E-judicial records system is launched in Estonia

Juhan Tere

From Monday individuals and enterprises of Estonia will be able to submit applications for expedited procedures for payment orders digitally and communicate with the court via public e-judicial records system.

Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice Marko Aavik noted that during test period the solution will only be used in the working district of the Pärnu County Court. “By the end of the year at the latest, after a successful test period, it is planned to take the entire processing of payment orders fully digital and concentrate it to the centre which will start work in Haapsalu,” explained Aavik.

Now individuals are, for example, able to submit applications for payment orders in demanding alimony for the children as well, writes Postimees Online/LETA.

During the next six months the individuals will also have an opportunity to look data concerning themselves on criminal and misdemeanour proceedings and it will also be possible to participate digitally in the relevant proceedings. Next year electronic judicial records system will also be adopted in the civil and administrative court proceedings.

In the coming years more functions will be added to the electronic judicial records system which will make it possible carry out execution proceedings over the internet, for example, turn to a bailiff with a claim.

The principal function of digital judicial records system is to exchange main data on proceedings between different investigative authorities so that information will not have to be entered several times by different authorities into the information system.