JTAC launches public online marriage license application On Friday, May 27, Monica Freeman and her fiancé Preston Holb walked into the Allen County Clerk’s Office to apply for a marriage license. But it wasn't business as usual, because the Clerk’s staff didn’t ask for their dates of birth, where they were born, or even their mothers’ maiden names. Have Indiana’s requirements to obtain a marriage license changed? No … [Read more...] about Indiana Counties Take the Plunge
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Indiana's New Risk Assessment Tools: What You Should Know
Milestone Marked in Evidence-Based Sentencing Practices The implementation of new risk/needs assessment systems for Indiana’s juvenile and criminal justice systems marked an important milestone during 2010-2011. These tools are designed to provide Indiana’s courts with information about an offender’s potential risks and needs, allowing trial courts to provide appropriate sentences, supervision and treatment services. … [Read more...] about Indiana's New Risk Assessment Tools: What You Should Know
A Framework for Innovation
A look at the award-winning INcite framework for court data sharing In 2005, the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) initiated a project that would enable courts to submit electronically commercial driver violations to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Like other states, Indiana was at risk of losing millions in federal funding for highways unless our courts could reduce the t … [Read more...] about A Framework for Innovation
INcite Once Again Provides Driver Histories
When INcite was initially launched, users had access to suspension and conviction information, but a later change in software used by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) removed that access. As of July 1, 2010, that access is restored, and for the first time, title, lien and vehicle registration information is also included. In addition to the primary goal of equipping Indiana with a statewide case management system … [Read more...] about INcite Once Again Provides Driver Histories
One Less Obstacle for Abuse Victims Seeking Court Intervention
Victims of violence in Indiana can now file petitions seeking court protection orders electronically from the privacy and safety of a victim advocate’s office or a domestic violence shelter. Over 250 victim advocates in more than 79 counties have been given access and trained to use a new Advocate Access site for the statewide Protection Order Registry (POR). Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds through the Indiana Cr … [Read more...] about One Less Obstacle for Abuse Victims Seeking Court Intervention