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.