Union County Recorded Documents Now Available On Doxpop

Doxpop is pleased to welcome the Union County Recorder as the newest local government information provider in the Doxpop community.

The Union County document index and images extend back to August 2005.

Union and the many other counties working with Doxpop help serve the public interest by making information available via the web at no cost to the county. Doxpop provides a range of tools designed to facilitate timely and efficient communication between county agencies and those who use county data.

Doxpop has been providing public access to Indiana court records since 2002 and Indiana recorded documents since 2005. Union County is the 11th Recorder's office to join the Doxpop network, which currently provides access to over 12 million court case records and over 4.5 million recorded documents.

eCWS interface released for testing in White County

Doxpop has released the eCWS (electronic citation and warning system) interface for testing in White County. The strategic decision to develop the eCWS system was based on the need to fulfill the development and implementation as envisioned by the Indiana Supreme Court's Judicial Technology and Automation Committee, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and Indiana State Excise Police. eCWS allows officers to electronically record citation information in the field, eliminating the need for redundant manual data entry, drastically reducing administrative work, and increasing safety on roadways by quickly identifying dangerous drivers and reducing the time needed for a traffic stop.

Kosciusko County Improves Court Case Access

The Kosciusko County courts have posted their records on-line via Doxpop since 2007. We are excited to announce that Kosciusko County has upgraded their local computer system, resulting in a more reliable and faster connection to Doxpop.

This change brings the following advantages to Doxpop subscribers using Kosciusko County Court Data:

1. Updates every 10 minutes, 24x7. Doxpop gives you everything you will find on the courthouse computer, but without the trek through the snow!
2. Immediate notifications on watched cases. When the clerk's office enters a return of service, you can know within minutes and without a phone call.
3. Timely and accurate scheduling information. When the court schedules a new hearing, it will appear on your Doxpop calendar within minutes, and you will receive an email notification.
4. Better access to financial information. Payments made in the clerk's office are reflected immediately in Doxpop.
5. Tax Warrants on-line. If you need Indiana DOR tax warrant information for Kosciusko County residents and businesses, you can now access it 24x7 on Doxpop.

Recorded Documents for Kosciusko County have been available on the Doxpop website since 2008.

Introducing API Web Services

Doxpop has released a new service for customers who want to do a large quantity of searches using automated queries of our database. It is the Doxpop Web Services application programming interface (API). Having a person make individual searches on Doxpop is inefficient for some customers and some purposes. The Web Services API allows customers with programming support in their organizations to make more efficient and systematic queries of information on Doxpop.

Are you interested in Web Services for your company? Contact Jim Sizelove or Nick Fankhauser at Doxpop to find out more. We can be reached toll free at 866-369-7671.

Property Watch released in Hancock County

Doxpop is pleased to announce that our newest feature, Doxpop Property Watch, is now available in Hancock County.

Doxpop Property Watch is a free service that helps prevent fraud by notifying people when documents are filed that affect their property. Early warning when unexpected or suspicious documents are filed provides owners with a powerful tool to stop fraud in the early stages. Doxpop Property Watch sets watches both on a property owner's name and on properties.

Doxpop Property Watch helps property owners prevent and detect property fraud and identity theft. Property Watch is offered at no charge and is now available in Hancock County, Kosciusko County, and Wayne County, Indiana.

Go to http://watch.doxpop.com or call your Recorder today to see if your county is included.

Doxpop Provides New Fraud Prevention Service, Property Watch

Doxpop is pleased to introduce a new feature, Doxpop Property Watch, available at http://watch.doxpop.com/.

Doxpop Property Watch is a free service that helps prevent fraud by notifying people when documents are filed that affect their property. Early warning when unexpected or suspicious documents are filed provides property owners with a powerful tool to stop fraud in the early stages. Doxpop Property Watch sets watches both on a property owner's name and on properties.

The Property Watch service is provided at no cost to the public in counties where the Recorders have partnered with Doxpop. Because the Recorders that use Doxpop are careful stewards of the public trust, no tax money or other public funding was used to provide this service to your community.

