Current Court Delays and Closures
April 29, 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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Yuma. |
4/4/25: Court staffing challenges have caused delays. |
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Arkansas
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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California
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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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 | 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. |
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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 | 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.
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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 | 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. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
Statewide court staffing issues are causing delays.
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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 ** |
* 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. ** 4/25/25: System has been down for a couple days. Clerks are assisting. Allow 4-5 business days to complete. |
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Minnesota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Mississippi
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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).
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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. |
Clerk delays due to staffing issues. Turnaround time is now averaging 6-7 business days.
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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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Allen* Washington** |
** 4/19/25: Public access down in the Marietta Municipal Court - There is no eta for restoration. Will update. *2/27/25: Lima Municipal Court is implementing a new case management system and the current primary index will be unavailable while the transition takes place. Please expect delays on all Allen, OH orders until the new case management system is accessible.
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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. |
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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 | Statewide. | 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.
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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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