Current Court Delays and Closures
January 30, 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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Yavapai. |
1/20/25: Court is short staffed. Expect delays.
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Arkansas | * Cross, Faulkner, Pulaski. **Crittenden. |
* Severe winter storm. Courts remain closed. All other counties/courts are reopen. **1/16/26: Effective immediately, the court has retired its prior case management system, which housed records dated December 31, 2016 and before. As a result, records from that period are no longer accessible through the court. All records dated January 1, 2017, to present have been preserved and remain available for research. |
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California | Riverside*. Lassen **. |
* 12/16/25: The public access terminals (PATs) in Riverside County Superior Court are currently offline, with no estimated time of restoration provided. Please expect delays. Note: Searches that have possible records may take 8-10 business days depending on clerks and record(s) involved. ** 11/19/25: County courts clerks have announced that all identifying information, including dates of birth, will be removed from public access and immediately redacted. Please expect delays until the matter is resolved with these courts. |
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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 | Kent. |
1/30/26: closed due to winter storm.
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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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Effingham*. Fayette**. |
*1/22/26: The Effingham County courthouse is currently closed due to HVAC repairs and a power outage. The court is expected to reopen on Monday, 1/26. Please expect delays on all Effingham County orders while the closure remains in effect. ** 1/30/26: PAT is currently experiencing data issues. Clerks are aware and working to address it. Expect delays.
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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 | Cook*. Livingston **. |
*1/22/26: Cook County courts are closed due to inclement winter weather and are expected to reopen Monday, 1/26. Please expect delays on all Cook County orders while closures remain in effect. ** 1/30/26: Winter Storm. Court Closed.
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Indiana
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Clark, Floyd*. |
*1/26/26: Severe Winter Storm. Courts Closed. All other courts have reopened.
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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 | Fulton *. | *1/30/26: Court is now allowing limited access to the Public Access Terminal. Expect delays. |
Louisiana | Not affected. | No closures. |
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Maine
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Not affected. |
12/10/25: 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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Statewide*. |
*1/30/26: Severe Winter Storm. All Courts Closed.
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Massachusetts | Statewide*. |
*1/30/26: Courts open with only slight delays in processing searches. |
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Michigan
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Berrien*. Kent**. |
* 12/10/25: Clerk assistance required on most searches.Expect delays of 7-10 business days due to high volume and short staffing at the court. ** 12/31/25: Searches, specifically resulting in returned records, are experiencing delays due to current court staffing shortages. Please expect some 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*. Alcorn, Marshall, Tunica, Pontotoc, Benton, Carroll, DeSoto, Lafayette, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah **. | *12/16/25: 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. ** 1/29/26: Winter Storm. Courts closed.
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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. |
1/30/26: 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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*Crawford & Cuyahoga. |
*1/23/26: Public Access Terminals are offline in these counties. All searches will be clerk assisted. 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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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 | Chester, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison*. | * 1/30/26: Winter Storm. All closed due to the weather. |
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Texas | Floyd*. Jack**. | *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. ** 12/16/25: PAT continues to be offline at the District Court affecting felony searches. No date has been given for renewed access. Clerks assisted search volume has increased causing delays. |
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Utah
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Not affected. |
No closures.
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Vermont | Statewide*. |
*1/30/26: Severe Winter Storm. All courts are on a 2 hr delay. Opened at 10AM EST.
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Virginia
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Richmond*. |
*1/28/26: Due to inclement weather, the Richmond offices of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Virginia will be closed on January 29, 2026.
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Washington
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Not affected. |
No closures. |
| West Virginia | Jackson, Mason, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Roane *. | *1/30/26: Severe Winter Storm. Courts listed are on a 2hr delay.
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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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American Samoa
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All courts. | 1/8/26: 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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