Ever read a crime story in The Charlotte Observer and wanted to learn more about the charges someone faces? Need to double-check when you’re supposed to go to traffic court? Curious who’s suing the mayor?
There’s a tool for that.
As we’ve reported, it’s not perfect. Records aren’t always posted to eCourts promptly — or at all; there are some quirks; at the time of this writing, about a dozen counties aren’t yet in the system.
Public Safety and Criminal Justice reporter Ryan Oehrli created a guide to using North Carolina’s online court records system.
It’s confusing at first, no doubt. But eCourts, the state’s free online court record system, has its uses.
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