National Crime Search is firmly dedicated to providing you with the most up to date court closings and restrictions. Due to the interruptive complications of COVID-19, we have created several strategic contingencies to compensate for such turbulent times.The rapid rate of changes and delays do inhibit our operations, as this is an industry-wide issue. To contend with the ongoing changes, NCS will actively update/monitor this page. Please note, that while we are exceptionally confident in our ability to offer you fast, precise information, our pandemic circumstances may impede the process. Periodic inclement weather and flooding can also cause courts to close. While our exemplary swiftness and accuracy is not guaranteed currently, our diligence always is. We will continue to proudly serve you and maintain our reputation of excellence in quality service. Thank you for your patience during these difficulties

Status as of January 21, 2022

Court Closures and Delays

County	State	Last Updated	Closure Status	Notes
Crittenden	AR	01/06/2022	Closed	The Marion District Court has closed until further notice due to Covid. We are currently unable to complete orders within this court.
Jefferson	AR	01/19/2022	Closed	The Jefferson County Circuit court is closed due to Covid. They expect to reopen 1/24/2022.
Washington	AR	09/01/2021	Delayed	District Court searches must be completed by the clerks.  The court is short staffed and background checks are not their priority.
Mariposa	CA	10/18/2021	Limited Access	All searches must be conducted by the clerks and the court is currently backlogged with requests. Please expect delays .
Humboldt	CA	10/07/2021	Delayed	The court is now allowing researchers to access the public terminal located in the clerk’s office. Effective immediately, we will no longer be charging a $15.00 court fee in this county.
Kings	CA	10/04/2021	Delayed	Possible records must be completed by the court clerks. Expect delays.
Los Angeles	CA	08/23/2021	Limited Access	What is the D.O.B. situation? California superior courts have started removing the date-of-birth search fields from their online portals. Due to the nature of such a dramatic change, this will prove challenging for larger volumed areas. The original DOB filter for Los Angeles has been replaced with a “month and year” filter, (M&YOB).  Appriss utilizes the in-court process as it’s always been the most accurate, timely, and price-effective process for our clients. The in-court PAT replaced a full DOB with a M&YOB.What does this mean for future searches? The month and year are still available on the PAT, but the clerk will not verify more than month and year. Defendants who physically appear in court are the only ones allowed to have full DOB accessed. Attorneys are also excluded from the PII and will not be able to access the full DOB. National Crime Search is currently working to assess the impact on our searches both in turnaround time and clerk fees. The Superior court hasn’t yet indicated a fee schedule for the assistance linked with confirmation of Month and Year (M&YOB) on searches. We will continue to update clients as we obtain firm information. California & Michigan DOB Redaction Information – Professional Background Screening Association (thepbsa.org)
San Diego	CA	12/10/2021	Delayed	All possible records must be submitted to the clerks in order to get complete information. The court has been operating with a skeleton crew for the last several weeks and has built up a backlog of requests. Expect delays.
San Joaquin	CA	08/11/2021	Delayed	Possible records must have identifiers confirmed through the court clerks. Please expect delays.
Ventura	CA	01/14/2022	Delayed	Due to Covid, the court is no longer allowing access to researchers. Any searches requiring clerk assistance will not be able to be completed until the court opens again.
El Dorado	CA	11/11/2021	Delayed	Researcher visits this court daily. There is currently no PAT available to the researchers. All search requests must be submitted to the court clerks for completion. There is no limit to the number of requests that the researchers are able to submit to the clerks each day, however, court staff is stretched thin and TAT is further delayed as the court is currently in the process of transitioning to a new case management system.
Marin	CA	03/17/2021	Delayed	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. Please expect major delays.
San Bernardino	CA	12/08/2020	Delayed	Court has reopened however they are shorthanded. They are estimating that it will take up to 21 days to complete searches that require clerk assistance.
Santa Barbara	CA	11/25/2020	Delayed	Any searches requiring clerk assistance will be significantly delayed. The court furloughed most staff for several weeks and is still trying to catch up.
Contra Costa	CA	07/08/2020	Delayed	Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed.
Solano	CA	07/08/2020	Delayed	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.
Kern	CA	07/07/2020	Delayed	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. Please expect major delays.
Santa Clara	CA	01/14/2022	Delayed	Due to Covid, the court is no longer allowing access to researchers. Any searches requiring clerk assistance will not be able to be completed until the court opens again.
Washington	DC	12/06/2021	Delayed	The court is limiting how many appointments we are able to make. We will process as many searches as we can given the limitations.
All courts	DE	1/3/2022	Closed	DE courts have closed due to inclement weather. We will resume processing as soon as the courts reopen.
