Published 1 year ago

Six Iowa counties testing out text reminders for court appearances - Radio Iowa

Summary by Ground News

The pilot project is up and running in Shelby, Sioux, Marshall, Dubuque, Davis, and Polk County. District Court Clerk Anne Sheeley says it reminds people of their upcoming court dates. She says having people fail to show up for a court date pushes everything back and can lead to an arrest.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Radio Iowa

Six Iowa counties testing out text reminders for court appearances - Radio Iowa

The Iowa court system is trying a pilot project in six counties where text message reminders are sent out for some court services. Polk County District Court Clerk, Anne Sheeley, says it helps in a couple of ways. “It just reminds people of their upcoming court dates. And then the second part of that is […]

1 year ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.