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
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Getting the Show on the Road: JTAC's Speedy Project to Help DCS Comply with HEA 1001
In 2008, the Indiana General Assembly passed, and Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law, HEA 1001, a bill designed to provide property tax relief that also made sweeping changes to how payments are processed for juvenile services throughout the state. There have been several articles in the Indiana Court Times reporting on the effects of this bill on Indiana’s courts and probation departments. But there is another, b … [Read more...] about Getting the Show on the Road: JTAC's Speedy Project to Help DCS Comply with HEA 1001
Bits & Bytes Enters the Blogosphere
Just as technology in general advances at lightning speed—with some new device, software, mobile or web application entering the market every month—court technology in Indiana reaches new milestones on a weekly basis. For example, since the last issue of the Court Times was published: The Odyssey CMS went live in Tipton Circuit Court and Center Township Small Claims Court (Marion County) 28 law enforcement depa … [Read more...] about Bits & Bytes Enters the Blogosphere
Electronic Tax Warrant Registry: Easing the Burden of Circuit Court Clerks
Occasionally people may fail to pay their state taxes due on income, sales, withholding or unemployment compensation. The Indiana Department of Revenue (IDOR) attempts to collect by giving the individual notice of the delinquent taxes, talking to and sometimes meeting with the taxpayer, and even by working out a payment plan. When these efforts are not successful, IDOR issues a tax warrant and files it with the Clerk … [Read more...] about Electronic Tax Warrant Registry: Easing the Burden of Circuit Court Clerks
eTickets and Odyssey: An End-to-End Solution for Indiana Traffic Cases
Many eyes have been focused on the nine Monroe County courts as they became the first in the state to use the Odyssey case management system (CMS). A less noticed but most effective consequence of the Odyssey deployment is the interface between Odyssey and the Supreme Court’s electronic Citation and Warning System (eCWS). This interface is already providing a double dose of improved efficiency for law enforcement, c … [Read more...] about eTickets and Odyssey: An End-to-End Solution for Indiana Traffic Cases