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Current Court Delays and Closures
September 26, 2023
Current Court Delays and Closures

Domestic
Area
Jurisdiction
Details
Alabama
Not affected.
No closures.
Alaska
Not affected.
No closures.
Arizona
Pinal.
public access terminals are unavailable and the court is unable to provide any details at this time. Expect delays.
Arkansas
Hempstead.
Circuit Court PAT offline. Expect delays.
California
San Francisco, Sacramento, Solano, Sisiyou.
Alpine, Colusa, Mariposa, Plumas, Merced, Tuolumne
** Tulare



Expect significant delays. CA laws regarding background searches have changed; Court Public Access Terminals no longer provide enough information to fully identify an individual when a possible record exist. Thus researchers must go to the court clerk for clarification. Courts are not dedicating staff for this type of assistance. This has resulted in delays as the researcher is at the mercy of the court clerks "as time permits".
*Clerk only searches permitted. Clerks limiting the number of searches/day. Expect long delays.
**Court search index went down on 7/12. Court can not provide an estimate for when it will be available. Expect delays. 


Colorado
Not affected.
No closures.
Connecticut
Not affected.
No closures.
Delaware
Not affected.
No closures.
Florida
Not affected.
No closures.
Georgia

Clayton, Houston.



Court online index is down. No ETA given for when it will be available. Expect Delays.

Hawaii
Not affected.
No closures.
Idaho
Not affected.
No closures.
Illinois
Not affected.

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

Kentucky

Not affected.


No closures.
Louisiana
Not affected.

No closures.

Maine
Statewide. 
Statewide court staffing issues are causing delays.
Maryland
Statewide.
Online index offline. Expect delays.
Massachusetts
Not affected.
No closures.

Michigan

* Presque Isle, Leelanau 
** Kent 
*** Ottawa, St. Joseph

 

* 6 year District Court search. 

** 6 year Circuit court search. Clerks only allowing 20 names/day to be searched. Expect delays. 

*** 6 year search in Circuit & District courts. This is a fully clerk assisted search county. No PATs available.




Minnesota
Not affected.
No closures.
Mississippi
Hinds.
Public Access Terminals down.
Missouri
Statewide.
Statewide Missouri/MO HWY Patrol  - Clears are returning quickly as usual.  They are experiencing delays for records due to staffing shortages.  Records are now averaging 14 to 16 business days.  Please expect continued delays for records.
Montana
Not affected. 
No closures.
Nebraska
Not affected.
No closures.
Nevada
Not Affected.
No closures.
New Hampshire
Statewide.
All Counties - 100% clerk assisted.  The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 8 to 9 business days now.
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
Montgomery.


Public Access Terminal (PAT) has been taken offline.  Delays expected.


Oklahoma
Not affected.
No closures.
Oregon
Not affected.
No closures.
Pennsylvania
Not affected.
No closures.
Rhode Island
Statewide.
Online index offline. Expect delays.
South Carolina
Statewide.
Online index changes have caused delays. 
South Dakota

Not affected.
No closures.
Tennessee
Not affected.

No closures. 
Texas
Jefferson, Lubbock 

Courts are transitioning to a new public access system.  For now there is no public access until further notice.  Until access is restored searches can be done through clerks.


Utah
Not affected.
No closures.
Vermont
Not affected.
No closures.
Virginia
Not affected.
No closures.
Washington
Not affected.
No closures.
West Virginia
Harrison.
Online index is offline. Expect delays.
Wisconsin
Not affected.
No closures.
Wyoming
Not affected.
No closures.