Columbia	GA	12/20/2021	Delayed	Clerk assistance is required on most possible hits as sentencing information is not available on the public access terminal. Please expect delays.
Dougherty	GA	11/30/2021	Delayed	The court has restored access to their record keeping system and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Fayette	GA	12/28/2021	Delayed	Courthouse has closed due to Covid. Any searches requiring files to be pulled cannot be processed at this time.
Georgia	GA	10/26/2021	Delayed	Our GA statewides are processed through a police department in GA and they are short staffed due to a staff member passing. Expect delays.
Fulton	GA	11/30/2021	Delayed	Many searches require files to be pulled to get complete information. The court is short staffed and struggling with the volume of file pulls.
Coffee	GA	10/20/2021	Minimal Delay	The clerk has confirmed it is safe to come back into the court to conduct research. Construction is still going on however where the pat is located has already been completed.
Newton	GA	11/30/2021	Delayed	The court has restored access to their record keeping system and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Liberty	GA	11/30/2021	Delayed	The court has restored access to their record keeping system and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Carroll	GA	12/20/2021	Delayed	The court has restored access to their record keeping system, however clerk assistance is required on most possible hits as no sentencing information is available on the public access terminal. Please expect delays.
Ware	GA	09/21/2021	Delayed	We are able to conduct full criminal research in the following courts once again. Please keep in mind that document requests may still be delayed.
Wayne	GA	09/15/2021	Delayed	We are able to access the court by appointment only. The court is limiting each appointment to two hours. Expect delays.
DeKalb	GA	05/10/2021	Delayed	Court will not allow any access. Any searches requiring files to be pulled cannot be processed at this time.
Baldwin	GA	04/21/2021	Delayed	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	01/04/2022	Delayed	The courthouse remains closed due to Covid . Any searches requiring files to be pulled cannot be processed at this time.
Clayton	GA	12/01/2021	Delayed	Complete information on possible hits is missing on many cases. The information can only be obtained through file request that the clerks must fulfill. According to the head clerk, the court is grossly understaffed and very backed up with file requests. Expect significant delays.
Madison	GA	01/10/2022	Delayed	All possible records must be submitted to the clerks in order to get complete information. The court has closed temporarily due to Covid. No possible records can be processed at this time.
Seminole	GA	01/18/2022	Delayed	The court has reopened and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Will	IL	09/23/2021	Delayed	The court system has added the DOB back to their record keeping system and we are working to complete searches as quickly as possible.
Cook	IL	11/24/2021	Delayed	The court’s record keeping system is not functioning normally. Our researchers are experiencing extreme latency and intermittent outages. We will continue to process orders as quickly as possible. Additionally, we are experiencing delays in Cook County. Volumes in Cook County, IL are at unprecedented levels. While we are currently experiencing delays due to the dramatic increase in volumes, additional measures are being taken to increase capacity and minimize delay. These new measures will take time before the impacts are noticeable, but please be assured we are moving as quickly as possible. Unfortunately a realistic TAT or ETA is not able to be provided at this time. Please expect major delays.
St. Clair	IL	11/01/2021	Delayed	Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed.
Graves	KY	01/12/2022	Closed	The court has reopened but does not have a public access terminal at their new temporary location. They have informed us that they will not have a PAT available until they move into a permanent new courthouse which is anticipated to happen much later in 2022.
Gallatin	KY	01/14/2022	Delayed	The court has limited access due to Covid.
St. John the Baptist	LA	11/11/2021	Delayed	Researchers can access the court by appointment only. Appointments are limited to an hour a day. Most searches can be completed using the publicly accessible terminal in the court, but some may require clerk assistance and can have significantly longer turnaround times.
All Courts	MA	01/10/2022	Delayed	Many searches require files to be pulled. Files can only be pulled by the court clerks. Additional delays can occur based on staffing in the court or other demands of the clerks time. Expect delays.
Plymouth	MA	10/29/2021	Closed	The Boston area was hit with severe storms yesterday which knocked out power to many parts of the region. The power remains out in the Wareham District Court and the court will remain closed today.
Norfolk	MA	10/28/2021	Closed	The Boston area was hit with severe storms on Tuesday which knocked out power to many parts of the region. The power remains out in the Wareham District Court and the court will remain closed today.
Barnstable	MA	10/29/2021	Closed	The Boston area was hit with severe storms on Tuesday which knocked out power to many parts of the region. The power remains out in the Wareham District Court and the court will remain closed today.
