Current Court Delays and Closures
February 06, 2026
Current Court Delays and Closures
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Jurisdiction
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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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Yavapai. |
1/20/25: Court is short staffed. Expect delays.
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Arkansas | Crittenden*. Saline**. |
*1/16/26: Effective immediately, the court has retired its prior case management system, which housed records dated December 31, 2016 and before. As a result, records from that period are no longer accessible through the court. All records dated January 1, 2017, to present have been preserved and remain available for research. ** 2/2/2026: Winter Storm. Court closed. |
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California | Riverside*. Lassen **. |
* 12/16/25: The public access terminals (PATs) in Riverside County Superior Court are currently offline, with no estimated time of restoration provided. Please expect delays. Note: Searches that have possible records may take 8-10 business days depending on clerks and record(s) involved. ** 11/19/25: County courts clerks have announced that all identifying information, including dates of birth, will be removed from public access and immediately redacted. Please expect delays until the matter is resolved with these courts. |
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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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District of Columbia | Not affected. |
No closures.
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Florida | Gadsden. | 2/2/26: All searches now must be manually requested through the clerk, resulting in extended TAT. |
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Georgia
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Bulloch, Effingham, Fannin, Gilmer, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Screven, Spalding, Towns, Union, Wilkes*. Fayette**. |
*2/2/26: Winter Storm. Courts closed. ** 1/30/26: PAT is currently experiencing data issues. Clerks are aware and working to address it. Expect delays.
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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 | Cook*. Livingston **. |
*1/22/26: Cook County courts are closed due to inclement winter weather and are expected to reopen Monday, 1/26. Please expect delays on all Cook County orders while closures remain in effect. ** 1/30/26: Winter Storm. Court Closed.
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Indiana
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Clark, Floyd*. |
*1/26/26: Severe Winter Storm. Courts Closed. All other courts have reopened.
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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 | Fulton*. Boyd**. | *1/30/26: Court is now allowing limited access to the Public Access Terminal. Expect delays. **2/4/26: Winter Storm. Court Closed. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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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*. Kent**. |
* 12/10/25: Clerk assistance required on most searches.Expect delays of 7-10 business days due to high volume and short staffing at the court. ** 12/31/25: Searches, specifically resulting in returned records, are experiencing delays due to current court staffing shortages. Please expect some delays.
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Minnesota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Mississippi
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Neshoba & Newton*. Benton**. | *12/16/25: The Justice Courts in Neshoba and Newton counties are no longer confirming full dates of birth on case records. Our team is working closely with the courts to explore alternative methods for confirming additional identifiers on potential matches. Please expect delays. **2/4/26: Winter Storm. Court closed.
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Missouri | Statewide. |
1/29/26: Clears are returning quickly as usual. They are experiencing delays for records due to staffing shortages. Records are now averaging 10 to 12 business days. Please expect continued delays for records..
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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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Douglas (Tahoe Justice Court)*. ** Pershing, Lander and Mineral. |
* 1/20/25: The court is currently experiencing low staffing issues and per court policy, all results must be delivered via US postal service, causing delays of 15 to 20 days. ** 2/2/26: Clerks will not be processing searches this week. They gave reason, only that they would resume next week. |
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New Hampshire
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Statewide. |
1/30/26: All Counties - 100% clerk assisted. The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 5-6 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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*Cuyahoga. |
*2/2/26: Public Access Terminal is offline. All searches will be clerk assisted. Expect delays. |
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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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Statewide. |
1/6/26: SC Judicial Branch has removed addresses from all criminal records, statewide. There will be delays for records as additional research may be needed (i.e. clerk assistance required).
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South Dakota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Tennessee | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Texas | Floyd*. Jack**. | *1/20/25: Clerks in Floyd are currently migrating to a new system for their primary index. At this time, the primary online index will no longer be updated with new case information. Our team is working to transition to a conventional in-court research process while the system migration is taking place. ** 12/16/25: PAT continues to be offline at the District Court affecting felony searches. No date has been given for renewed access. Clerks assisted search volume has increased causing delays. |
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Utah
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Vermont | Statewide*. |
*1/30/26: Severe Winter Storm. All courts are on a 2 hr delay. Opened at 10AM EST.
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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 | Kanawha. | 2/4/26: Clerk assistance required. Expect delays.
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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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American Samoa
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All courts. | 1/8/26: The American Samoa Local service has been suspended effective immediately. The associated database is reported to be no longer accessible. We are actively monitoring this access issue and will continue to provide updates as more is known. (i.e. we cannot process criminal or civil searches at this time).
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