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Remainder of state to convert to eCourts in 2025

 

Polk County is one of eleven counties in the state that have completed the switch from paper to digital court records as part of North Carolina’s eCourts expansion. The shift was officially completed on Monday, July 22.

The eCourts system now serves around half of the state’s population. The director of the N.C. administrative office of the courts, Ryan Boyce, says over a million electronic filings have been accepted through eCourts, saving an estimated 4 million pieces of paper since February of last year.

“This eCourts milestone highlights the diverse landscapes of our great state — connecting citizens from Murphy to Manteo — as historic progress replacing isolated paper files with digital court records reaches the westernmost regions of North Carolina,” Boyce said in a press release.

Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain, and Transylvania are among the ten other counties making the switch in this week’s eCourts rollout. This transition marks the halfway point through the ten tracks of eCourt implementation for district and superior courts across North Carolina.

Shifting paper court records to eCourts is designed to help customers file common legal actions through the online service and to give the public access to court dates, records, and file documents at all times rather than only during business hours. It also aims to centralize the statewide financial management system to facilitate more convenient, transparent, and timely payments to the court system.

The next group of counties is planned to convert to eCourts on October 14, with the rest of the state to transition next year.

To learn more, visit nccourts.gov/ecourts.