Prosecuting Attorney Portal (PA Portal) Overview for County Prosecuting Attorneys

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PA Portal Overview

  • PA Portal is an application developed and supported by the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) that facilitates the electronic filing of tickets with the court from prosecuting attorneys.
  • Prosecuting attorneys will be able to view ticket data and images for each ticket.
    • Once satisfied with ticket information, prosecuting attorneys can submit tickets to the court electronically.
    • When tickets are submitted, the electronic signature of the PA will be attached.
    • The court will then be able to review tickets and images and import the data into Show-Me Courts (SMC).
  • If prosecuting attorneys wish to change information on tickets, PA Portal permits data fields to be amended prior to submission to SMC.
  • Ticket images can be printed, handwritten changes can be made, and tickets can be re-scanned.

Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP)

  • MSHP will continue to deliver paper copies of tickets to the prosecuting attorney’s office.
    • The PA Portal pilot does not change existing processes from MSHP.

Accessing PA Portal

  • To access PA Portal, each user must complete a PA Portal registration form.
    • To request a form, contact the OSCA Help Desk at (888) 541-4894 or email [email protected].
    • One form is required for each individual desiring access to PA Portal.
  • Additionally, each prosecuting attorney’s office is required to have an originating identifier (ORI) number that is specific to that prosecuting attorney’s office.
    • If the prosecuting attorney’s office does not have an ORI number, one must be requested from MSHP by calling (573) 751-3313.
  • In addition to receiving tickets electronically from MSHP, PA Portal has functionality that permits attorneys and staff to manually input tickets for electronic submission to the court.

Karpel

  • In locations where prosecuting attorneys are using Karpel, PA Portal can be used in parallel.
  • PA Portal does not replace Karpel, and both systems can be used by prosecuting attorneys.
  • Where MSHP tickets can be received electronically into PA Portal, if the PA desires to file certain tickets using Karpel, those tickets can continue to be loaded into Karpel manually.
    • Note: Care should be taken to refrain from filing the same tickets using both Karpel and PA Portal.
For technical assistance, contact the OSCA Help Desk at (888) 541-4894 or email [email protected].

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