Two Awards for E-Tickets The Indiana Supreme Court has been honored with two national awards for its electronic Citation and Warning System (eCWS), also known as e-Ticket, which was created in 2007 by State Court Administration’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC). The system allows law enforcement officers to use a hand held device to scan a bar code on a driver’s license and vehicle registration t … [Read more...] about Indiana's Court Technology Efforts Garner National Attention
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Just the Tax, Ma'am
Supreme Court Case Management System Allows Clerks to Comply with IRS Form 1099 Reporting No one likes to receive a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), unless it is notification of a tax refund. But the federal tax code requires the annual reporting of monies paid to non-employees. Many Indiana clerks risk IRS assessment of penalties for failure to report monies paid to attorneys and law firms. Courts and … [Read more...] about Just the Tax, Ma'am
100 Law Enforcement Agencies Now Use the eTicket System
Reaching the 100 mark is momentous for birthdays and businesses. Celebrations fitting for the occasion usually include parties and cakes along with speeches and pictures. On June 8th, an unlikely guest of honor, traffic tickets, celebrated the triple digit number. Getting a traffic ticket can lead a person to proclaim, “It was a bad day.” But the paperless ticket celebrated in LaPorte is likely to win over even the … [Read more...] about 100 Law Enforcement Agencies Now Use the eTicket System
From Necessary to Mandatory: Indiana's Electronic Protection Order Registry
Members of the Indiana justice community often express the logistical challenges they face in their daily work. Judges, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates over the years have shared their frustration with the paper-based system for processing protection orders—as well as the delays and sometimes, the danger, it caused. Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., asked how technology could help courts imp … [Read more...] about From Necessary to Mandatory: Indiana's Electronic Protection Order Registry
10 More Courts Using Odyssey
The Highest-Volume Court in Indiana With over 200,000 infraction and ordinance violation cases filed in 2008, the Marion County Violations Bureau (Traffic Court) adjudicates more cases than any other court in the state. In February 2009, following many months of planning sessions and training classes, the Traffic Court began using Odyssey, the statewide case management system (CMS) being installed throughout the … [Read more...] about 10 More Courts Using Odyssey