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Task Force on Remote Access to and Privacy of Electronic Court Records
Purpose
The Advisory Task Force on Remote Access to and Privacy of Electronic Court Records was created by Supreme Court order on February 3, 2016. Under the auspices of the Records Management Committee and Court Technology, the Task Force will undertake a renewed study of best practices and policies on Internet access to electronic court records. In conducting its work, the Task Force should consider the purposes articulated in Indiana Administrative Rule 9(A)(2).
Next Meeting
July 27, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana State Library, History Reference Room
Agenda (PDF)
Task Force meetings are open to the public. For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please email the staff contact listed below. Requests should be made at least fourteen days before the meeting.
2017 Written Report
The Task Force's 2017 written report of findings and recommendations was reviewed by the Court and implementation of certain recommendations was directed by order on July 6, 2018.
2016 Written Report
The Task Force was directed to provide an initial written report, with findings and recommendations, to the Records Management Committee and to Justice Steve David and Judge Paul Mathias as the leaders of the Court's technology initiatives, not later than September 1, 2016.
Public comments on the Task Force's report were accepted through December 1, 2016. On February 7, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an order directing the implementation of the Task Force's recommendations. Implementation was amended by order on February 10, 2017. Additional implementation was directed by order on February 16, 2018.
News
Journey through the wilderness of online court records
February 28, 2017 (Court Times)
Trial court documents free and online through Odyssey
February 7, 2017 (Press Release)
Input sought on online availability of court records
November 4, 2016 (Press Release)
Open Courts, Online Records
June 23, 2016 (Court Times)
Free access to appellate briefs available online April 1
March 18, 2016 (Press Release)
Previous Meetings
December 8, 2017, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center, Conf. Rm. C
DRAFT Meeting minutes (PDF)
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September 8, 2017, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center, Conf. Rm. C
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April 21, 2017, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center, Conf. Rm. B
Meeting minutes (PDF)
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- Agenda
- Public Comments on Task Force Report
- Order No. 94S00-1702-MS-52
- Order No. 94S00-1702-MS-52 (Supplement)
- Trial Court Technology Implementation Presentation
- MC Case Type Orders and Documents
- Updated Online Access Ballot
September 2, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana State Library History Reference Room
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July 29, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center South, Conf. Rm. A
Meeting minutes (PDF)
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- Agenda
- Online Access Ballot
- Presentation on Commercial Court Access
- Court Times Article on Commercial Courts
June 3, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center South, Conf. Rm. A
Meeting minutes (PDF)
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- Agenda
- Presentation on Public Accessibility Notices
- Presentation on Other State Practices
- Online Access Survey Summary
- Online Access Survey Scoresheet
- Online Access Survey Additional Comments
May 6, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center South, Conf. Rm. C
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April 8, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Supreme Court | Division of State Court Administration
30 South Meridian Street, 5th Floor
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- Agenda
- 2016 Access to Court Records Survey
- Recent Legislation Impacting Court Technology
- Administrative Rule 9 Overview
February 26, 2016, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Indiana Government Center South, Conf. Rm. A
Meeting minutes (PDF)
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- Agenda
- Final Report of 2003 Task Force on Access to Indiana Court Records
- Pertinent Rules to Public Access
- Current Status of Public Access
- Current Information Sharing
- 2015 Court Technology Year in Review
- A Transformative Time in Indiana's Courts: The Promise of Digital Court Records in Indiana
Members
See Supreme Court orders from February 3, 2016, February 11, 2016, February 10, 2017, and October 20, 2017, regarding membership of the Task Force.
Hon. Loretta H. Rush, Chair
Chief Justice of Indiana
Melissa Jane Avery
Attorney, Broyles Kight & Ricafort, P.C.
Prof. Fred H. Cate
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Christa Coffey
Clerk, Tippecanoe Circuit and Superior Courts
Hon. Steven H. David, Ex Officio Member
Indiana Supreme Court
Kenneth J. Falk
Legal Director, ACLU of Indiana
Hon. Peter R. Foley
Judge, Morgan Superior Court 1
David L. Forbes
Sr. Vice President, First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors
Christine Hayes Hickey
Attorney, Rubin and Levin, P.C.
Stephen Key
Executive Director and General Counsel, Hoosier State Press Association
Bernice A. N. Corley
Executive Director, Indiana Public Defender Council
Jon Laramore
Executive Director, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Stephen R. Creason
Chief Counsel (Appeals Division), Office of the Attorney General
Hon. Peggy Lohorn
Judge, Montgomery Superior Court 2
Hon. Paul D. Mathias, Ex Officio Member
Indiana Court of Appeals
Kelly McBride
Executive Director, Domestic Violence Network
Rep. Sharon Negele
Indiana House of Representatives
David N. Powell
Executive Director, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Prof. Joel Schumm
Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law
Debra Walker
Clerk, Henry Circuit Court
Staff Contact
Justin P Forkner
Executive Director
Indiana Office of Court Services