Fulton Sheriff, Courts To Roll Out Online System

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office and several court agencies will soon transition into a new unified case management system.

The new Odyssey system will go online next month, and will allow each agency to access court records and documents all from one database, according to a press release from the county. 

Staff members in agencies affected have all been trained for several weeks on the system, which costs $9.9 million, in order to ensure a smooth transition, the county added. 

Fulton County notes in its new release that the system will replace paper-driven applications and forms. During the transition, the county said several system processes will be unavailable. 

Those service changes are: 

Sheriff’s Office  (June 29 – July 9 Transition Period)

• Online Bonding: This service will be suspended during the transition period.  Members of the public and bonding company representatives must go to the Fulton County Jail to post bond for inmates. 
• Video Visitation: There will be no visitation for inmates during the transition period with the exception of attorney conferences.  Attorneys must be members of the State Bar of Georgia. 

Superior Court  (July 1 – July 5 Transition Period)

• All criminal trials and related calendars in the Complex and Non-Complex divisions during the week of July 1, 2013 to July 5, 2013 have been postponed and will be rescheduled unless instructed otherwise by the Judge assigned the case.
• Calendars for all Superior Court Accountability Courts have also been postponed for the week of July 1 – July 5, including Drug Court, Behavioral Health Court, Reentry and Veterans Court. 
• For information regarding previously scheduled criminal matters during the week ofJuly1, interested parties may contact the judicial division presiding in the matter immediately. Contact information for individual judicial divisions is available at http://www.fultoncourt.org/judges/superiorcourt.
• Felony First Appearance calendars will proceed as usual at the Fulton County Jail.  Normal business operations will resume on Monday, July 8, 2013.

State & Magistrate Court  (July 1 – July 5 Transition Period)

In addition, the following State and Magistrate Court calendars will be cancelled at all locations the week of July 1-5  (Courthouse, North Service Center, South Service Center):

• Magistrate All Purpose/Compliance
• State All Purpose
• Treatment Diversion
• Traffic & Environmental
• Child Abandonment
• Warrant Applications
• Magistrate Bench
• Dispossessory

While the court will be open for business, it will not have the ability to docket pleadings throughout the week. All pleadings will be accepted and file stamped the day they are received and docketed beginning the week of July 8. 

First Appearance and Civil calendars will proceed as regularly scheduled and calendared. Court offices will be open during normal business hours.

Clerk of Superior Court – (June 28 – July 8)

• During the transition period, the Clerk of Superior Court’s office will not provide docket entries and electronic image scans.  These services will resume on July 8.
• During the transition period, the Clerk’s Office will maintain its regular business hours and will accept and file stamp all pleadings.

District Attorney Complaint Room

• Operation of the Complaint Room will continue--all day, every day—during the transition.

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