Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2018

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2018

This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system.

Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following:

• documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible not later than five days after filing, and
• documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.