Florida courts en route to unified electronic system
by Dara Kam | July 1st, 2009The Florida Supreme Court pushed the judicial system closer to the electronic age by issuing guidelines for electronic filing and keeping of court records.
Clerks of courts have until Oct. 1 to implement the electronic record-keeping standards issued by Chief Justice Peggy Quince today.
“Technology provides benefits for both courts and court users,” Quince wrote in her order.
The courts’ goal is to have electronic court files while in the meantime wanting to allow court users to continue to file paper documents because many do not have access to computers.
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