Sentinel Screening, Inc. is dedicated to keep you informed and updated as we are aware of the impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19) may cause to our industry. Sentinel Screening is keeping the health and safety of our employees and customers as our top priority. Please see below the criminal court delays by state:
ALASKA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
ALABAMA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
ARKANSAS:
The following Counties are closed to the public. (Clerk window is closed) Searches can still be done. However, Files cannot be ordered until further notice.
- Benton
- Pulaski
- Sebastian
- Washington
ARIZONA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
CALIFORNIA:
In this county, searches that are clear can still be done. However, the clerk windows have been closed to the public. Because of this, records and possible records are impossible at this time.(ID verification for many cases and missing case info is acquired through the clerks.) Please expect extended delays for records and possible records until further notice.
- San Diego
In the following counties, service has been restored. Please expect delays as the backlog is being worked through with a drastically reduced staff:
- Del Norte, El Dorado, Imperial, San Benito
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public. They will not reopen until further notice:
- Humboldt, Lake, Mariposa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Sierra, Tehama, Trinity
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa,, Fresno, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
COLORADO:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
CONNECTICUT:
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Fairfield, Hartford
DC:
In Washington DC, the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice.
DELAWARE:
For all DE Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice.
FLORIDA:
In the following county, service has been restored. Please expect delays as the backlog is being worked through with a drastically reduced staff.(Clerk Assisted):
- Taylor
In the following county the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Osceola
GEORGIA:
For the following counties, the courts are officially closed to the public. However, our researchers have very limited special access, for now:
- Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Bartow, BenHill, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Crawford, Decatur, Dooly, Effingham, Floyd, Gordon, Grady, Heard, Henry, Irwin, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Lee, McDuffie, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Pierce, Taliaferro, Taylor, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Ware, Wayne, Whitfield, Wilkes
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public. The searches are being done by clerks with limitations and delays due to staff shortages. Expect Delays:
- Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix, Dickenson, Houghton, Huron, Kalkaska, Lake, Montcalm, Otsego, Randolph, Tift, Wexford
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Baker, Baldwin, Barrow, Brooks, Butts, Clay, Coffee, Colquitt, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Gilmer, Greene, Hancock, Haralson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Long, Marion, McIntosh, Peach, Pickens, Polk, Putnam, Raburn, Talbot, Tattnall, Terrell, Truetlen, Union, Walton, Worth
*For the following counties the PAT is still accessible. However, the clerk counters are closed. So, for now, searches that are clear on the PAT can still be done and will be returned. Records and possible records cannot be completed until the clerk counters are reopened. There is no eta for when this will happen:
- Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dougherty, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Harris, Hart, Houston, Liberty, Lowndes, Madison, Meriwether, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Telfair, Thomas, Toombs, Upson, Walker, Wilkinson
*Until things are back to normal, it may be a good idea to run Statewide GA searches instead of county level searches in for the above listed counties. *Note – a signed release will be necessary.
HAWAII:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
IDAHO:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
ILLINOIS:
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Hancock, Cook
In the following IL County, the courts are closed to the public. (Clerk’s window is closed.) Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered until further notice:
- Fulton, Henderson, Kane, McDonough
IOWA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
KANSAS:
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Marion, Morris, Riley
KENTUCKY:
In all KY counties, PATs are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice.
LOUISIANNA:
We again have access in the following Parishes
- Iberia, Livingston, Red River, St Helena
For the following Parishes, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Acadia, Allen, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Richland, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St Mary, Vermillion, Vernon, Winn
In the following LA Parish the courts are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered until further notice.
- Lafayette,Orleans
MAINE:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS:
All courts in all counties are closed until further notice.
MARYLAND:
In all MD counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice.
MICHIGAN:
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Alger, Bay, Berrien, Delta, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Mackinac, Newaygo, Oakland, Ottawa, Roscommon, Saint Joseph, Saginaw, Schoolcraft
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Calhoun, Cass, Cheboygan, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kent, Leelanau, Macomb, Monroe, Montmorency, Muskegon, Presque Isle, Shiawassee, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne
This MI court has seen a great reduction in staff, causing delays, until further notice:
- Alcona, Baraga, Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gogebic, Hillsdale, Ionia, Iosco, Keweenaw, Luce, Mantisee, