NCSC E-filing Survey 2009, Summary Results

This page contains charts and tables that summarize the survey responses. There are two sets of charts available. The first set groups all responses; the second separates statewide and local court responses. Click on a thumbnail below to see a summary chart or table related to each survey question.

 

All Responses Grouped
Which of the following best describes your current usage of e-filing?
Please indicate the extent to which the following factors have been a significant impediment to the implementation of an e-filing system.
Please list any other factors that have impeded the implementation of an e-filing system in your state or court.
Please identify the sources of funding for your e-filing system and estimate how much (in percentage terms) each source contributes to the system.
Please indicate the percentage of filings in each case type that are e-filed.
Please list any other case types not shown above and indicate the percentage of filings that are e-filed.
Which of the following most closely describes how attorneys or other filers submit their documents to the courts?
Which of the following most closely describes how attorneys or other filers submit their documents to the courts? (Other Responses)
Please list all EFSPs that are approved to file documents in your court. If your court uses an internally developed system, please write "Internally Developed;" please also indicate if any outside vendor participated in designing the system. If your court takes submissions via e-mail, please write "E-mail" in the space below.
Besides name and e-mail address, what other pieces of information are required for establishing an e-filing account? (Please check all that apply.)
Besides name and e-mail address, what other pieces of information are required for establishing an e-filing account? (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)
Please describe how filers pay for filings in your court. (Please check all that apply.)
Please describe how filers pay for filings in your court. (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)
What is the medium for the official record in your court?
What is the medium for the official record in your court? (Other Responses)
Is your e-filing system integrated with your case management system (CMS)?
Is your e-filing system integrated with your case management system (DMS)?
How can cases be initiated? (Please check all that apply.)
How can cases be initiated? (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)
Please describe the clerk review function as it pertains to e-filings.
Please describe the clerk review function as it pertains to e-filings. (Other Responses)
Once your court receives filings, how are they transmitted to the judge?
Once your court receives filings, how are they transmitted to the judge? (Other Responses)
Please describe how service of process or notification is made in your e-filing environment. (Please check all that apply.)
If your court uses any other methods for service of process or notification in your e-filing environment, please describe them below.
Please describe how redactions are handled in your e-filing system.
Please describe how redactions are handled in your e-filing system. (Other Responses)
Please describe how non-electronic evidence is handled. (Please check all that apply.)
Please describe how non-electronic evidence is handled. (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)
Are electronically filed documents available online for the public to view?
Are electronically filed documents available online for the public to view? (Other Responses)
What happens to documents to be filed under seal?
What happens to documents to be filed under seal? (Other Responses)
What document types and/or formats are accepted for e-filing? (Please check all that apply.)
What document types and/or formats are accepted for e-filing? (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)
Please indicate whether you support any of the following XML-based e-filing standards. (Please check all that apply.)
Please indicate whether you support any of the following XML-based e-filing standards. (Please check all that apply.) (Other Responses)


Statewide vs. Local Systems Results
Which of the following best describes your current usage of e-filing?
Please indicate the extent to which the following factors have been a significant impediment to the implementation of an e-filing system. (Statewide Responses)
Please indicate the extent to which the following factors have been a significant impediment to the implementation of an e-filing system. (Local Responses)
Please identify the sources of funding for your e-filing system and estimate how much (in percentage terms) each source contributes to the system. (Statewide Responses)
Please identify the sources of funding for your e-filing system and estimate how much (in percentage terms) each source contributes to the system. (Local Responses)
Please indicate the percentage of filings in each case type that are e-filed. (Statewide Responses)
Please indicate the percentage of filings in each case type that are e-filed. (Local Responses)
Which of the following most closely describes how attorneys or other filers submit their documents to the courts?
Besides name and e-mail address, what other pieces of information are required for establishing an e-filing account? (Please check all that apply.)
Please describe how filers pay for filings in your court. (Please check all that apply.)
What is the medium for the official record in your court?
Is your e-filing system integrated with your case management system (CMS)?
Is your e-filing system integrated with your case management system (DMS)?
How can cases be initiated? (Please check all that apply.)
Please describe the clerk review function as it pertains to e-filings.
Once your court receives filings, how are they transmitted to the judge?
Please describe how service of process or notification is made in your e-filing environment. (Please check all that apply.) (Statewide Responses)
Please describe how service of process or notification is made in your e-filing environment. (Please check all that apply.) (Local Responses)
Please describe how redactions are handled in your e-filing system.
Please describe how non-electronic evidence is handled. (Please check all that apply.)
Are electronically filed documents available online for the public to view?
What happens to documents to be filed under seal?
What document types and/or formats are accepted for e-filing? (Please check all that apply.)
Please indicate whether you support any of the following XML-based e-filing standards. (Please check all that apply.)
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