Current Court Delays and Closures
October 15, 2025
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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Mohave*. |
9/30/25: Expect delays on all orders requiring clerk assistance out of the Kingman Justice Court in Mohave County due to short staffing with court clerks. |
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Arkansas
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Monroe *. |
*10/3/25: The CLARENDON District; New court clerk is working through the backlog of requests. Allow up to 1 month to complete backlog. |
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California | Not affected. |
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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 | Not affected. | No closures. |
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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 | 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 | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Kentucky | Simpson **. | ** 10/6/25: Public access offline. Expect delays. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
10/7/25: Court clerks have implemented new review process. All searches with results now reviewed by head clerks before release to researchers (BIS). Expect searches to now take up to 4 wks to process.
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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* |
* 10/7/25: Clerk assistance required on most searches.Expect delays of 7-10 business days due to high volume and short staffing at the court.
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Minnesota
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Mississippi
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Not affected. | No closures. |
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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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Nye* Douglas (Tahoe Justice Court)**. |
*9/29/25: Court is currently experiencing a staffing shortage. The clerks are aware of the delays in records request processing and are working to address the backlog. At this time, the court is unable to provide an ETA. ** 9/29/25: 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. |
10/7/25: 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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Butler*. |
*10/9/25: In Butler county, the Middletown Municipal court among others is currently down due to a cyberattack. At this time, there is no ETA on when the index will be restored. Please 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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Not affected. |
No closures.
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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 | Not affected. | No closures. |
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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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Wyoming
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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U.S. Territories
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American Samoa
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All courts. | 8/6/25: 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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Puerto Rico
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Not affected. |
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Nepal
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Countywide. |
9/9/25: Due to current unrest in Nepal, delays are expected across multiple services.
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India
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Countrywide. |
10/15/25: Delays are expected due to Deepawali - Festival of Lights holiday from 10/20 - 10/23.
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