"This means our customers don't have to miss work, leave family, pay postage, make copies — all to pay a traffic ticket, file a case or learn about a court date," Rush said.

In 2018, Rush noted more than 6 million users visited mycase.in.gov more than 20 million times, where fully 80 percent of the state's caseload is available to view for free, including the more than half million e-filed court documents submitted each month.

"In a short time, we have already saved 25 million pieces of paper," Rush said, along with the people, space and time formerly needed to file, store and retrieve those paper documents.

She said courts in 40 counties last year also began using text messages to remind criminal defendants of their court dates, both five days and one day before their hearings.

"The goal here is simple: to reduce the number of people who fail to show up for their court hearing," Rush said.

"Fewer failures to appear means fewer arrest warrants need to be issued, which means fewer defendants are re-arrested, which means fewer people are sent to our already overcrowded jails."