RCW 2.68.050Electronic access to judicial information.The supreme court, the court of appeals and all superior and district courts, through the judicial information system committee, shall:(1) Continue to plan for and implement processes for making judicial information available electronically;(2) Promote and facilitate electronic access to the public of judicial information and services;(3) Establish technical standards for such services;(4) Consider electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of information systems;(5) Develop processes to determine which judicial information the public most wants and needs;(6) Increase capabilities to receive information electronically from the public and transmit forms, applications and other communications and transactions electronically;(7) Use technologies that allow continuous access twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, involve little or no cost to access, and are capable of being used by persons without extensive technology ability; and(8) Consider and incorporate wherever possible ease of access to electronic technologies by persons with disabilities.[ 1996 c 171 s 3.]NOTES:Captions not ons without extensive technology ability; and(8) Consider and incorporate wherever possible ease of access to electronic technologies by persons with disabilities.[ 1996 c 171 s 3.]NOTES:Captions not law—1996 c 171: 'Section captions used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.' [ 1996 c 171 s 16.]Effective dates—1996 c 171: 'This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 28, 1996], except for section 8 of this act, which takes effect June 30, 1997.' [ 1996 c 171 s 19.]
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