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Current Court Delays and Closures
April 30, 2025
Current Court Delays and Closures

Domestic
Area
Jurisdiction
Details
Alabama
Not affected.
No closures.
Alaska
Not affected.
No closures.
Arizona
Yuma.

4/4/25: Court staffing challenges have caused delays.

Arkansas
Not affected.

No closures.
California

Not affected.



No closures.

Colorado
Not affected.
No closures.
Connecticut
Not affected.
No closures.
Delaware
Not affected.
No closures.
Florida
St John.
4/15/25: Please expect delays on all orders due to a public access terminal outage. At this time there is no ETA for when the PAT will be restored.
Georgia

Not affected.

No closures.
Hawaii

Not affected.
No closures.
Idaho
Not affected.
No closures.
Illinois
Cook.


2/27/25: The public access terminals in Cook are currently missing identifier information including full dates of birth, addresses, and driver license numbers. Please expect delays on Cook orders while our team works with the court to understand why identifiers are no longer available on the public access terminals. At this time, the court clerks cannot confirm if this is a temporary or permanent change.
Indiana
Not affected.
No closures.
Iowa
Not affected.
No closures.
Kansas
Not affected.
No closures.

Kentucky
Franklin*
*4/25/25: Court is unable to process searches at this time due to ongoing issues with the location and staff post severe weather. Will update as soon as possible.


Louisiana
Not affected. 

No closures.

Maine
Statewide. 
Statewide court staffing issues are causing delays.
Maryland
Not affected.
No closures.
Massachusetts
Not affected.
No closures.
Michigan

Berrien* 

 


* 4/24/25: clerk only searches (no PAT available) and can take 1-2 weeks due to high volume and short staffing at the court. 
Minnesota
Not affected.
No closures.
Mississippi
Bolivar* Madison**
*3/4/25: The public access terminal in Bolivar Justice Court is currently down with no ETA on restoration. Please expect delays .
** 4/10/25: PAT access is available. Any searches that require clerk assistance will be delayed as the court addresses staffing issue(s).
Missouri
Not affected.
No closures.
Montana
Not affected. 
No closures.
Nebraska
Not affected.
No closures.
Nevada
Washoe.
Clerk delays due to staffing issues. Turnaround time is now averaging 6-7 business days.
New Hampshire
Statewide.
02/20/25: All Counties - 100% clerk assisted.  The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 7-8 business days.
New Jersey
Not affected.
No closures.
New Mexico
Not affected.
No closures.
New York
Not affected.
No closures.
North Carolina
Not affected.
No closures. 
North Dakota
Not affected.
No closures.
Ohio

Washington* Allen **


*4/19/25: Public access down in the Marietta Municipal Court - There is no eta for restoration. Will update.
** 4/30/25: Lima Municipal Court is upgrading to a new Case Management
System to better serve the public. Case inquiry services will not be available 4/23 - 5/5. We kindly ask for your patience as we navigate this transition over the next several months.
Oklahoma
Not affected.
No closures.
Oregon
Not affected.
No closures.
Pennsylvania
Not affected.
No closures.
Rhode Island
Not affected.
No closures.
South Carolina
Not affected.
No closures.
South Dakota

Not affected.
No closures.
Tennessee
Scott*, Bedford**

** Public Access Terminals experiencing issues reporting criminal records. We are working with the clerk to complete searches as soon as possible.
 
* Court clerks are no longer assisting our researcher with searches. We are working with the court to establish access to their primary index.  In the meantime, please expect delays.


Texas
Caldwell, Jefferson* Upton, Gollad & Schlelcher***3/25/25: PAT system is unavailable. Clerks are working on a process to assist with searches. Expect delays.
**4/4/25: New search index has been experiencing errors. Expect delays as we work with court clerks to process searches.
Utah
Not affected.
No closures.
Vermont
All courts.
All courts closed for Town Meeting Day.
Virginia
Not affected.
No closures.
Washington
Not affected.
No closures.
West VirginiaStatewide.
3/11/25: Public Access Terminals in the circuit courts are currently inaccessible due to updates being made to identifying information within case documents. At this time, all potential hits will require clerk assistance to complete. Please expect delays on WV orders while clerk assistance is being required.
Wisconsin
Not affected.
No closures.
Wyoming
Not affected.
No closures.