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Hawaii Electronic Bench Warrant System Now Available Online at http://www.ehawaii.gov

HONOLULU - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The Hawai`i State Judiciary's new electronic bench warrant system (eBench Warrant) speeds the delivery of traffic warrants from the District Courts to law enforcement by eliminating the manual delivery of paper warrants. The new eBench Warrant service is available at https://judiciary.ehawaii.gov.

The new system provides the sheriffs at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Sheriff Division and officers at the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) online access to traffic warrant data 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Utilities allow grouping of warrants by geographic area to be served during periodic sheriff's "sweeps," dramatically improving efficiency in the number of warrants served. HPD officers are also using the system to check for outstanding traffic warrants during traffic stops.

"The Judiciary has placed a tool in the hands of the Sheriff Division that allows us to make more arrests in a shorter period of time. Scofflaws who previously thought they had time on their side when ignoring court dates and bench warrants should take notice," said James L. Propotnick, DPS' Deputy Director of Law Enforcement. "Because of the eBench Warrant system, we'll be seeing them sooner rather than later."

"Electronic bench warrants are saving money and our officers' time. We look forward to having the system expanded to include additional types of warrants in the future," said HPD Chief Boisse Correa.

The Judiciary plans to make the system available to Hawai`i, Maui and Kaua`i police departments, and both criminal and grand jury warrants will be added in the near future.

For more information about the eBench Warrant system, contact Marsha Kitagawa, (808) 539-4909.

About eHawaii.gov

Hawaii's official Internet portal, http://www.eHawaii.gov, is managed by Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC, a Hawaii corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC Inc. (NASDAQ:EGOV). Hawaii Information Consortium works with state agencies to enable them to conduct state business online and improve public access to government information.

About NIC

NIC is the nation's leading provider of official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for more 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies that serve 97 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

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