DETROIT – Payment
kiosks installed in March 2014 at the State of Michigan’s 36th District Court
in Detroit will begin accepting payment for misdemeanors in the second half of
2015.
The
equipment was installed by Global Tel Link, which provides technology for the public
safety and justice sector.
“GTL does
the heavy lifting to ensure that the court can focus on other important tasks,”
said John Baker, Senior Vice President of Consumer Products and Payment Channels
at GTL. “The integration between GTL and the court is seamless. We manage the
back office functions of the kiosks, cash pickups, daily reconciliation and the
other functions necessary for freeing up court staff.”
The 36th
District Court, the largest district court in Michigan, handled over 500,000
cases and nearly $30 million in payments in 2013. Adding the payment kiosks to
the courts has allowed more payments to be accepted and has shortened payment lines.
“Time saved
by being able to pay immediately is a big benefit for us, and it�s a big
benefit for our customers,” said Hon. Nancy M. Blount, Chief Judge of the
Michigan 36th District Court. “People don’t have to wait. That’s the biggest
benefit for the court and for the litigants.”
Payments
made via the kiosks are secure because GTL has attained Payment Card Industry
Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Level 1 compliance, adhering to standards
designed to keep cardholder data secure and therefore reduce credit card fraud.
