The Kansas Judicial Branch has opened a public access service center in Topeka as it continues efforts to restore full operations after a security incident in October.
The service center was established at the Kansas Judicial Center to allow the public to search for case information, but it is not set up to receive electronic payments. It has ten computer terminals and judicial staff will be there to help with the search. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and appointments are required, with each appointment allowed 30 minutes.
A second service center has opened to provide remote support to district courts across Kansas. It will send data and records, court schedules, reports and documents for hearings or court transcripts.
Chief Justice Marla Luckert said in a press release that courts statewide have continued to process cases despite their lack of access to the information systems.
Court information systems have been offline since October 12th. The Office of Judicial Administration is working with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and federal investigators to determine what happened and how it happened.
