diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Timeout.Hooks.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Timeout.Hooks.cs
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+namespace RegexBot;
+partial class RegexbotClient {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets a timeout on a user while also adding an entry to the moderation log and attempting to notify the user.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="guild">The guild which the target user is associated.</param>
+    /// <param name="source">
+    /// The the entity which issued this log item.
+    /// If it was a user, this value preferably is in the <seealso cref="Common.EntityName"/> format.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="target">The user to be issued a timeout.</param>
+    /// <param name="duration">The duration of the timeout.</param>
+    /// <param name="reason">Reason for the action. Sent to the Audit Log and user (if specified).</param>
+    /// <param name="sendNotificationDM">Specify whether to send a direct message to the target user informing them of the action.</param>
+    public Task<TimeoutSetResult> SetTimeoutAsync(SocketGuild guild, string source, SocketGuildUser target,
+                                                  TimeSpan duration, string? reason, bool sendNotificationDM)
+        => _svcCommonFunctions.SetTimeoutAsync(guild, source, target, duration, reason, sendNotificationDM);
+}
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diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Timeout.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Timeout.cs
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+#pragma warning disable CA1822 // "Mark members as static" - members should only be callable by code with access to this instance
+using Discord.Net;
+using RegexBot.Data;
+
+namespace RegexBot.Services.CommonFunctions;
+internal partial class CommonFunctionsService : Service {
+    // Hooked
+    internal async Task<TimeoutSetResult> SetTimeoutAsync(SocketGuild guild, string source, SocketGuildUser target,
+                                                          TimeSpan duration, string? reason, bool sendNotificationDM) {
+        if (duration < TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1))
+            return new TimeoutSetResult(new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(duration), "Cannot set a timeout with a duration less than 60 seconds."), true, target);
+        if (duration > TimeSpan.FromDays(28))
+            return new TimeoutSetResult(new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(duration), "Cannot set a timeout with a duration greater than 28 days."), true, target);
+        if (target.TimedOutUntil != null && DateTimeOffset.UtcNow < target.TimedOutUntil)
+            return new TimeoutSetResult(new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Cannot set a timeout. The user is already timed out."), true, target);
+
+        Discord.RequestOptions? audit = null;
+        if (reason != null) audit = new() { AuditLogReason = reason };
+        try {
+            await target.SetTimeOutAsync(duration, audit);
+        } catch (HttpException ex) {
+            return new TimeoutSetResult(ex, false, target);
+        }
+        var entry = new ModLogEntry() {
+            GuildId = (long)guild.Id,
+            UserId = (long)target.Id,
+            LogType = ModLogType.Timeout,
+            IssuedBy = source,
+            Message = reason
+        };
+        using (var db = new BotDatabaseContext()) {
+            db.Add(entry);
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+        }
+        // TODO check if this log entry should be propagated now or if (to be implemented) will do it for us later
+
+        bool dmSuccess;
+        // DM notification
+        if (sendNotificationDM) {
+            dmSuccess = await SendUserTimeoutNoticeAsync(target, duration, reason);
+        } else dmSuccess = true;
+
+        return new TimeoutSetResult(null, dmSuccess, target);
+    }
+
+    internal async Task<bool> SendUserTimeoutNoticeAsync(SocketGuildUser target, TimeSpan duration, string? reason) {
+        // you have been issued a timeout in x.
+        // the timeout will expire on <t:...>
+        const string DMTemplate1 = "You have been issued a timeout in {0}";
+        const string DMTemplateReason = " for the following reason:\n{2}";
+        const string DMTemplate2 = "\nThe timeout will expire on <t:{1}:f> (<t:{1}:R>).";
+
+        var expireTime = (DateTimeOffset.UtcNow + duration).ToUnixTimeSeconds();
+        var outMessage = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reason)
+            ? string.Format($"{DMTemplate1}.{DMTemplate2}", target.Guild.Name, expireTime)
+            : string.Format($"{DMTemplate1}{DMTemplateReason}\n{DMTemplate2}", target.Guild.Name, expireTime, reason);
+
+        var dch = await target.CreateDMChannelAsync();
+        try { await dch.SendMessageAsync(outMessage); } catch (HttpException) { return false; }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/IOperationResult.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/IOperationResult.cs
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+++ b/Services/CommonFunctions/IOperationResult.cs
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+namespace RegexBot;
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains information on success or failure outcomes for certain operations.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOperationResult {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the operation was successful.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Be aware this value may return <see langword="true"/> while
+    /// <see cref="NotificationSuccess"/> returns <see langword="false"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    bool Success { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The exception thrown, if any, when attempting to perform the operation.
+    /// </summary>
+    Exception? Error { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates if the operation failed due to being unable to find the user.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool ErrorNotFound { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates if the operation failed due to a permissions issue.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool ErrorForbidden { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates if user DM notification for this event was successful.
+    /// Always returns <see langword="true"/> in cases where no notification was requested.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool NotificationSuccess { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a message representative of this result that may be posted as-is within a Discord channel.
+    /// </summary>
+    string ToResultString();
+}
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diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/TimeoutSetResult.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/TimeoutSetResult.cs
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+using Discord.Net;
+using RegexBot.Common;
+
+namespace RegexBot;
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains information on various success/failure outcomes for setting a timeout.
+/// </summary>
+public class TimeoutSetResult : IOperationResult {
+    private readonly SocketGuildUser? _target;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool Success => Error == null;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Exception? Error { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool ErrorNotFound => (_target == null) || ((Error as HttpException)?.HttpCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool ErrorForbidden => (Error as HttpException)?.HttpCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Forbidden;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool NotificationSuccess { get; }
+
+    internal TimeoutSetResult(Exception? error, bool notificationSuccess, SocketGuildUser? target) {
+        Error = error;
+        NotificationSuccess = notificationSuccess;
+        _target = target;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public string ToResultString() {
+        if (Success) {
+            var msg = $":white_check_mark: Timeout set for **{_target!.Username}#{_target.Discriminator}**.";
+            if (!NotificationSuccess) msg += "\n(User was unable to receive notification message.)";
+            return msg;
+        } else {
+            var msg = ":x: Failed to set timeout: ";
+            if (ErrorNotFound) msg += ": The specified user could not be found.";
+            else if (ErrorForbidden) msg += ": " + Messages.ForbiddenGenericError;
+            return msg;
+        }
+    }
+}
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