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Create a single governance structure over the development and content of forms
for court users statewide.
Standardize forms data to reduce duplicate efforts in providing court forms to the
public and prepare for statewide e-filing.
Automate the entire workflow associated with case initiation and subsequent
filings for select case and form types in the Superior Court, Justice Courts,
Municipal Courts, and Appellate Courts.
Deliver self-service forms to the public via AZTurboCourt, based on court rule or
statute.
Sustain the support, training, and marketing efforts for the statewide
AZTurboCourt electronic filing initiative. Involve representatives from all court
levels in the development of the forms logic and format.
AZTURBOCOURT PORTAL
Provide the main access point through which all Internet-accessible services are
provided (e.g., e-Filing, FARE, document access, child support calculator, etc).
Evolve portal over time as new online services are developed.
MARKETING AND TRAINING
Spread the word statewide and nationally about AZTurboCourt and electronic
filing.
Creatively direct communications to individual courts (notices, training), attorneys
and legal aids, as well as self-represented litigants.
PROJECT GOALS ACCOMPLISHED IN FISCAL YEAR 2012
INTELLIGENT FORMS
Small claims, justice court civil, and residential eviction forms continue to be used
in Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Cochise, and Coconino counties. Gila and Mohave
counties were added in FY12. Work continues to spread usage through the rest
of the state with the next three counties (La Paz, Yuma, and Santa Cruz)
scheduled to begin using the forms early in FY13.
The full e-filing version of the small claims application is piloting in four of the
Maricopa County Justice Courts. Additional MCJC court locations are awaiting
entry into the pilot.
The first phase of the dissolution intelligent forms application, which includes the
petition and response along with the model parenting guide, was tested and
prepared for production deployment in a pay-and-print mode. The second phase
is scheduled to include the proposed decree.
Mandated GJ-civil case subsequent e-filing continued in the Superior Court in
Maricopa County and mandatory e-filing was put in place for attorneys filing into
the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Division One, in April 2012 for
all case types.
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