Opinion ID: 2528149
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Remote Access

Text: Administrative Rule 9(E) authorizes a County Board of Commissioners, upon the request and at an amount approved by a majority of judges of courts of record in the county, to adopt electronic system fees to be charged in conjunction with electronic access to court records. Just as Admin.R. 9(F)(2) places the authority in this Court to approve bulk distribution of records from multiple courts, today's contemporaneous amendment of Admin.R. 9(E), confirms the Court's authority to adopt electronic system fees to be charged in conjunction with electronic access to Odyssey records. Such fees may cover costs associated with electronic filing, see Admin. R. 16(D); paying court costs, fines, penalties, and other charges online; enhanced access to electronic records maintained by courts and clerks; and other charges related to the use of electronic systems maintained by courts and clerks. Under the authority provided in the preceding paragraph, the Executive Director may establish an electronic system fee without further approval from this Court, subject to the following conditions: first, the Executive Director shall advise the Court in writing of the nature, purpose, and amount of the fee; second, such fee shall in no event exceed the fair market value of the services that the fee covers; and, third, no such fee shall be collected until after the nature, purpose, and amount of the fee shall have been posted on the Division's website in a conspicuous fashion for 30 days.