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Texas Office of Court Administration and |
Electronic Filing Project |
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Judicial Committee on Information Technology |
White Paper: Frequently Asked Questions |
The State of Texas is increasing electronic government processes to provide more expedient, accessible and efficient information and services to the public. One such process is the e-Filing Project that, upon completion, will deliver the capability of filing documents with the courts electronically to the legal, judicial and pro se communities. This will be achieved by building a network, herein referred to as the Electronic Filing Manager (EFM) Model, that will provide a secure path for filers to the courts to enable data/file exchange, ultimately reducing significantly the existing paper-driven process. The network will provide functionality in the forms of notifications, fee handling and docket access, and through continued support and maintenance, will meet current standards, statutes, rules, and technology.
KPMG Consulting is providing the funding for the project and TexasOnline,
under the TexasOnline contract to the Department of Information Resources (DIR),
has been engaged to facilitate the e-Filing project.
The project is subject to the TexasOnline Authority approval.
The JCIT, through coordinated efforts with the TexasOnline Authority,
will establish statewide policies, guidelines and standards associated with
e-Filing. OCA will support the JCIT
by providing staff, administration and fiscal services.