Doxpop Property Watch helps property owners prevent and detect property fraud and identity theft. Property Watch is offered at no charge and is now available in both Wayne and Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Go to http://watch.doxpop.com/ or call your Recorder today to see if your county is included.

What I'm grateful for this morning

We've all been working hard this week, and I admit that I'm a bit worn out... But it's all worthwhile when we hear from the people who appreciate our work.

Last night at a community gathering in Liberty, I met one of our customers for the first time. After introducing myself to this attorney, I told him what I do for a living. He responded that he uses Doxpop, appreciates the convenience it provides, and even (gasp!) that it supplies enough value for him that he'd be willing to pay more for it. (I'll keep his name confidential so fellow attorneys don't pounce on him.)

In particular, he appreciated the ability to watch his cases and know right away when another attorney files a document. He is supposed to receive notification through other channels when this occurs, but that doesn't always happen in a timely fashion. Doxpop informs him right away.

I'm still beaming with pride.

I'm grateful to the great support staff and developers at Doxpop who make it possible for me to meet a customer for the first time and be proud to introduce myself as a part of our team at Doxpop. Thank You!

(And don't worry- We won't increase prices until we have to.)

Ripley County Improves Court Case Access!

The Ripley County courts have posted their records on-line via Doxpop since 2007. We are excited to announce that Ripley has upgraded their local computer system, resulting in a more reliable and faster connection to Doxpop.

This change brings the following advantages to Doxpop subscribers using Ripley County Court Data:

1. Updates every 10 minutes, 24x7. Doxpop gives you everything you will find on the courthouse computer, but without the trek through the snow!
2. Immediate notifications on watched cases. When the clerk's office enters a return of service, you can know within minutes and without a phone call.
3. Timely and accurate scheduling information. When the court schedules a new hearing, it will appear on your Doxpop calendar within minutes, and you will receive an email notification.
4. Better access to financial information. Payments made in the clerk's office are reflected immediately in Doxpop.
5. Tax Warrants on-line. If you need Indiana DOR tax warrant information for Ripley county residents and businesses, you can now access it 24x7 on Doxpop.

Lawrence County Records Now Online

Doxpop is pleased to announce the addition of the Lawrence County Courts as the newest local government information providers in the Doxpop community. With the addition of Lawrence County, Doxpop now provides access to Court informatino in 50 Indiana Counties.

The court information available for Lawrence County includes all court cases filed beginning in January of 1988.

Lawrence and the many other counties working with Doxpop help serve the public interest by making information available via the web at no cost to the county. Doxpop provides a range of tools designed to facilitate timely and efficient communication between county agencies and those who use county data.

Doxpop has been providing public access to Indiana court records since 2002 and Indiana recorded documents since 2005. Lawrence County is the 50th court system to join the Doxpop network, which currently provides access to over 11.7 million court case records and over 4.4 million recorded documents.

Where is the other $35 million?

As many of you are aware, Doxpop has been working hard to restore the data feed of public information that we lost when Monroe County (in 2008) and Hamilton County (in 2009) moved to the Odyssey case management system run by the State of Indiana. We're still working on this, but with a request still pending from 2007, we're beginning to think cooperation from this new state agency won't be forthcoming without oversight and action from the legislature.

An article that ran yesterday in the Louisville Courier Journal highlights the sort of math that has provided justification for the Odyssey system and contributed to Indiana's budget crisis. Oddly, the reporter didn't notice the conflicting numbers in his own article.

The article opens with: "After nine years and $51 million spent, Indiana is progressing toward a statewide computer system... "

The same article closes with: "DePrez believes a single statewide system is cheaper than the total cost of the 23 systems now in use.... The state has paid Tyler $12 million in one-time fees and is contracted to pay the company $443,670 a year to provide annual maintenance..."

OK... math time: 9 years at $443,670 = $4 million. Add that to $12 million and we get $16 million. Where is the other $35 million out of the $51 million referenced in the first section? Could it be that Odyssey isn't really cheaper than the private sector solution when you add in the missing money?


Maybe the legislature can bring some clarity to this confusing set of numbers. Senate Bill 60 proposes an oversight commission that may be able to resolve the discrepancies and encourage cooperation. A couple of other bloggers have noticed this bill and commented on it here and here.