Indigent Defense
Attorney appointment, voucher processing, and case tracking for indigent defense programs — with full Fair Defense Act compliance.
Reduce Jail Population
Fewer first appearances without counsel means lower costs for jail operations and pre-trial bond services.
Improve Compliance
Built to support high compliance with the Fair Defense Act and each county’s local plan.
Enhance Reporting
Built-in reporting tracks services and funds provided for indigent defendants and representation.
Simplify indigent defense compliance and tracking
Attorney appointment, voucher processing, case tracking, and Fair Defense Act compliance management for indigent defense programs.
Built for Both Sides of the Process
Two portals, one shared record
Defense Portal
- Supports attorney application and wheel participation processes
- Tracks CLEs as necessary for wheel participation
- Delivers appointment notifications and letters
- Accept or reject an appointment electronically
- Record services and track against time standards
- Generate a voucher and submit for judicial review
- Respond to and correct a voucher based on judicial review
- Track voucher approval and payment status
Judicial Portal
- Supports full judicial discretion over all appointments
- Queues attorney vouchers for judicial review
- Manages voucher requests needing review via electronic queues
Key features
Attorney appointment — rotational or wheel-based appointment tracking, with support for multiple attorney wheels per county.
Voucher processing — electronic voucher submission, judicial review, and payment tracking.
Case tracking — a complete record of appointment through case resolution, including diversion court data (drug, veteran, and similar programs).
Fair Defense Act compliance — configurable financial questionnaire and indigence recommendation tied to each county’s FDA plan.
Search — quick search plus detailed lookup by offender, offense, voucher, or defense attorney.
Document management — auto-generated financial assessment and voucher documents, attached to the case and routed by tag-based notifications.
Financial tracking & IDER reporting — cash and accrual accounting support, with the Indigent Defense Expenditure Report generated in minutes.
Stakeholder benefits
Appointed attorneys — simple case access and voucher submission.
Program administrators — clear oversight of appointments and spending.
Courts & clerks — timely appointment records tied to the case file.
IT administrators — configurable settings and audit-ready reporting.
CJIS compliant hosting
FIPS-140.2 standards, encryption at-rest and in-transit, and jurisdiction-managed security certificates.
24/7 operational support
Reliable support whenever your program needs it.