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Maine Trying To Go Digital
February 21, 2020 - Maine has yet to introduce an electronic system to manage case filings. Early planning to roll out an e-filing and case management system dates to 2004-2005. After a decade of consideration, Maine hired Tyler Technologies in 2016 to implement a system used in 30 other states. The 10-year contract with Tyler Technologies for its case management and e-filing system called Odyssey will cost Maine $16.8 million and is scheduled to be fully installed by 2022. Until Odyssey provides usable information, those focused on trying to answer critical questions about the health of Maine’s judicial system will remain frustrated.&...
Launch Of Website to Access SD Court Records Is Delayed
February 21, 2020 - The launch of a website that will let South Dakotans view public court records from any computer has been delayed for more than a year due to priva...
EPIC Asks FTC to Regulate Use of AI in Employment Screenings
February 21, 2020 - The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) — a public research center focusing on privacy issues and based in Washington, DC — ha...
Records Sealing Bill Moving Along In Georgia
February 20, 2020 - Criminal records in Georgia stick to people longer than they do in most other states. But a tight labor market and shifting attitude...
Guess Who Wrote This
February 17, 2020 - What good for the goose is not good for the gander? "Any commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited. You may not collect, s...
How To Write Arab Names In English For Record Searches
February 17, 2020 - Follow these simple instructions: Arabs do not have a middle name. They have a patrilineal name.&...
Maybe Uber Can Get It Right, but... FCRA Lawsuits Loom
February 12, 2020 - FCRA violations loom Uber has partnered safety data provider Appriss to conduct the checks. Appriss collects the data...
Equifax Hackers Caught - AG,
February 12, 2020 - Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing th...
Is This The End Of SJV?
February 10, 2020 - SJV Data Solutions, a provider of background screening data and research for consumer reporting agencies announced the release of the real-time Con...
FBI Has Your Sealed Record and It Can Be Used Against You
February 04, 2020 - Tens of thousands of people have sealed criminal records under a 2-year-old state law that allows them to wipe clean some prior arrests and convict...
Probably Not but... A New Rule Could Alter Who Can Access Colorado Court Records
February 03, 2020 - In a closed-door meeting Friday, a Colorado judicial branch committee is expected to consider a long-awaited new rule on the suppression and sealin...
Mississippi County Goes Online
January 14, 2020 - The Oktibbeha County Chancery Clerk’s Office is one of the latest to utilize electronic filing of court records. Anything from...
Mississippi County Goes Online
January 14, 2020 - The Oktibbeha County Chancery Clerk’s Office is one of the latest to utilize electronic filing of court records. Anything from...
ND Messes Up and Pulls Court Records From Internet
January 13, 2020 - After one week online, state court records pulled amid security concerns n By: Hannah Shirley Court records, which ar...
Kern County, CA Struggles With Online Access
December 02, 2019 - It frustrates Bakersfield, Calif., attorney Jeff Wise that he can't simply download local court records any time of day in exchange for a modes...
CA DMV Makes $50M Selling Personal Data, Report Says
December 02, 2019 - The California Department of Motor Vehicles is selling customers’ personal information for millions of dollars, according to a report from VI...
Virginia Courts Online
November 15, 2019 - Virginia’s court system made it a lot easier to find online court records, quietly rolling out a statewide search function on its website tha...
South Dakotans Will Soon Be Able Access Court Records From Any Computer
October 07, 2019 - If a South Dakotan wants to see public court records, they can only do that by looking them up on computer at a state courthouse during work...
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