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eFiling Overview
Harris County District Clerk
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• http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1403644/16-003-order-mandating-statewide-electronic-filing-in-criminal-cases.pdf
• Effective January 1st, 2018 for Harris County
• Rules -http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438082/179039.pdf
• Rule 1.3 Exceptions– The following may not be electronically filed:
• (1) documents filed under seal or presented to the court in camera; and
• (2) documents to which access is otherwise restricted by these rules, law, or court order.
Overview of Criminal Mandate
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• Rule 2.3 Timely Filing– (a) Unless a statute, rule, or court order requires that a document be
filed by a certain time of day, a document is considered timely filed if it is electronically filed at any time before midnight (in the court’s time zone) on the day of the filing deadline. An electronically filed document is deemed filed when transmitted to the filing party’s electronic filing service provider, except:
• (1) if a document is transmitted on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it is deemed filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; and
• (2) if a document requires a motion and an order allowing its filing, the document is deemed filed on the date the motion is granted.
– (b) If a document is untimely filed due to a technical failure or a system outage, the filing party may seek appropriate relief from the court.
– Comment to Rule 2.3: This rule addresses when a document is timely filed for purposes of meeting a legal deadline imposed by a statute or a court. A clerk’s acceptance of a document on a weekend or legal holiday does not impact whether a document is timely filed under this rule.
Overview of Criminal Mandate
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• Rule 2.6 Non-Conforming Documents– The clerk may not refuse a document that fails to conform to these
rules. But the clerk may identify the error to be corrected and state a deadline for the party to resubmit the document in a conforming format.
• Comment to Rule 2.6: The intent of this rule is to establish that a clerk may not refuse a document for any perceived violation of these rules. However, the rule permits a clerk the limited authority to identify errors the clerk perceives with whether a filing complies with the Judicial Committee on Information Technology Standards currently in effect…The deadline for correction established by the clerk should permit only a reasonable amount of time to allow for the filing to be conformed to the requirements of these rules, and, in general, the deadline should not exceed 72 hours.
Overview of Criminal Mandate
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• Questions on Mandate?
Overview of Criminal Mandate
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• Choose a service provider– http://www.efiletexas.gov/service-providers.htm - Service Provider Comparison Table
– Price Structure
– Support Features including Webinars and Training Videos
• Sign up and select a Firm Administrator
• Register or setup each user – Self Register
– Administrator's setup each user
– Make sure to include the correct Bar Number when registering
– Passwords are emailed to each filer
• Passwords are emailed to each Filer
• You must log in by using your e-mail address and password provided during the registration process.
• A payment account must be setup by the Firm Admin in order to file– Credit Card
– Wavier
Registering/Login
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Case Search
• Harris County District Clerk is integrated with EfileTexas.gov.
• Subsequent Filings – you must search on a existing case before filing a subsequent action.
• Select Location– Harris District Clerk - Criminal
• Search by Case Number
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Start a Filing
• Existing Case – after searching on the case, select file into case under the actions dropdown.
• Hover over the description field to see the charge for the defendant
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Advanced Search
• Search by Party Name (Advanced Search – not for confidential cases)
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Start a Filing
• Existing Case – after searching on the name, select file into case under the actions dropdown.
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Start a Filing
• JCIT Technology Standards v2.5 (Adopted August 14, 2015)– http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1435816/technology-standards.pdf
– Standardization of eFiling Category, Case Type, Filing Codes, Additional Services, Criminal eFiling, and more
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Entering Filing Details
• Select Filing Type and Filing Code – this is your filing action
• Enter your own filing description and enter any reference numbers if any – remember these fields are for your own use
• Comments to Court – clerk will see these comments when reviewing
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Entering Filing Details (con’t)
• Attach each document for this filing as separate attachments– Description field – enter the exact document title– Security field – select the appropriate document type for each document – Envelope size is limited to 35 meg
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Entering Filing Details (con’t)
• Fees section show each fee charged for the filing• Payment section - Select
– Payment Account– Filer Type– Filing Attorney
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Summary
• Review Filing
• Submit
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Submitted Filings
• Envelope Number (reference number for the clerks)
• Status (Submitted, Under Review, Court Processing, Accepted, Rejected)
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New Case Filings
• Bill of Review and Occupational Driver’s License cases usually filed in criminal cases are filed in criminal location.
