electronic Filing & Service for Courts

North Carolina counties to pilot efiling

State officials with the Administrative Office of the Courts selected Davidson County to participate in a pilot program that will enable lawyers to file legal documents electronically over the Internet.

Davidson, Wake and Chowan counties were selected to test the program before it's implemented in all 100 counties. Officials hope to launch the pilot program by early next year.

North Carolina Update

Recommended adjustments to the budget include: Provide $5.5 million to support new and existing
technology initiatives, including a statewide warrant repository, electronic filing for civil cases, an
electronic traffic court, and an electronic payment system for court fees.

That $5.5 million would go much further if they partnered with a 3rd party provider for electronic filing for civil cases.

Here is the House Bill that originated the appropriation: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H633v0.html

North Carolina eFiling: House Bill 633

Here is the marked up version of North Carolina House Bill 633 :

North Carolina

The Superior and District Courts of North Carolina would create a method by which attorneys could filed their pleadings and other documents electronically in a bill filed by Rep. Joe Tolson, D-Edgecombe, on behalf of the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appellate courts already have an electronic filing system.