From the Desk of Dave Johnson, MNJIS:

The eCharging pilot began in St. Louis County at the Virginia courthouse last week.  It is up and running and receiving great reviews from law enforcement, prosecutors, court staff and judges.  Staff from MNJIS were in Virginia last week and the beginning of this week and report that very few “bugs” were found and those that were identified were resolved.  Staff further indicated they received tremendous support from everyone involved in Virginia. 

This is very exciting news for MNJIS, the Policy Group and the Task Force.  Significant time and resources have been expended on eCharging  as one of the three core priority projects.  I know it is very gratifying to each of you who have supported and followed this vision to begin to see some concrete and meaningful results.  The pilot rollout did receive local media coverage - above is the story and video.  This coverage was done with our St. Louis County and Virginia partners.  MNJIS is working on a media event later in April after the conclusion of the 30-day pilot that will include all the partners of the project.