Current Court Delays and Closures
August 14, 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 | Mississippi *. Jefferson **. |
* 7/23/26: The Mississippi County District Court is currently experiencing issues with its Public Access Terminal (PAT) system, preventing searches from being completed. Clerk's Office has not provided an estimated timeline for when the system will be restored. Please expect delays. ** 8/7/26: Pine Bluff District Court is experiencing significant delays due to staff shortages. |
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California | Tuolumne*. San Joaquin**. Colusa ***. |
* 7/7/2026: The court established a process that allows researchers to verify full DOBs in criminal cases by reviewing files and ordering copies. With this system in place, the backlog have been reduced. ** 7/7/26: The court now limits PAT use in the courthouse to 2 hours per person per day. They’ve also updated the online indexing policy, restricting searches to 2–5 names per IP address daily. These changes are causing significant slowdowns, with records and potential records now averaging 15-business-days. Delays are expected to continue as long as these court restrictions are in place. *** 8/4/26: Staffing shortages are causing delays in processing. No timeline has been given for resolution of staffing issue. 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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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Hawaii |
Not affected. |
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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 | Fayette*. | * 8/13/26: Public Access Terminals (PATs) at the Fayette County Courthouse will be unavailable from Monday, 8/17 through Friday, 8/21 due to scheduled maintenance and system upgrades. Please expect delays as clerks will be unable to assist with searches during this downtime. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
6/16/26: Ongoing..Due to severe clerk staffing issues, turnaround times have been extending. They are averaging 15 business days now. |
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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*. |
* 6/15/26: 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 | Yellowstone. |
* 7/7/26: The Yellowstone County courthouse is temporarily closed due to ongoing construction. At this time, no estimated timeline has been provided for when normal court operations will resume. Please expect delays.
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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)*. Lincoln (Meadow Valley Justice Court) **. Washoe ***. |
* 7/7/26: 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. ** 7/7/26:court's case management system has been down since Monday, June 15, 2026. Record searches are unable to be completed at this time. The court clerks do not have an ETA of when the system will be back up again. *** 8/11/26: The primary online index for Washoe County is currently experiencing an outage. At this time, no estimated timeline has been provided for when service will be restored. |
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New Hampshire
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Statewide. |
8/10/26: All Counties - 100% clerk assisted. The backlog is growing due to court staffing shortages - Turnaround time is averaging 6-10 business days. No estimated timeline has been provided for when computer systems will be restored. Please expect delays.
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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. |
8/3/26: The Rocky River Municipal court PAT is unavailable through August 18. |
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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. |
7/7/26: As of 1/6/26, SC Judicial Branch has removed addresses from all criminal records, statewide. There will be extended 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 | Campbell **. Johnson ***. Bradly ****. |
** 7/21/26: Campbell County, Tennessee is currently experiencing an extended disruption to its court information systems following a cybersecurity incident. As a result, criminal court records have not been updated since July 10, 2026. Searches have been paused until court systems are back online and case information has been updated.
*** 7/23/26: The Johnson County Clerk's Office is currently experiencing a computer system outage, and no estimated timeline has been provided for when service will be restored. Clerk assistance is required for all orders where potential cases have been identified. Please expect delays.
**** 8/10/26: The PAT system is currently unavailable due to a temporary outage. Their IT department is actively working to resolve the issue.
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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 | Statewide. |
8/4/26: Predominately Used Index Currently Unavailable is currently experiencing login issues. At this time, no estimated timeline has been provided for when access will be restored. Please expect delays. |
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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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Laramie
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7/27/26: All court searches are clerk assisted and processed as time permits. Average turn around time is 15-20 business days.
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U.S. Territories and Other Countries
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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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| Guam | All courts | |
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Northern Mariana Islands
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All courts
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Puerto Rico
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Territory wide
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No closures.
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