Commonly Used Acronyms
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
Updated: May 18, 2009
AA
AAG
ABA
ACCIS
ACJ
ACR
ACORDS
ADA
ADDS
ADR
AG
AFRS
AFSR
AKA
ALJ
AOC
APA
APR
AR
AR
ARLJ
ARY
ATJ
AV
AWC
AWSCA
BARS
BBP
BCE
A
Affirmative Action
Assistant Attorney General
American Bar Association
Association of County and City Information Systems
Appellate Court Judge
Accrual (as used in the Judicial Information System)
Appellate Court Records and Data System
Americans with Disabilities Act
Accounting Data Distribution System
Abstract of Driving Record (DOL) or
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Attorney General
Agency Financial Reporting System
Abbreviation for juvenile court form JU-07.0210 –
Declaration of Service
Also Known As (Alias)
Administrative Law Judge
Administrative Office of the Courts
Administrative Procedures Act
Admission to Practice Rules
Accounts Receivable
Administrative Rules (Superior Court)
Administrative Rules for Courts of Limited
Jurisdiction
At Risk Youth
Access to Justice
Audio-Visual
Association of Washington Cities
Association of Washington Superior Court
Administrators
B
Budgeting, Accounting, Reporting Systems
Bench-Bar-Press Committee
Board for Court Education
BJA
BJAR
BMP
BOXI
BP
C&N
CAPS
CAR
CARS
CASA
CBT
CCDR
CCDC
CDDR
CDP
CEU
CF
CHINS
CHRI
CICS
CIP
CIAR
CIP
CJC
CJCRP
CJE
CJS
CJTC
Board for Judicial Administration
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Board for Judicial Administration Rules
Best Management Practices
Business Objects XI (Data warehouse application)
Best Practices
C
Citation & Notice
Court Automated Proceeding System
Court of Appeals Administrative Rules
Computerized Activity Reporting System (WSP)
Court Appointed Special Advocate
Computer-Based Training
Certified Copy of Driving Record
Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor
(See CDP)
Chemical Dependency Disposition Alternative
Chemical Dependency Professional
Continuing Education Unit
Courthouse Facilitator
Child in Need of Services
Criminal History Records Information
Command and Information Control Systems
Court Improvement Grant
Court Information Access and Reporting
Court Improvement Program
Code of Judicial Conduct or
Commission on Judicial Conduct
Commission on Judicial Conduct – Rules of
Procedure
Continuing Judicial Education
Consolidated Juvenile Services
Criminal Justice Training Commission (Washington
State)
CLE
CLJ
CM
CMC
CMS
CMS
COA
COSCA
CPE
CPG
CPS
CR
CRLJ
CRP
CrR
CrRLJ
CRS
CSO
CSTC
CTED
CV
CVA
CVC
DBA
DCFS
DCS
DD
DEP
DFI
DIS
DISCIS
DJR
DMCJA
DMCMA
Continuing Legal Education
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Case Management
Court Management Council
Case Management System
Consolidated Mail Service
Court of Appeals
Conference of State Court Administrators
Continuing Professional Education
Certified Professional Guardian
Child Protective Services
Civil Rules (Supreme Court)
Civil Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Community Residential Placement
Criminal Rules (Superior Court)
Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Court Resource Scheduling (with LECS)
Community Service Office (DSHS)
Child Study and Treatment Center (DSHS)
Community, Trade and Economic Development
Crime Victim
Crime Victim Act
Crime Victims Compensation
D
Doing Business As
Division of Children and Family Services, DSHS
Division of Child Support, DSHS
Data Dissemination
Dependent
Department of Financial Institutions
Department of Information Services
District and Municipal Court Information Systems
Department of Juvenile Rehabilitation (DSHS)
District and Municipal Court Judges Association
District and Municipal Court Management
Association
DOB
DOC
DOJ
DOL
DOP
DOR
DOT
DR
DRC
DRJ
DRS
DSHS
DUI
DV
DVPA
DW
DWI
EAC
EAI
e-Citation
EDW
e-Filing
EFT
ELC
ENS
ER
ERD
ESB
ESD
ESHB
ESSB
E&T
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Date of Birth
Department of Corrections
(List of DOC Facilities and their Abbreviations)
Department of Justice (U.S.)
