GCAC is in the process of connecting all probate court judges throughout the state to the Internet to further implement this system. The Georgia Courts Automation Commission is serving as technical support for the Georgia Commission on Family Violence to create a state registry of protective orders. By contract with GTRI the commission developed a system for the entry, processing, and online display of the orders. Software has been created to authenticate and create records for submission to the GCIC for subsequent updating of the National Crime Information Center records required by federal law. Five superior courts agreed to be pilot sites for this project, and over 100 orders already populate the database from the first input of data.
Technical improvements continue to be made while data is being entered for the pilot.
The commission provides technical support to the superior court judges of the state. This service is provided through the District Court Administrators and provides for installation, maintenance, upgrading, and training on software being used in the courts. There are three computer technicians assigned to assist the judges of the superior courts, with general geographic areas of south, middle, and north. Future budget requests will provide for more technicians to provide this type of support. Electronic data transmission reduces or eliminates the need for local counties to submit data in paper form, and improves the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of information.