Court Delays – Updated 07/28/2021
County | State | Date of Closure | Court Status | Length of Closure | Details |
Crittenden | AR | 03/01/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed. We are limited in how frequently we are allowed to visit the court and the clerks are very behind on file pull requests. |
Washington | AR | 06/09/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | District Court searches must be completed by the clerks. The court is short staffed and background checks are not their priority. |
Contra Costa | CA | 07/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
El Dorado | CA | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Court is moving to clerk search only, expect delays |
Humboldt | CA | 03/24/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Clerks will search if provided $15 court fee |
Kern | CA | 07/07/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | The court has redact the DOB from public view. All possible records must be run through the clerk to validate identifiers. The clerks are very overwhelmed by requests at this point. Expect major delays. |
Los Angeles | CA | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
Marin | CA | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed. The court has reopened by appointment only. They are also limiting researchers to pull six cases per appointment. Expect major delays. |
San Bernardino | CA | 12/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Court has reopened but they are shorthanded. They are estimating that it will take up to 21 days to complete searches that require clerk assistance. |
San Joaquin | CA | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
Santa Barbara | CA | 11/25/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Any searches requiring clerk assistance will be greatly delayed. The court furloughed most staff for several weeks and is still trying to catch up. |
Santa Clara | CA | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | The court has reopened however the clerks are very behind in processing requests. It will take some time for this court to get caught back up. Expect delays. |
Shasta | CA | 07/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Searches must be conducted by clerks. The court is currently backlogged with requests. Expect delays. |
Solano | CA | 07/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Courts are open with limited public access. All searches are indexed via public terminal. DOBs for possible records are verified via books. Once the case number is matched with a DOB, file must be ordered with clerks to retrieve case disposition. Once matching cases are identified and ordered, it takes the clerks 10-15 business days to scan. Please note delays are due to court’s backlog. |
Ventura | CA | 07/14/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Possible records must have identifiers confirmed through the court clerks. Expect delays. |
Baldwin | GA | 04/21/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Court is limiting how many appointments we are able to make. We will process as many searches as we can given the limitations. |
Bibb | GA | 07/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
Clayton | GA | 03/16/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Very limited access, expect major delays |
DeKalb | GA | 05/10/2021 | Delayed | 07/30/2021 | Court will not allow any access. Any searches requiring files to be pulled cannot be processed at this time. |
Gwinnett | GA | 03/19/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Court is allowing access again. We are working to get caught up as quickly as possible. |
Cook | IL | 03/23/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
St. Clair | IL | 06/17/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | The court’s website has been fully restored from the Malware attack. We are working through the backlog. |
Will | IL | 03/25/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Court has removed the DOB from their system. We are working with the clerk and pulling files to obtain identifiers. Expect delays. |
Fayette | KY | 11/25/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | The court has reopened however they are limiting researchers to one hour appointments. We have multiple researchers working in the court and will get caught up as quickly as possible. |
Jefferson | KY | 03/17/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | The court is open and we are processing searches as quickly as possible. |
All Courts | MA | 12/03/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | The record keeping system that is used throughout the state of Massachusetts is experiencing intermittent outages which are causing searches to be delayed. |
All Courts | MD | 03/16/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Only Impacts Document Retrievals |
Baraga | MI | 07/07/2021 | Closed | Unknown | The district court is no longer allowing any access to criminal records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Benzie | MI | 07/07/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | We are able to process criminal searches in both the Circuit and District Courts, however there is now a court fee of $10.00 per search. |
Cass | MI | 07/07/2021 | Closed | Unknown | Both courts are no longer allowing public access to court records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Charlevoix | MI | 07/02/2021 | Closed | Unknown | The district court is no longer allowing any access to criminal records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Crawford | MI | 07/07/2021 | Closed | Unknown | The district court is no longer allowing any access to criminal records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Emmet | MI | 07/07/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | We are able to process criminal searches in both the Circuit and District Courts, however there is now a court fee of $10.00 per search. |
Houghton | MI | 07/22/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Both courts are once again open and processing criminal searches. We are working with the court to complete all pending searches. |
Keweenaw | MI | 07/13/2021 | Closed | Unknown | Both courts are no longer allowing public access to court records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Missaukee | MI | 07/07/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | We are able to process criminal searches in both the Circuit and District Courts, however there is now a court fee of $10.00 per search. |
Otsego | MI | 07/22/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | We once again have access to both Courts. The District Court is requiring that a form be completed and submitted to the clerks in order for them to complete each search. May cause slight delays. |
Oakland | MI | 03/19/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Limited Access, expected delays |
Washtenaw | MI | 07/08/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Limited access, expected delays |
Wayne | MI | 01/13/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed. |
Wexford | MI | 07/07/2021 | Closed | Unknown | Both courts are no longer allowing public access to court records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution. |
Itawamba | MS | 07/22/2021 | Closed | 07/28/2021 | The PAT has been unavailable in Justice Court. Court has advised that they expect to have it repaired tomorrow. |
Washington | MS | 07/06/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Both courts are once again open and processing criminal searches. We are working to complete all pending searches. |
Lewis and Clark | MT | 04/07/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Clerk search only, limited staff, expect delays |
All Courts | NC | 03/16/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Only Impacts Document Retrievals |
Pershing | NV | 11/13/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Court is clerk searched and they are short staffed due to a Covid outbreak. Expect delays. |
Montgomery | OH | 07/01/2021 | Closed | Unknown | Miamisburg Municipal court’s record keeping system is down. |
All Courts | PA | 03/16/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Only Impacts Document Retrievals |
Puerto Rico | PR | 03/31/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
Cheatham | TN | 03/04/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Still working to catch up from the Covid closure. |
Coffee | TN | 06/10/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed |
Fentress | TN | 07/14/2021 | Delayed | Unknown | Court is once again allowing access and we are working to get caught up here. |
Henderson | TN | 07/27/2021 | Closed | 08/02/2021 | This court is closed for the remainder of this week due to COVID issues. |
Robertson | TN | 12/29/2020 | Delayed | Unknown | Court has re-opened. Working through backlog. |