Department of Licensing (Washington State)
Department of Personnel (Washington State)
Department of Revenue (Washington State)
Department of Transportation (see WSDOT)
Domestic Relations
Dispute Resolution Center
Discipline Rules for Judges
Department of Retirement Systems
Department of Social and Health Services
Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Description)
Data Warehouse
Driving While Intoxicated
E
Ethics Advisory Committee
Enterprise Application Integration
Electronic Filing (of Citations)
Enterprise Data Warehouse
Electronic Filing (of Court Documents)
Electronic Fund Transfer
Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct (Rules for)
Enterprise Nervous System
Evidence Rules
Entity Relationship Diagram
Enterprise Service Bus
Employment Security Department (Washington
State) or
Education Service District (Washington State)
Engrossed Substitute House Bill
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill
Education and Training
eTRIP
FCCRB
FJLC
FMCSA
FN
FORS
FPAWS
FR
FRS
FS
FTA
FTE
FY
GA
GAAP
GAAS
GAL
GALR
GF
GJC
GJJAC
GJXDM
GR
HB
HHR
HJM
HJR
HO
HOB
HTML
Electronic Traffic Information Processing.
F
Foster Care Citizen Review Board
Family and Juvenile Law Committee (SCJA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Fiscal Note
Felony Offender Reporting System (replaced by
OMNI 8/5/08)
Foster Parents Association of Washington State
Financial Responsibility
Family Reconciliation Services
Fee Simple
Failure to Appear
Full Time Equivalent
Fiscal Year
G
General Administration Department (Washington
State)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Guardian ad Litem
Guardian ad Litem Rules (Superior Court)
General Fund
Gender and Justice Commission
Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Global Justice SML Data Model
General Rules
H
House Bill
House Hearing Room (Legislature)
House Joint Memorial (Legislature)
House Joint Resolution (Legislature)
Habitual Traffic Offender
House Office Building (Legislature)
Hypertext Markup Language
I
ICAOS
ICM
ID
IHPS
IJA
ILP
ILR
IN
INCE
I/O
IPP
IRLJ
IS
ISD
IT
ITA
J&S
JABS
JARC
JASS
JCA
JCI
JCS
JEA
JEAP
JELI
JERRITT
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Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
Institute for Court Management
Identification
“Infoconnect Host Publishing System” more
commonly called the Online Internet Query System.
Used by the Washington State Depart. of Licensing
for courts to more quickly adjudicate (mark as paid)
license suspensions due to FTAs (Failue to Appear).
Improvement of Judicial Administration (SCJA)
Independent Living Program (for the blind)
Independent Living Rehabilitation
Individual Code in JIS for a unique person record
Institute for New Court Employees
Input/Output (of a computer)
Institute for Public Policy
Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Information Systems or
Information Services
Information Services Division of AOC
Information Technology
Involuntary Treatment Act (See note after chapter
listings)
J
Judgment and Sentence
Judicial Access Browser System
Joint Administrative Rules Committee
Judicial Accounting Sub-system
Juvenile Court Administrator
Juvenile & Corrections Integration Project
Juvenile and Corrections System (new juvenile court
system)
Justice, Efficiency and Accountability (Commission
on)
Judicial Education/Adult Education Project
Judicial Education Leadership Institute
Judicial Education Reference, Information and
JIC
JIN
JINDEX
JIS
JISAC
JISAC-CLJ
JISAC-SUP
JISC
JISCR
JLC
JRA
JRF
JRS
JSD
JST
JuCR
JUV
JUVIS
KCBA
LAN
L&I
LBC
LEA
LEAA
LEAP
LECS
LEG
LER
LFO
LIC
Technical Transfer Project
Justice Information Committee
Justice Information Network
Justice Information Network Data Exchange
Judicial Information System (in Washington State)
Judicial Information System Advisory Committee
JISAC Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Subcommittee
JISAC Superior Courts Subcommittee
Judicial Information System Committee
Judicial Information System Committee Rules