• Select Civil – Other Civil Category for Bill of Review cases
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New Case Filings
• Select Civil – Related to Criminal Matters Category for Occupational Driver’s License cases.
• All Writ cases should be filed as a subsequent filings under the main case
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Court Processing Filings
• Review Queue – status Court Processing– Filings which have errors from eFileTexas.gov
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Common Errors (con’t)
• Common Errors– Credit Card Failures – from eFileTexas.gov– Expired Credit Cards – from eFileTexas.gov
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Common Errors
• Common Errors– Document Conversion Errors / un-readable errors – from eFileTexas.gov
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Common Errors
• Un-readable Errors– Make sure to convert any editable pdf’s into non-editable pdf’s– Go to the File menu then select Print in your pdf reader– Choose “Adobe PDF” as the printer
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Common Errors
• Un-readable Errors– After selecting the “Print” button– Select the location of where you want to place the “non-editable” version
of your pdf file and re-name your file.
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Common Errors
• Un-readable Errors– Use the word documents online with hcdistrictclerk.com– Inside word – Choose “File” / “Save as” and choose to save the document
as a pdf.
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Common Errors (con’t)
• Common Issues - Invalid Bar Numbers
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process– Click in the Actions dropdown “Copy Envelope” on your rejected
filing– Fix your filing– Submit filing back to the clerk– You will receive a new envelope number
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process (con’t)– Clerk’s view when reviewing your filing
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process (con’t)– Details of the original envelope
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process (con’t)– The clerk confirms the return for correction filing by clicking on the
“Copy Docket Date” button to give the filer the original file date.
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process (con’t)– The efiling portal (EFM) will then change the file date for the
envelope
Before After
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Court Rules Enhancements
• Return for Correction Process (con’t)– Once the filing is accepted – file stamp will show both the
submitted date and the original file date.
3.8 version As of Today
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Acceptance Process
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• Questions on eFiling?
How to eFile
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New Features - DCO
• Confidential Document Access for case attorney – 12/2017– Attorneys will need to setup their PIN– Search on the confidential case number and provide PIN (or see
confidential documents in the case)
Issues with PIN [email protected] or call 832-927-5815
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New Features - DCO
• KIOSK page
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New Features - DCO
The Attorney “Kiosk” allows swift touch-screen like access to case information. The attorney’s
cases are loaded horizontally as a default, in order of next setting date.
Select a case tile to display that case’s information below.
Click on the Attorney Kiosk Features button to learn more.
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New Features - DCO
• Electronic Signature
• Case Reset Form
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New Features - DCO
• Electronic Signature
• PTI Agreement
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New Features - DCO
• Electronic Signature
• Statutory Warning
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New Features - DCO
• Electronic Signature
• PC/ Statutory Warning
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Features - DCO
• My Filingspage
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Features - DCO
• FREEFax page
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Helpful Links
• Supreme Court Mandate Rules – http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438082/179039.pdf
• JCIT Technology Standards– Technology Standards [pdf] (Adopted 1/20/2017)
• Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) Comparison Chart – http://www.efiletexas.gov/service-providers.htm
• Self-Service Support – knowledge base questions and answers– https://tylertech.egain.cloud/kb/txh5/home
• FAQ’s– http://www.efiletexas.gov/faqs.htm
• JCIT Electronic Filing Page– http://www.txcourts.gov/jcit/electronic-filing.aspx
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Questions?
Inquiries for the District Clerk [email protected]
District Clerk Marilyn Burgess E-Filing Seminar