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Current Court Delays and Closures
December 01, 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
*** Los Angeles. 
**** Tuolumne



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. 
*** Los Angeles County Public index will be transitioning to a new system mid-November. In preparation, from November 6th-10th, the clerks will be in training and not available to print dockets or perform clerical functions. Expect delays as researchers use the limited # of public kiosks.
****  Public access is down due to computer issues.  It is being worked on, but there is not an eta for restoration. 


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

Clayton, Glynn, 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
Finney, Ford counties *
As of 11/8/23, county court PATs statewide are coming back online in phases. Expect delays as researcher work through a Lg backlog. * still offline at this time. 

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. Court PATs down. No ETA for when they will be available. Clerks working search request "as time permits". 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 10 to 12 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
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.
No closures.
South Carolina
Statewide.
Online index changes have caused delays. 
South Dakota

Not affected.
No closures.
Tennessee
Campbell.

The court's primary index is currently offline. We have confirmed that the court's IT team is working to resolve the issue. Please expect delays.. 
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.