Committee endorses EZWarrant electronic search‑warrant system paid from justice court filing fees

The committee reviewed a request from the justice court to use its civil filing fees to purchase EZWarrant, an electronic search‑warrant management system. Amanda Osborne described the item and said the purchase would be funded from the court’s own civil filing fee revenue rather than county general funds.

Committee members said the tool appeared to streamline a manual paper or email process for search warrants and would aid communication between police and the court. A motion to recommend forwarding the request to the board was made and seconded; the committee voted to forward the request.

Next step: the item will be transmitted to the full commission for approval, with the justice court to manage the contract and funding from its civil filing fee account.