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California Kills $10 Search Fee Bill

Posted on June 14, 2013
A proposal submitted by the California Adminsitrative Office of the Courts and attached to a budget "trailer bill" was killed by the legislation today - June 14, 2013. The original proposal would have implemented a $10 fee to simply view...

New Redaction Law - Illinois Civil Case Documents

Posted on May 23, 2013
Effective July 1, 2013, personal identify information will not be allowed in documents or exhibits filed for proceedings in Illinois civil court cases. Per Supreme Court Rule 138, Personal Identity Information is defined as following: Birth Dates Social Security numbers...

California Court Record Fees Changes Pending

Posted on March 25, 2013
California Court Record Fees Changes Pending The grim financial state of the California Judiciary is well known. In an effort to help remedy this situation, the CA Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has submitted legislation that alters the fee...

Arizona Raising Court Fees

Posted on January 30, 2013
Fee changes are coming to many Arizona courts. Effective March 13, 2013 a series of fee increases are taking place for the AZ Superior Courts and Justice Courts. These increases affect both the filing of court cases and the access...

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News at Courts and Recorder's Offices & Motor Vehicle News

Posted on October 31, 2012
Alabama Effective October 1, 2012, Chief Justice Chuck Malone entered an Order mandating that all attorneys must e-file their documents in civil, domestic relations, and child support cases. Per this Order and the Administrative Procedures, the Circuit Clerks' offices will...

Two Federal Courts Moving

Posted on October 29, 2012
Iowa Both the U.S. District and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts located in Cedar Rapids Iowa are moving into a new court building on November 5, 2012. The new address is 111 7th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-2101. The main phone...

SAM and the Excluded Part List System (EPLS)

Posted on August 31, 2012
At the end of July 2012, access to the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) was taken over by a new system. EPLS, along with Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and the Online Representations and Certifications Application...

Civil Case Limits Raised in 3 Louisiana Counties

Posted on August 30, 2012
Through several 2012 legislative acts, three cities have individually increased the upper $$ limit on civil lawsuits. The limit increase means the affected cases do not need to be filed in the more costly and time consuming District Court. The...

Fee to Purchase Kentucky Criminal Record to Increase Soon

Posted on June 25, 2012
The fee for a criminal record search in Kentucky will increase from $15.00 to $20.00 effective July 1, 2012. The fee increase is part of a plan to stay within the court system's budget, which received deep cuts with the...

New Rules at San Luis Obispo County, CA - Superior Court

Posted on June 01, 2012
Effective June 1, 2012 the San Luis Obispo Superior Court will no longer conduct public record searches of the criminal record docket at the public counter and will only accept written requests. The requests can be submitted by mail or...

Pending New Jersey Bill Will Increase Many Court Fees

Posted on April 10, 2012
NJ Bill A763 was passed by the NJ State Assembly and now is making its way to the State Senate. In general, the bill contains fee increases that include (but are not limited to) the fee to file motions (papers)...

Free Driver License Status Checks

Posted on April 09, 2012
Motor vehicle records (driving records, title, registration, accident reports, etc.) are not public when the records contain personal information. A requester must have a permissible use per both federal and state law. However, some states do provide some useful records...

South Dakota Raises Fee for Court Record Searches

Posted on April 07, 2012
On March 20, 2012, the South Dakota Governor signed HB 1058. The new law will increase search fees charged to view or obtain Circuit Court records. The current $15.00 fee will increase to $20.00 as of Jan. 1, 2013, but...

Reminder - PACER Goes to $.10 a Page on April 1st

Posted on April 06, 2012
The Federal Court System provides public access to court case information via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. Effective April 1, 2012, the fee to electronically access information will increase from $.08 to $.10 per page...

San Luis Obispo County, CA

Posted on April 05, 2012
Per PRRN Member Judith Smith, the Executive Director of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court - Ms. Susan Matherly - has simply had enough. Ms. Matherly has had it with all the public record search firms hired by employers to...

