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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Pennsylvania adopts e-notarization
FCW.com reports: Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center is a fitting backdrop for Pennsylvania officials and business leaders to launch a statewide electronic notarization program Feb. 2.

Although the event may not make the history books, notaries say the launch will usher in a new era of secure and authenticated paperless transactions for consumers, businesses and government officials.

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Texas: Fort Bend County removes Internet access to probate records
FortBendNow reports: In the midst of what’s become a political debate over the care and feeding of public records, Fort Bend County Clerk Dianne Wilson has decided to remove Internet web access to probate records.

Wilson said Saturday she made the decision last week after reviewing all types of records in her office and finding that the ones most often containing personal identifiers such as Social Security numbers were probate records, involving identifiers of people who have died.

While her office is converting data in preparation for a new case management system, she said she also decided to remove web access to the probate records “in hopes that the Attorney General will rule favorable that county and district clerks in Texas can delete Social Security numbers from documents.”

Thursday, January 26, 2006

ChoicePoint Settles Data Security Breach Charges for $15 Million
The FTC reports: At Least 800 Cases of Identity Theft Arose From Company’s Data Breach

Consumer data broker ChoicePoint, Inc., which last year acknowledged that the personal financial records of more than 163,000 consumers in its database had been compromised, will pay $10 million in civil penalties and $5 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its security and record-handling procedures violated consumers’ privacy rights and federal laws. The settlement requires ChoicePoint to implement new procedures to ensure that it provides consumer reports only to legitimate businesses for lawful purposes, to establish and maintain a comprehensive information security program, and to obtain audits by an independent third-party security professional every other year until 2026.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Alabama: E-filing for civil cases to be implemented in four counties
The Montogomery Advertiser reports: By next month, lawyers in Montgomery won't have to run to the county courthouse every time they want to file a motion. They can do it through cyberspace.

Montgomery and four other counties -- Baldwin, Madison, Russell and Lee -- have been testing the electronic filing program, for civil cases in district and circuit courts, since August. The Alabama Office of Administrative Courts intends to implement the system statewide by year's end.

Monday, January 23, 2006

Mississippi: Key lawmaker says state courts need electronic filing
SunHerald.com reports: Mississippi needs to move toward an electronic filing system to replace paper documents in state trial courts, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary A Committee says.

Sen. Charlie Ross, R-Brandon, said the change would make public records more readily accessible because people could look up documents from their homes or offices rather than shuffling through stacks of papers at courthouses.

"The courts cannot live in the past," Ross said Monday.
He spoke during a luncheon sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's John C. Stennis Institute of Government

New York: eLaw® Expands Federal District Court Coverage
According to their press release "it has expanded its coverage of the Federal District Courts from New York Eastern and Southern to now include the New York Western and Northern District Courts and the New Jersey Federal District Court. Members can add any District Court case in these Districts and get up-to-the-minute docket changes by e-mail or fax."

North Carolina: Potential Source of ID Theft: Publicly Available Court Records
Not a new concept, this article in the The Charlotte Observer points out that accessing social security numbers in publicly available court records can be used for criminal activities. The article provides specific details, as to how this problem applies in NC.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Kansas: public records online-to fee or not to fee, that is the question
The Information Network of Kansas on Thursday postponed consideration of a contract with the state Supreme Court to provide court records over the Internet for a fee.

“We know that the court and Johnson County are fighting over this, and we don’t want to get in the middle,” said Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh, an Information Network board member.

The fight broadened Thursday to include Shawnee County, which includes Topeka.

Under the state’s plan, residents could go to a courthouse to get free access to district court records or pay $2 for each Internet records search from a home computer.

The Supreme Court would allow online electronic access to court records only through a proposed contract with Information Network of Kansas, in effect shutting down county Web sites across the state.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

New York: Broome county criminal records coming online
The Press & Sun-Bulletin reports: Broome County received a $103,100 grant in September 2004 to pilot putting criminal court filings online, but no documents have yet gone online. Broome County Clerk Richard Blythe's office said the process of putting criminal filings online is ongoing, but none has actually been posted yet.

The process, when it is in place, should eliminate "gobs" of paper, something Blythe said he is looking forward to. Civil documents and cases involving property matters filed in Blythe's office are already online here.

New York: Oneida County Court records may go online
The Observer-Dispatch reports: Civil and criminal court records may be the next public documents available online in Oneida County as the state court system undertakes an effort to provide better public access.

County Clerk Richard Allen said the development is years from reality in Oneida County, but a handful of counties are running test programs for a statewide initiative to post individual case records on the Internet.

"This is ultimately where we're going to go, but there are some bugs to be worked out," Allen said.

Friday, January 13, 2006

The PACER quarterly announcement is out (pdf)
Of particular interest to some is that the Pacer Service Center is now accepting automatic credit card payments.

Kansas: Johnson County District Court Public Records
Top Johnson County officials are mounting a public campaign opposing a Kansas Supreme Court decision that they say bars free public access to electronic court records.

Under the state’s plan, residents would have to go to a courthouse to get free access to district court records or would have to pay $2 for each records search to get the information from a home computer.

Web access now provided by the county at jococourts.org is free and can be reached from a home computer.

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Thursday, January 05, 2006

NCSC announces the release of "Future Trends in State Courts 2005"
I learned of this from a post by Tamara Thompson, who provides some commentary. I am printing this 147 page document, and will attempt to read through it on my commute, but it's safe to assume I will be sleeping soundly before I reach the last page.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Alaska implements statewide CM/ECF
CM/ECF is now up and running in all federal district and bankruptcy courts in this state. Upon completion they joined the 40 others, bringing the total to 41 that are using CM/ECF statewide.

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Tennessee: US Western District Court begins using ECF
The Electronic Case Filing system, a new electronic filing option which begins today, will allow the public to access federal documents, records and cases at no expense. The system is part of a new rule that requires all papers in all cases active, as of today, to be filed electronically through the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee's electronic filing system.

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