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Clay County approves Odyssey discovery portal implementation, initial costs prorated across three counties
Summary
The Clay County Commissioners Court approved implementing Tyler Technologies’ Odyssey discovery portal to let law enforcement, defense attorneys and court staff share digital evidence. The one-time implementation cost will be prorated among Archer, Clay and Montague counties; future annual fees were presented to the court.
Clay County Commissioners Court on Jan. 27 approved adding a Tyler Technologies “Odyssey” discovery portal to the district court’s case-management system and authorized paying the county’s prorated share of the implementation cost.
Court staff said the portal will allow law enforcement to upload offense reports, body-worn camera and dash-cam video, 911 calls and other discovery directly into Odyssey and provide secure, auditable access to defense attorneys and court staff. ‘‘It also allows us a lot of accountability across the board from law enforcement, my agency, all the way over to the defense,’’ the court staff member told the commissioners.
Court staff described the change as a response to a backlog of older cases still stored in the county’s legacy system (LGS). The district court’s previously purchased,…
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