Even though the world around us has been digitized for quite some time, some entities have been late to the party. For example, the New Hampshire court system was still operating with a decentralized process for its average of 700 bail condition orders issued each day. Law enforcement was forced to track down each court’s bail orders, which not only is tedious, but could also hamper officers’ ability to serve and protect their communities in a timely fashion.

As of June, that’s no longer the case. Bail and do-not-contact orders, as well as firearms, alcohol and other restrictions, are now being entered into a new bail notification system on the Department of Safety’s State Police On-Line Telecommunications System (SPOTS), giving officers access to more up-to-date information. The pertinent data is provided by the judicial branch and shared with the Department of Corrections, in addition to police departments.

“This new bail notification system aims to strengthen public safety and ensure that court-ordered protections are visible and actionable in real time,”  Attorney General John Formella said in a statement. “In domestic violence and other high-risk cases, bail conditions and protective orders are critical safeguards. By improving law enforcement’s awareness of those conditions in the field, this system helps ensure those protections are known and enforceable.”

“The launch of this new bail notification system gives officers timely data on bail conditions, ensuring we hold violent offenders accountable and protect victims from further harm,” Governor Kelly Ayotte added.

The system underwent a month of testing before deployment. Officials also emphasized that law enforcement professionals can still reach out to individual courts for additional information.