Current Court Delays and Closures
June 30, 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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Not affected. |
No closures. |
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Arkansas
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Crittenden, Phillips, Randolph, Arkansas |
5/7/25: Staffing shortages have slowed District court processing of searches. Expect delays.
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California | Tuolumne * Riverside ** Plumas *** |
* 5/22/25: Public terminals are down. Clerk searches only as time permits. Expect delays. ** 6/4/25: Public access terminals have been down intermittently. Please expect some delays until service is fully restored, which will likely be in the next couple of days. *** 6/24/2025: Court no loner provides DOB on PAT for researchers. Possible name/case matches will take longer to verify. 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. |
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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Statewide. |
6/17/25: Primary source for statewide information is experiencing delays due to a recent update. Expect slower completion times.
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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 | Bourbon, Carroll, Clark, Grant, Jefferson, Kenton, Nelson, Owen, Washinton*. | * 6/10/25: PATs are unavailable...they are working to restore the outages. Expect 1-2 day delay. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Statewide. |
6/12/25: 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* |
* 5/28/25: clerk only searches (no PAT available). Expect delays 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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Sunflower**. Calhoun, Chickasaw, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, and Tate***. | ** 6/23/25:The Circuit Court is in the process of switching their Public Access Terminal system to new software. At this time, the PATs cannot be accessed at the court with no current ETA on when access will be restored. Please expect delays on all Sunflower orders until the court has restored PAT access. *** 6/13/25: Justice Court systems are currently inaccessible following a power outage that impacted the area. At this time, court clerks and personnel cannot provide an ETA.
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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* Carson City** |
*Clerk delays due to staffing issues. Turnaround time is now averaging 6-7 business days. ** 5/15/25: District Court clerks are currently experiencing staffing challenges causing delays on all Carson City criminal and civil orders. Please expect delays on all Carson City orders at this time.
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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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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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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**. | * 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. ** Public Access Terminals experiencing issues reporting criminal records. We are working with the clerk to complete searches as soon as possible. |
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Texas | Upton. | 6/30/25: Predominately Used Index Currently Unavailable. Will update asap. |
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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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