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Current Court Delays and Closures
July 26, 2024
Current Court Delays and Closures

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

No closures.

Arkansas
Not affected.
No Closures
California
San Joaquin *
Los Angeles **
Orange ***
San Luis Obispo ****
Glenn*****
Del Norte ******

* Extended clerk delays for all possible records older than 2015.  All such cases must be ordered from off-site storage to verify ID's and retrieve case info.  Turnaround times are averaging more than 4 weeks, with some taking as long as 10 weeks.  
** 7/25/24: Court records have been restored from the recent ransomware attack. Please expect delays as the courts work through a backlog.
Clerks are limited to what they can process at this time.
*** 6/20/24. Effective 7/01/2024, Orange County will redact the Date of Birth (DOB) from public access.  As a result, the DOB will no longer be available via kiosks or online as of the effective date.  Verification of DOB is clerk assisted. Please expect minor delays for records and possible records. 
**** 6/25/24. Clerk assisted county.  Effective immediately, court staff will no longer use the date of birth in their search and will not verify dob.  Additionally, the court announced that it will only return records with exact name matches, meaning if you order Michael Johnson, they will only return cases that only have the First/last match. As a result, records with middle name or middle initial will not be returned.  The court is transitioning to a public access terminal (PAT); however, this system is currently found to have errors.  These court imposed barriers are impacting turn around time.  Please expect delays.
*****7/3/24. Glenn County recently redacted DOB from public access and it will no longer be made available online. However, DOB is accessible onsite. 
****** 7/15/24. Del Norte County recently redacted DOB from public access and it will no longer be made available online. However, DOB is accessible onsite. Expect delays as court clerks are now pulling all requested files for researchers to review.
Colorado
Not affected.
No closures.
Connecticut
Not affected.
No closures.
Delaware
Not affected.
No closures.
Florida
Not affected.
No closures.
Georgia

Clayton.



Continued clerk delays due to staffing issues.  The turnaround for searches and/or possible records is averaging 8-10 business days.
Hawaii
Not affected.
No closures.
Idaho
Not affected.
No closures.
Illinois
Cook.

No closures.
Indiana
Not affected.
No closures.
Iowa
Not affected.
No closures.
Kansas
Not affected.
No closures.

Kentucky
Not affected.
No closures.

Louisiana
Saint Tammany.

7/18/24: Saint Tammany has transitioned to a new PAT but has not confirmed if their migration is complete. As of 06/19: IT department confirmed they are still working on migration and testing.

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

Berrien* 

 

*6/4/24: This county is 100% court clerk assisted.  The clerks have suspended searches in transition to a new system.  Per the court, there are no changes to the new system's availability beyond 4/10/2024.  The court administration indicates there are technical problems with the system and continue to conduct searches up to 4/9/2024 only until further notice. 


Minnesota
Not affected.
No closures.
Mississippi
Not affected. 

No closures.

Missouri
Statewide.
07/05/24: They are experiencing delays due to staffing shortages.  No impact to clears; however, records and/or possible records are averaging 14 to 16 business days. Please expect delays for records. 
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.
All Counties - 100% clerk assisted.  The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 7-11 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

Not affected.



No closures.
klahoma
Statewide.
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

Bedford**
Scott*
** 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
Jefferson*, San Patricio**, Bexar***, *Jefferson. 6/4/24: County Court is transitioning to a new case mgmt system. With no ETA for when the transition will be completed, please expect delays. 7/9/24: Courts closed due to Hurricane. Will open asap.
**San Patricio - Public access is down while the courts migrate to a new system.  Clerks are helping with a limited number of orders.  Expect delays until the new system is up and running.  There is no eta for restoration at this time.
*** 6/6/24: Public access is down while the courts transition to a new system.  There is no eta for restoration.  Will update.

Utah
Not affected.
No closures.
Vermont
Not affected.
No closures.
Virginia
Not affected.
No closures.
Washington
Not affected.
No closures.
West Virginia
Not affected.
No closures.
Wisconsin
Not affected.
No closures.
Wyoming
Not affected.
No closures.