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St. Louis County Minnesota Criminal Complaint E-Filing Progress
Govtech.com reports: Last March, the state began an electronic filing pilot, developed by Minnesota-based Intertech -- which allows an officer to complete the required paperwork from his home station. The paperwork is then sent to the prosecutor who reviews it and decides if there is enough evidence to issue a complaint. Once the prosecutor has reviewed it, he sends it back to the officer who signs it with an electronic fingerprint and a notary gives the oath of affirmation and signs the complaint with an electronic signature. From there, the paperwork is sent to a judge for signing. Then it is sent right into the court's computer system. Everyone involved in the process can track the progress of a filing to see which judge has it and whether he has signed it or not.

The state is funding the pilot with about $1.9 million which will cover the costs of the pilot in St. Louis County and the addition of Kandiyohi, Olmsted and Carver Counties later this summer.

St. Louis County, Minn., Pilots Electronic Filing of Criminal Complaints

Full post as published by Legal Dockets Online on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).