At PeopleFinders, you can find billions of criminal records for millions of American adults. One of the reasons that’s possible is because of digitized documents. Traditionally, the courts stored documents on paper, but the Administrative Office of the Courts has moved toward a simpler digital recordkeeping system. Since 1999, the Administrative Office of the Courts has moved most of its case files to a digitized standard. That means most are now available through digital means. However, almost all cases before 1999 are still maintained on paper. Some special case files and court documents may also still be on paper. It depends on the particular case. However, this doesn’t mean that you can just go on the Administrative Office of the Courts website and receive unlimited access to court documents. The Administrative Office of the Courts usually charges a fee for you to search for, download or print court documents and case files. Fees can range from $0.10 per page to $64 per retrieval.