Current Court Delays and Closures
June 17, 2025
Current Court Delays and Closures
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Domestic
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Area
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Jurisdiction
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Details
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Alabama
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Alaska
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Arizona
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Arkansas
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Crittenden, Phillips, Randolph, Arkansas |
5/7/25: Staffing shortages have slowed District court processing of searches. Expect delays.
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California | Tuolumne * Riverside ** |
* 5/22/25: Public terminals are down. Repairs are expected to take several days. Will update. ** 6/4/25: Public access terminals have been down intermittently. Please expect some delays until service is fully restored, which will likely be in the next couple of days. |
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Colorado
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Connecticut
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Delaware | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Florida | Hillsborough. | 6/10/25:The online index in Hillsborough is currently not providing case details when searched. Please expect delays on all Hillsborough criminal and civil orders while the issue persists. |
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Georgia
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Hawaii |
Not affected. |
No closures.
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Idaho
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Illinois | DuPage* |
*5/8/25: The Circuit court case records system has been taken offline due to tech issues. No ETA has been given for restoration. Expect delays.
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Indiana
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Iowa
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Kansas | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Kentucky | Laurel, Pulaski, Russell*. Bourbon, Carroll, Clark, Grant, Jefferson, Kenton, Nelson, Owen, Washinton**. Lincoln ***. | * 5/19/25: Severe weather has again hit these counties, causing delays with courts processing search requests. ** 6/10/25: PATs are unavailable...they are working to restore the outages. Expect 1-2 day delay. *** 6/16/25: Courts closed thru 6/20 as they continue to make repairs after spring storms. Plan to reopen 6/23/25. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
6/12/25: Court clerks have implemented new review process. All searches with results now reviewed by head clerks before release to researchers (BIS). Expect searches to now take up to 4 wks to process.
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Maryland
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Massachusetts | Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Michigan
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Berrien* |
* 5/28/25: clerk only searches (no PAT available). Expect delays due to high volume and short staffing at the court.
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Minnesota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Mississippi
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Madison**. Sunflower***. ****Calhoun, Chickasaw, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, and Tate. | ** 5/9/25: PAT access is available. Any searches that require clerk assistance will be delayed as the court addresses staffing issue(s). *** 6/23/25:The Circuit Court is in the process of switching their Public Access Terminal system to new software. At this time, the PATs cannot be accessed at the court with no current ETA on when access will be restored. Please expect delays on all Sunflower orders until the court has restored PAT access. **** 6/13/25: Justice Court systems are currently inaccessible following a power outage that impacted the area. At this time, court clerks and personnel cannot provide an ETA.
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Missouri | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Montana | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Nebraska
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Nevada
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Washoe* Carson City** |
*Clerk delays due to staffing issues. Turnaround time is now averaging 6-7 business days. ** 5/15/25: District Court clerks are currently experiencing staffing challenges causing delays on all Carson City criminal and civil orders. Please expect delays on all Carson City orders at this time.
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New Hampshire
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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.
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New Jersey
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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New Mexico
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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New York | Not affected. | No closures.
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North Carolina
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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North Dakota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Ohio
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Washington*. Lucas, Jackson, Athens, Miami **. |
*4/19/25: Public access down in the Marietta Municipal Court - There is no eta for restoration. Will update. ** 6/12/25: Experiencing intermittent issues with the online indexes. In addition, a hazardous chemical leak has caused evacs in locations w/n these counties. Will update. |
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Oklahoma
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Oregon
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Pennsylvania
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Rhode Island | Not affected. |
No closures.
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South Carolina
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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South Dakota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Tennessee
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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. |
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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. (Upton county is expecting 1-3 weeks for restoration). |
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Utah
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Vermont
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All courts. |
All courts closed for Town Meeting Day.
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Virginia
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Washington
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
| West Virginia | Not affected. | No closures.
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Wisconsin | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Wyoming
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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