The Kansas City Municipal Court will be closed again Tuesday as problems persist with its computer network, officials said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the City of Kansas City has temporarily shut down some network access and some systems while we continue to investigate and ensure there are no issues,” Benita Jones, public information officer for the municipal court, said in a statement. “Users may experience intermittent outages and we appreciate everyone’s patience.”
Jones said there is a grace period for anyone who has difficulty making payments through the city’s systems.
The problem was detected on Saturday morning. Hearings and trials will continue at later dates, but the court will still hold arraignments for those arrested over the weekend and hold bail review hearings for others in custody. The court’s email is also down.
Jones said the court will do everything it can, “to make sure these people’s needs are met… (even) if we have to buy paper and then upload that information into the system, or get it to the proper authorities, the old fashion, just as the smaller courts do.”
Jones warned that cases filed before November 6, 2023 will not be able to make payments through the Missouri Casenet system. Titles can be released in designated police stations.
