Legal Research

Pending a court ruling in Wake County, NC, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) voluntarily postponed their planned March 1 mandate which would have altered the way millions of criminal records are accessed in North Carolina.  The docket number is 11cv001548.



The reason for the ruling is that several consumer reporting agencies filed a restraining order against the NCAOC to stop their mandate. A hearing was held late last week on a preliminary injunction to halt the NCAOC from modifying the manner in which criminal record data is released. The judge's decision on the motion is expected within the week. The docket number is 11cv001548.



As previously reported in this newsletter, if the NCAOC changes take place, licensees to the ACIS Daily Criminal Extract would no longer have access to criminal court case details in these daily ACIS extract feeds. Licensees would be forced to use an old technology system - known as the Green Screen - that would greatly increase the turnaround time and fees.



The Director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, Judge John W. Smith can be reached at John.W.Smith@aoc.nccourts.org. For more information on the Green Screen, contact the NCAOC Remote Public Access group at 919-890-2220 or rpa@aoc.nccourts.org.

A list of licensees who receive the daily bulk fee is found at:



www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GoToCourt/Documents/cbccompanies.pdf