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For Release: Immediate
July 20, 2012
Contact: Mark Mahoney
Associate Director, Media Services & Public Affairs
mmahoney@nysba.org
518-487-5532
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION COMMENDS STATE LEADERS FOR NEW
LAW EXPANDING E-FILING IN COURTS
The New York State Bar Association today commended the Legislature
for passing and Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing a bill to expand
electronic filing, or e-filing, of legal documents in state courts.
The Office of Court Administration program bill (A.10796/S.7592A)
expands the existing pilot program, which now covers civil actions in
some jurisdictions, to include criminal and family courts in several
counties. New York’s e-filing pilot program began in 1999.
"Since 1999 more than 10,000 people have used the state’s pilot
e-filing system, which has proven dependable and efficient. Its benefits
include the ability to upload and serve court papers following summonses
and complaints; increased security; and extensive savings of time and
money,” said State Bar President Seymour W. James, Jr. of New York
City (The Legal Aid Society). “Currently, e-filing is mandatory in
federal courts. The State Bar Association supports mandatory e-filing in
all state courts as well. This legislation moves New York a step closer
to achieving that goal.”
To read the entire press release, click here.
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