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It’s not the first time the court’s new technology has landed someone in jail wrongfully, lawyers say.

Critics of North Carolina’s new eCourts system have added seven more plaintiffs to their federal lawsuit challenging the system’s rollout. They also have added the state’s top court executive to the list of defendants.

Channel 9 was the first to report the existence of the criminal summons on Wednesday evening.

RALEIGH — The N.C. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court (NCCCSC) recently held its annual summer educational conference in Carteret County at The Beaufort Hotel. Executive officers for the 2023-24

The agency’s staff has had to investigate and correct almost 19,000 errors in court records transmitted to the DMV since four counties began piloting the eCourts system. DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is worried about the Oct. 9 rollout.

Court officials say they have no intention of pausing eCourts launch in Mecklenburg and deny transmitting erroneous data to DMV.

State court leaders say intermittent issues with NC’s digital court system are to be expected. Prosecutors want outside experts to weigh in.

After a slew of reported issues, a lawsuit and a delay, eCourts is coming to Charlotte. Lawyers, clerks and other court staff are prepping, some with worries.

The transition, which begins Oct. 9, will allow the public to find information, pay fines and fees and file court documents online. But many are concerned about the challenges that could come with online court work.

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