Relative to the Guam-CRIM delays, the Superior Court personnel are experiencing personal crisis with regard to COVID-19.  We expect continued delays till this shortage of personnel is resolved.

• Alpine CA  -  Expect Delays.

• Solano - DELAYED
• Stanislaus CA –  Clerks are behind by  8-12 weeks. They are not accepting rushes as court is understaffed.
• Shasta - Understaffed;  Expect Small Delays
• Tulare - Clerk available by Appointment only;   Expect Delays. 

Los Angeles CA PII  08.24.21  

As California moves forward with redaction of PII from online and in-court PATs, we will face some challenges in volume-heavy areas. Within the past month, Los Angeles has pulled the DOB filter from the online index and replaced it with a months and year of birth (M&YOB) filter. Appriss utilizes the in-court process as it’s always been the most accurate, timely, and price-effective process for our clients. Late last week, the in-court PAT replaced a full DOB with a M&YOB.   

What does this mean for searches in this county?  

•    The month and year are still available on the PAT, but even 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. 

Appriss 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)

State of CT Judicial Dept initiated a new procedure effective 8/13/2021 to verify DOB & other info. This is being done by email only TAT is within 5 days.

Bibb - Limited, By Appt - Expect Delays.

Butts - Closed - Clerk Assisted

Calhoun - Limited - Expected Delays

Clayton - Clerk Assisted, TAT 2-3 weeks.

Cobb - Limited Access - Expect Delays

DeKalb - Limited Access - Delays on Hits

Glascock - Closed, Clerk Assit, Appt Only.

Gwinnett - PAT is currently down with no ETA on resolution.  Expect Delays.

Hancock - Court Updating PAT - Appt Only - Expect delays.

Houston - Clerk Assisted - Clerk Backlogged - Expect Delay

Greene - Closed, by appointment only. Expect delays. ETA depends on number of cases found.

Lincoln - Closed - Clerk Assisted - By Appt Only.

Mitchell - Limited Access; Expect Delays

Murray - Closed, but we can run clears. If hits or possible hits then clerk assisted, expect delays.

Richmond - 2x week visit, Identifiers missing at times, Extended scope requires clerk.

Sumter - Limited Access; Expect Delays

Walton - Closed, by appointment only. 

Webster - Limited Access; Expect Delays

Wilkinson - Closed, by appointment only. 

Courthouse Closed 

CLOSED: Hampden, Springfield.

DELAYED: Taunton District, Worchester District.

Michigan PII Redaction: Courts have redacted PII on cases.

Also the following counties are not being searched at this time due to Supreme Court Order: Cass, Keweenaw, Missaukee, Wexford, Charlevoix, Crawford, Keweenaw.

Wayne - Please expect LONGER then Normal TATs We are at a Minimum of 15 business days for records due Covid 19 restrictions .

California & Michigan DOB Redaction Information - Professional Background Screening Association (thepbsa.org)

Washington: Circuit Court Terminal is down with no ETA on its restore. ALSO Justice Court system is down with a part on order. 

Jackson: Justice Court Delays- COVID cases within this county is further delaying service out of the Justice Court. Clerks are slowly starting to assist with searches.

Prentiss - Closed

Itawamba: Reopened - Expect Delays

9/10 - Email Down at Midnight, Court Shut down 9/22-9/26 - Database Change. Database will Shut down unavailable for ANY purpose including but not limited to research and copies. 

CLOSED - JUSTICE COURT - TRAFFIC. No further info is available.

Douglas East Fork Justice Court – expect delays in processing as there are only two clerks who process background check requests and one of them is out; not expected to be back in the courthouse until October 12. The single clerk processing is very behind in completion of submitted requests. Expect Delays

ALL searches require clerk assistance. The clerk will be out of the office during this time, Therefore, there will be no searches processed.

Henderson : Delayed

HARDEMAN CO, TN - REOPEN - Please allow time for backlog processing 

Tattnall: CLOSED: - Covid Exposure.

BRADLEY - Delayed - Short Staff

Gibson - Reopen - please allow time for backlog processing

Grundy - Closed for flooding.  No further info avail.

Laurderdale - Reopened - Delayed for backlog

MEIGS - Delayed - Short Staff

MORGAN - Delayed - Short Staff

SEQUATCHIE - Delayed - Short Staff

UNION - 8/24 - Expect Delays due to Fire

St. Croix, VI Records Department will be closed until 10/01/2021.  Expect Delays.

**Effective July 21, 2021 – Vermont has implemented a new database which no longer requires fees. A $0.25 per page fee will be applied only when dockets are needed.**

The court had the bulk of the Circuit cases (hard copies) removed by the Supreme Court to scan via an off-site location for use in the new computer system. This will cause a delay in reporting in this county. Clerks have confirmed that normal processing should be back in about two weeks. Please expect extensive delays until the scanning has been completed and hard copies are returned to the circuit court.