Fee Increase Likely for Washington State Driving Records

Posted on April 04, 2012
Engrossed House Bill 2660 has passed both the House and Senate in the Washington State legislation and is now waiting the governor's signature. The bill increases the fee for a driving record, vehicle certificate of ownership, certain vehicle license plates,...

Makeup of Death Master File Changed

Posted on February 23, 2012
Makeup of Death Master File Changed Effective November 1, 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is no longer including state death records in the SSA's Master Death File (DMF). The law governing this action is found at www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title02/0205...

The FBI Will Lower Fee for Fingerprint Searches

Posted on February 22, 2012
Authorized users requesting fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks for certain noncriminal justice purposes will see a lower fee starting March 19, 2012. The charge for a CHRI check when submitting fingerprints will decrease by $2...

Collin County Texas

Posted on February 21, 2012
The Texas Collin County District Clerk recently announced a new web-based service for attorney and law firms to access court records and files. The subscription fee is based on the number of attorneys in the firm. See www.co.collin.tx.us/district_clerk/index...

Oregon Motor Vehicle Records

Posted on February 20, 2012
In late 2011, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) signed an agreement with NIC, Inc. that enables NIC to provide E-Government services on behalf of Oregon State Agencies. Effective April 1, 2012, the local NIC affiliate will be the...

Manatee County District Court, Florida

Posted on February 20, 2012
The 12th Judicial Circuit (Desoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties) recently unveiled a new paperless, electronic case management system in Manatee County. The "Manatee Model" was designed for judges, attorneys and county officials to better manage case files through the judicial...

South Dakota Court Records

Posted on February 19, 2012
The South Dakota Legislation is considering a request by the Chief Justice to increase the fee of a court record search from $15.00 to $25.00. HB1058 was passed by the South Dakota House of Representatives and is now being considered...

California Birth and Death Certificates

Posted on January 03, 2012
Effective January 1, 2012, the fee for a certified copy of a birth, death, or fetal death certificate increases by $2.00 per record. This increase will take place at the California Department of Heath (CADH) and also at the county...

Motor Vehicle Record News

Posted on January 03, 2012
Arkansas As of December, 2011. Arkansas Drivers may now request, view and print their own record online at https://www.ark.org/personal_tvr/index.php. The name, DOB, DL, the DL issue date, and last five digits of the SSN are required along with a major...

News From Courts

Posted on January 03, 2012
Hawaii Hawaii recently upgraded the electronic access to the state's Circuit Court records though Ho'ohiki. Users of the system had been experiencing excessive waits and delays. The Judiciairy added additional slots which should alleviate much of the wait time...

Key Recording Fee Changes For July 1, 2011

Posted on July 12, 2011
Iowa Effective July 1, 2011, recording fees will decrease by $2.00. The fee for the first page of all documents (standard size) will be $7.00; it was $9.00. Each additional page will still be $5.00. Maryland A $20 surcharge is...

New Hampshire Courts Reorganization: The New Circuit Courts

Posted on July 11, 2011
Effective July 1, 2011, a new Circuit Court system in New Hampshire will consolidate the existing 32 District Courts, 10 Probate Courts, and 25 Family Courts. Under the new system each county will have a Circuit Court with three Divisions:...

Indiana GEDs

Posted on July 08, 2011
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has outsourced all requests for GED verifications, transcripts, and diploma copies to a designated vendor - Diploma Sender. The state agency will no longer process any requests. Diploma Sender is found at www...

SSN Randomization Issuance Begins

Posted on July 07, 2011
June 24th, 2011 was the last day the Social Security Administration (SSA) assigned a Social Security Number (SSN) based on the numeric order within a state's allocation of the first 5 digits. All unassigned numbers within the numeric sequence have...

Three States Modify Civil Case Jurisdiction Limits Effective July 1, 2011

Posted on July 06, 2011
Virginia Effective July 1, 2011, the maximum civil jurisdictional limit in the General District Courts increases from $15,000 to $25,000. The mimimum cvil amount at upper court - the Circuit Court - remains the same at $4,500. Therefore civil actions...

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