Current Court Delays and Closures
March 18, 2026
Current Court Delays and Closures
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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 | Randolph *. Monroe **. |
* 2/20/26: Staffing shortage is causing delays in the court clerk office. ** 3/9/26: Court is currently without a clerk. No searches are being processed. Expect delays. |
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California | San Diego *. Butte **. |
* 2/18/26: Superior Court is upgrading its criminal case management system. The county has not yet transitioned to the new Odyssey platform. The court tech team is still working through unresolved issues. There is no current ETA for transition completion. Meanwhile, the old system remains available, and we will continue to process searches as usual. ** 2/17/26: Public Access Terminal (PAT) at Butte County Superior Court is currently experiencing intermittent issues and outages. No estimated time of resolution has been provided. Please expect delays. |
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Colorado
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Connecticut
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Not affected. |
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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 | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Georgia
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Macon. |
* 3/9/26: Access to the courthouse public access terminals has been restricted due to mold remediation. They expect the restrictions to last for two weeks, allowing research to resume on Monday, March 23rd..
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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 | Not affected. |
No closures.
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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 | Statewide. | KS District Court record site is returning incomplete information on name searches. The court system is aware of the issue. It has not been able to give an ETA for full functionality. Expect delays. |
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Kentucky | Not affected. | No closures. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
3/10/26: All counties - Due to severe clerk staffing issues, turnaround times have been extending. They are averaging 10 business days now. Unfortunately, we expect the delays to continue.
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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**. Statewide ***. |
* 3/3/26: Clerk assistance required on most searches. Expect delays of 7-10 business days due to high volume and short staffing at the court. ** 3/3/26: Searches, specifically resulting in returned records, are experiencing delays due to current court staffing shortages. Please expect some delays. *** 2/12/26: The primary online index used to complete Statewide Michigan orders is currently unavailable. No estimated time of restoration has been provided at this time. Please expect 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*. | *3/3/26: 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. |
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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)*. |
* 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. |
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New Hampshire
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Statewide. |
2/24/26: 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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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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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**. Angelina ***. | *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. ** 3/6/26: Courts have no public access. All searches are via a court runner incurring more time and fees. *** 2/12/26: The primary online index used to complete Angelina County orders is currently unavailable, and no estimated time of restoration has been provided. Please expect delays. |
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Utah
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Vermont | Not affected. |
No closures.
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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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American Samoa
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All courts. | 3/3/26: 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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