OCR- Online Case Resolution Initiative
Online case resolution (OCR) is an initiative to launch a web-based platform to enable persons, who have received a traffic or misdemeanor citation or who have been arrested and whose cases are under the jurisdiction of a limited jurisdiction court, to resolve their cases online; to provide access to justice and accountability to the public; and to build a repository of information to enable evaluation, research, and transparency.
The OCR web platform will provide the following key modules and functions for defendants and justice system stakeholders.
1 Online defendant portal
Persons may access their case, communicate with their lawyer, conduct plea negotiations with the prosecutor, and complete all other transactions with the court.
2 Attorney module
Enable defense counsel to manage defendant cases and to assist or mirror defendant actions, including contesting cases and plea negotiation.
3 Prosecutor module
Enable prosecutors to receive and manage plea negotiation and to respond and modify, approve, or deny requests on contested traffic and all misdemeanor cases.
4 Court case management
Provide tools to judges to manage cases, for courts without a robust case management system.
Key OCR
Functions
Plea negotiation
A communication tool to facilitate persons to plead not guilty or contest their cases online and transmit written reasons and documentation to the prosecutor.
Electronic documents
Enable the use of electronic documents by all parties to a case, where permissible by law, including notices, plea agreements and court orders.
Video hearings
For courts that do not currently have video hearings, enable all parties and attorneys to appear at online video hearings, including trials where permissible by law.
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For more information, contact Robin Wosje at robinw@jmijustice.org