Rule 145-2-.01 - Criminal Justice e-Filing Rule(1) The Criminal Case Data Exchange Board is charged with promulgating rules for facilitating the exchange of information and documents between criminal justice systems, linking litigants, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, private attorneys, sheriffs, superior court clerks, court administrators, judges, and related entities in courts of this state.(2) The Criminal Case Data Exchange Board has the authority to promulgate rules in order to ensure that the rollout and operation of the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project complies with the directives charged in O.C.G.A. §§ 15-6-11(a), 15-6-61(a)(4)(B), 15-7-5(a) and 35-6A-14.(3) The Criminal Case Data Exchange Board recognizes the following superior courts as being in compliance with O.C.G.A. § 15-6-11(a): (a) Superior courts which have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board, county-level partners, and state-level partners; and are engaged in the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project by utilizing an approved vendor.(b) Superior courts that have yet to be selected by the Board. Once selected, a superior court shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board and become engaged in the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project with an approved vendor within 1 year of signing the MOU.(4) The Criminal Case Data Exchange Board recognizes the following state courts as being in compliance with O.C.G.A. § 15-7-5(a): (a) State courts which have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board, county-level partners, and state-level partners; and are engaged in the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project by utilizing an approved vendor.(b) State courts that have yet to be selected by the Board. Once selected, a superior court shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board and become engaged in the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project with an approved vendor within 1 year of signing the MOU.(5) To ensure the exchange of data amongst agencies and entities with respect to a criminal case from its inception to its conclusion can occur, once a county is selected for participation by the Board, county-level partners shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the county-level partners' vendors are approved vendors.(6) A list of approved vendors for the Criminal Justice e-Filing Project shall be included by reference in a separate addendum in order to comply with this rule.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 145-2-.01
O.C.G.A. § 35-6A-14.
Original Rule entitled "Criminal Justice e-Filing Rule" adopted. F. Dec. 13, 2018; eff. Jan. 1, 2019, as specified by the Agency.