There is established the Court Technology Special Fund that shall be managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. Administrative fees collected pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7252 and revenue collected pursuant to fees established pursuant to sections 1105 and 1109 of this title shall be deposited and credited to this Fund. The Fund shall be available to the Judicial Branch to pay for contractual and operating expenses and project-related staffing not covered by the General Fund related to the following:

1. (1) the acquisition and maintenance of software and hardware needed for case management, electronic filing, an electronic document management system, and the expense of implementation, including training;
2. (2) the acquisition and maintenance of electronic audio and video court recording and conferencing equipment; and
3. (3) the acquisition, maintenance, and support of the Judiciary’s information technology network, including training.

(Added 2007, No. 65, § 61; amended 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.026; 2023, No. 46, § 3, eff. June 5, 2023.)