What does TJIS mean in UNCLASSIFIED

The Tennessee Judicial Information System (TJIS) is a secure online portal that allows users to access court records, reports, calendars and more. It also provides law enforcement agencies with a reliable source of data for tracking criminal activity across the state. TJIS simplifies the process of filing documents and retrieving information from multiple courts.

In order to access TJIS, you must be registered with the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts (TAOC). Upon registration approval, you will be issued a username and password which can be used to log into the system.

Yes, there is an annual user fee associated with using TJIS depending on which type of subscription you choose. Fees vary depending on the number of users and services requested at registration.

No formal training is required in order to use TJIS; however, TAOC offers free training sessions that are open to all current users throughout the year. Additionally, help materials are available online that can guide users through most processes within the system.

Court records in TJIS are updated as soon as new filings become available from within each court’s case management system. Individual courts may have different processing times for updating information in their systems; as such, information may not appear in TJIS until it has been approved by each respective court clerk or judge responsible for entering it into their systems first.

Yes – if a document contains text that matches your keyword or phrase, it will be returned as part of your search results. Additionally, searches can be filtered by date range and court location(s).

Yes – most court documents stored in TJIS include an image taken from paper filings submitted directly to each respective court clerk's office or other entities authorized to file documents with them directly. It’s important to note that these images serve as evidence only - original paper copies remain within each respective clerk's office or other filing entity’s possession at all times.

Yes – provided an electronic filing account has been created and activated through TAOC at least 24 hours prior to filing any documents electronically via TJJI; once thishas been done, users may log into their accounts and submit filings directly via TJJI after providing basic information about their case(s).