Courts in Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties will be linked through a new statewide automation system beginning this summer.
The three will be part of a pilot program which began last year in Monroe and Washington counties. The Web-based program, called Odyssey, will manage court cases and will not require a new computer server for the counties.
“They want to put counties on in clusters. This will allow us to pull court cases from other counties,” said Floyd County Clerk Linda Moeller. “That is really a plus.”
Some of the items available through the system will be tax warrants, jury management, marriage licenses and protective orders. Moeller said once a protective order is signed, it will be placed in the system immediately, which will allow other counties to have access to that order.
“This is really cutting-edge technology and we are really pleased to be one of the counties selected for this pilot program,” Moeller said.
Currently, counties use different systems and software to file and track records. Eventually, all 92 counties in Indiana will be connected through the new system, Moeller said.
“Things will be uniformed,” she said.
Several computers in the Floyd County Clerk’s office will have to be replaced in order to use the new system. However, Moeller said she tries to replace three or four each year anyway. She said as a pilot program, Floyd County will be eligible for grants to help pay for the computers.
“This is a major step forward in the Supreme Court’s goal to equip all Indiana courts with 21st-century case management technology,” said Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard in a news release.
Floyd County Circuit Court Judge J. Terrence Cody said the system has been developed over the past five years.
“Judy Cody was instrumental in helping us be one of the pilot counties,” Moeller said.
She said there will be a transition period along with “a few bumps in the road until everyone gets use to the fields.” However, she said the network is the wave of the future.
“It won’t be that big of a change for us because Floyd County has kept up with technology,” Moeller said.
Cody said since the statewide system is based in Indianapolis, the expense for the local counties will limited.
Floyd County
February 8, 2008
Statewide system will link Floyd with Clark, Harrison court cases
Pilot program will give public access to certain warrants, marriage licenses and protective orders
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