VINELink is an online portal, mobile app, and toll-free phone number by which you can access the VINE network. The VINE network is the notification system for concerned citizens and victims of crime that links with prisons, jails, and courts across the country to collect information about the offenders and criminal cases.
Through VINELink, you are able to receive notifications and check information any time you want. It is available in 48 states and gives information on 2,900 facilities. By using VINE, you are able to find information about an offender’s status or the status of a criminal case. It is a great way to stay informed when you have a personal connection to the offender or case, such as being a victim. By the way, how to get notified of defendant court case status changes in VINELink? Find out that information by reading the text below.
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Getting Notified of Defendant Court Case Status Changes in VINELink – Here’s Guide
Here is a guide to get notified of defendant court case status changes in VINELink:
- At the first step, you have to find the appropriate defendant court record in your search results. Then, select Get Notified to register to receive VINE court case status notifications on the defendant.
- After that, you are able to begin entering your notification methods.
- You are going to be taken to the registration workflow. Please note the ability to Sign in or create a VINELink account at the top of the registration menu.
- Under the notification methods, you are able to choose how you would like to be notified of any changes in this record. VINE notifications are able to be delivered by email, text message, phone call, and TTY (teletypewriter). More than one type of notification method can be selected. Warning: For those who have made or signed in to a VINELink account, you are also going to see an option to have notifications delivered in-app. For example, you select “Email.”
- Submit the email address at which you would like to receive the notifications and select the preferred language for the notifications. If you want to register additional email address such as your friends, family members or other crucial contacts, then you are able to select +Add Another. You can register as many notification methods as you want. After you have entered notification methods, just choose Next: PIN.
- In this step, you have to submit a four-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number). Please select a PIN which you will remember. You may be asked to submit your PIN (Personal Identification Number) to confirm you receive a notification or to modify notifications in the future.
- Once your PIN (Personal Identification Number) has been entered, simply you are able to select “Complete Registration” to complete the registration process.
- Registration Confirmed! Now, you are registered to get notifications for the defendant. You are going to be notified when there are updates to the court case record. Note: For phone call and SMS text registrations, we highly recommend adding the VINE notification number to your contacts list to better make sure delivery of notifications.
Well, the text above is a way to get notified of defendant court case status changes in VINELink. If you have problems or any questions related to VINELink, you are able to contact VINE support.
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