Joint Legislative Committee
Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, DSHS
Judges Retirement Fund
Judicial Receipting System or
Judicial Retirement System
Judicial Services Division of the AOC
Judicial Stablization Trust Account
Juvenile Court Rules
Juvenile
Juvenile Court Information System (old)
K
King County Bar Association (Formerly SKCBA)
L
Local Area Network
Labor and Industries Department (Washington State)
Legislative Budget Committee
Law Enforcement Agency
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (WSP)
Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program
Committee
Law Enforcement and Court Scheduling System
Legislature or Legislation or
Legislative Building (Washington State)
Law Enforcement Records
Legal Financial Obligation
License
LIS
LPB
LPO
LRE
LTC
LWOP
MADD
MAR
MB
MCA
MJC
MJEC
MLS
MPR
MS
MSD
MTO
MRSC
MVET
MVF
NA
NACM
NASJE
NCIC
NCJFCJ
NCJRL
NCP
NCSC
NCSL
NDR
NERC
NICS
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Legislative Information System (SLC)
Limited Practice Board
Limited Practice Officer
Law Related Education
Legislative Transportation Committee
Leave Without Pay
M
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Mandatory Arbitration Rules (Superior Court)
Megabyte (1,048,576 characters)
Misdemeanant Corrections Association
Minority and Justice Commission
Mandatory Judicial Education Commission
Master License System (Department of Licensing)
Mental Proceedings Rules (Superior Court)
Mailstop (Consolidated Mail Service)
Management Services Division of the AOC
Model Traffic Ordinance
Municipal Research and Services Center of
Washington
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Motor Vehicle Tax Fund
N
Notice of Appearance, Notice of Appeal
National Association for Court Management
National Association of State Judicial Educators
National Crime Information Center
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Judges
National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law
Noncustodial Parent
National Center for State Courts
National Conference of State Legislators
National Driver Register
Non-Employee Related Cost
Northwest Intertribal Court System (Directory)
NJC
NOI
NP
O&N
OAC
OAH
OAP
OBTS
OCLA
OCSE
OCVA
ODARS
OFM
OFR
OJP
OJJDP
OMNI
OPD
OO
OPS
OSE
OSOS
OVAW
ORI
PA
PBR
PD
PD&O
PDC
PDF
National Judicial College
Notice of Infraction
Notary Public
O
Order & Notice
Office of the Administrator for the Courts (Former
name. See AOC)
Office of Administrative Hearings
Order on Agreement of Parties
Offender Based Tracking System
Office of Civil Legal Aid
Office of Child Support Enforcement (federal – state)
Office of Crime Victims Advocacy
Other Duties As Required
Office of Financial Management
Office of Financial Recovery (DSHS)
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, US Dept. of Justice
O
Offender Management Network Information (DOC
replaced FORS 8/5/08)
Office of Public Defense
Object Oriented (computer application)
Office of Professional Standards (WSP)
Office of Support Enforcement (DSHS)
Office of the Secretary of State (Washington State)
Office on Violence Against Women
Originating Agency Number
P
Prosecuting Attorney
Person Business Rules (as used in JIS)
Police Department
Proposed Decision & Order
Public Disclosure Commission
Portable Document Format ®(from Adobe Systems)
PERC
PERS
PIO
PJ
PLE
POA
POSP/PSP
PROMIS
PSYCH
PSEA
PT&C
RACF
RALJ
RAM
RAP
RCW
REP
RES
RFI
RFP
RFQQ
RIF
RJC
RLD
RMAC
ROM
RPC
SADD
SAO
SAR
SAW
SB
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Public Employment Relations Commission
Public Employees Retirement System
Public Information Officer
Presiding Judge
Public Legal Education
Power of Attorney
Possession of (or Possessing) Stolen Property
Prosecutor's Management Information System
Psychiatrist or Psychologist
Public Safety & Education Account
Public Trust & Confidence (Committee) (BJA)
R
Resource Access Control Facility (JIS User ID)
Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited
Jurisdiction
Random Access Memory (of a computer)