All Courts	MD	12/10/2021	Delayed	The court has restored access to their record keeping system and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Baraga	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	The Circuit Court has redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Barry	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Bay	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Branch	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Cheboygan	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Chippewa	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Emmet	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Iosco	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	The Circuit Court has redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Iron	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Jackson	MI	1/4/2022	Closed	The Jackson county 12th district court has reopened. We are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Kalaska	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Kent	MI	10/21/2021	Delayed	District court PAT issues have been resolved. We are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Oceana	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Otsego	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Sanilac	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Schoolcraft	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Genesee	MI	09/30/2021	Delayed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. They will however provide other identifying information such as address if it is available on the record. We will provide all matching information that the court makes available.
Hillsdale	MI	11/15/2021	Closed	The District Court has redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Houghton	MI	11/15/2021	Closed	The District Court has redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Mason	MI	11/11/2021	Delayed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Missaukee	MI	09/14/2021	Closed	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.
Montmorency	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Cass	MI	07/07/2021	Closed	Both courts are no longer allowing public access to court records. We are working with the PBSA and the court to seek a resolution.
Crawford	MI	07/07/2021	Closed	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.
Wexford	MI	07/07/2021	Closed	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	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.
Gladwin	MI	11/17/2021	Closed	Both courts have redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Wayne	MI	01/13/2021	Delayed	Cases requiring clerk assistance may be delayed.
Washtenaw	MI	07/08/2020	Delayed	Limited Access, expected delays.
Oakland	MI	03/19/2020	Delayed	Limited Access, expected delays.
Van Buren	MI	11/18/2021	Closed	The Circuit Court has redacted the DOB from all publicly available information. The clerks are unwilling to provide any additional identifying information, therefore making it impossible to match multiple identifiers on a record. We are therefore unable to perform searches in this county. We will continue to try and resolve this situation with the courts and will immediately begin conducting searches again once it is resolved.
Harrison	MS	10/04/2021	Delayed	Records must be confirmed through the clerks. Expect delays.
Carbon	MT	11/24/2021	Delayed	Clerk searched only in addition to limited staff. Please expect delays.
Yellowstone	MT	09/28/2021	Delayed	The District Court is limiting researchers to one hour a day. Expect delays.
Silver Bow	MT	08/16/2021	Delayed	Searches must be conducted by clerks. The court is currently backlogged with requests. Please expect delays.
Lewis and Clark	MT	04/07/2020	Delayed	Clerk search only, limited staff. Please expect delays.
Civils	NJ	10/21/2021	Unknown	The NJ Civil Case Search portal is being updated and has had unexpected issues. Since results are currently unreliable, orders are being held until the court confirms that all issues are resolved.
Pershing	NV	11/11/2021	Delayed	Currently Pershing is in the process of digitizing their records. Significant delays can occur due to an inability to locate original case files. When the court began this process, they pulled original case files from where they had been stored and moved them into boxes, which are in turn split between four different locations. The court did not establish an order in which they were pulling or boxing cases, so years, case numbers, and names are all mixed up among these many boxes in four different locations.
Clark	NV	11/05/2021	Delayed	The Las Vegas Township public access site has been working intermittently throughout the week causing processing delays. It is not currently known when the site will begin functioning normally again.
Erie	NY	12/10/2021	Delayed	The court is open and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Williams	OH	12/28/2021	Delayed	The court took down their website. They are stating it will be approximately two months before it is available again. We are sending a researcher into the court, but the turnaround time will be slightly longer.
Oregon	OR	10/20/2021	Delayed	We are able to conduct full criminal research in the following courts once again. Please keep in mind that document requests may still be delayed.
Robertson	TN	09/29/2021	Delayed	Any searches requiring clerk assistance will be delayed. There is limited staff that can pull files and they handle the requests as time allows.
Davidson	TN	09/08/2021	Delayed	Searches with older possible cases require files to be pulled. Files can only be pulled by the clerks. The clerk that pulls the files will be out of the office for one week each month. Expect delays.
Rutherford	TN	08/17/2021	Delayed	The court recently transitioned to new record keeping system. The new system does not use the same case numbers as the old system. Many searches require extra research as a result.
Shelby	TN	08/17/2021	Delayed	Searches with older possible cases require files to be pulled. The file pull process is cumbersome and slow. Please expect delays.
Henderson	TN	12/13/2021	Delayed	The court is open and we are processing searches as quickly as possible.
Coffee	TN	12/02/2020	Delayed	Names must be searched in two systems. PAT only provides name matches, the clerks must then pull files to determine if there are any other identifiers. Expect delays.
Lake	TN	01/14/2022	Closed	The court is closed due to Covid.
Lubbock	TX	11/29/2021	Delayed	Complete information on possible hits can only be obtained in the courthouse. The court is limiting how frequently researchers can visit. Expect delays.
Wood, Pocahontas, Logan	WV	01/18/2022	Closed	Closed due to winter weather.