B or C.