Rules of Appellate Procedure
Revised Code of Washington (state statutes)
Representative (Legislature)
Reasonable Efforts Symposium
Request for Information
Request for Proposal
Request for Qualifications and Quotes
Reduction in Force
Regional Justice Center (Kent, King County)
Rules for Lawyer Discipline (ELC as of 10/1/2002)
Records Management Advisory Committee (Court
Management Council/JISC)
Read Only Memory (of a computer)
Rules of Professional Conduct
S
Students Against Drunk Drivers
State Auditor's Office
Supreme Court Administrative Rules
Secure Access Washington
Senate Bill (Legislature)
SC
SCAN
SCAR
SCC
SCJA
SCOMIS
SCRC
SECTOR
SEN
SGC
SHB
SHR
SJI
SJM
SKCBA
SL
SLC
SOC
SOS
SPR
SPRC
SRA
SSB
SSODA
SSOSA
TA
TAO
TASC
TCIA
TCCC
TCPS
TDD
Supreme Court
State Controlled Area Network (phone system)
Supplemental Court of Appeals Administrative Rule
Small Claims Court (Washington State)
Superior Court Judges Association
Superior Court Management Information System
Supreme Court Rules Committee
Statewide Electronic Collision & Ticket Online
Records (Software that support eTrip.)
Senate or Senator (Legislature)
Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Substitute House Bill (Legislature)
Senate Hearing Room (Legislature)
State Justice Institute
Senate Joint Memorial (Legislature)
King County Bar Association (former abbreviation).
See KCBA
Sick Leave
Statute Law Committee (Legislature)
Special Offender Center (DOC)
Secretary of State’s Office (See OSOS)
Special Proceedings (Superior Court)
Superior Court Special Proceeding Rules - Criminal
Sentencing Reform Act
Substitute Senate Bill (Legislature)
Special Sex Offender Disposition Alternative
Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative
T
Technical Assistance
Totally Automated Office Mail (mainframe e-mail)
Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes
Trial Court Improvement Account
Trial Court Coordination Council
Trial Court Performance Standards (minutes of Best
Practices Committee)
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TEDRA
TPX
TQM
TRC
TSC
TVB
TVW
UA/BA
UCR
UFC
UIFSA
ULB
URESA
UVC
VAWA
VINCE
VINE
WAC
WACIC
WACO
WAJCA
WAN
WAPA
WASIS
WASPC
WATSR
WBT
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Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution
(See RCW 11.96A)
Terminal Productivity eXecutive
Total Quality Management
Traffic Records Committee (TSC)
Traffic Safety Commission (see WTSC)
Traffice Violation Bureau
Washington State’s Public Affairs Television
Network
U
Urinalysis/Breathalyser
Uniform Crime Reports
Unified Family Court
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Unfair Labor Practice (in Labor Law)
The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act
Uniform Vehicle Code (TSC)
V
Violence Against Women Act
Virtual Institute for New Court Employees
Victim Information Notification Everyday
(https://www.vinelink.com)
W
Washington Administrative Code
Washington Criminal Identification Code or
Washington Crime Information Center
Washington Association of County Officials
Washington Association of Juvenile Court
Administrators
Wide Area Network
Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Washington State Identification System
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Washington Association of Traffic Safety
Representatives
Web-Based Training
WCCD
W/M
WPF
WPI/WPIC
WRC
WSAC
WSACC
WSBA
WSDOT
WSP
WSTLA
WTSC
WTSC TAC
XML
ZIP
Washington Council on Crime and Delinquency
Ways and Means (Committee of the Senate –
Legislature)
Washington Pattern Forms
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions
Washington Rules of Court
Washington State Association of Counties
Washington State Association of County Clerks
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Department of Transportation
Washington State Patrol
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
WTSC Technical Advisory Committee
X
Extensible Markup Language
Z
Zoning Improvement Plan
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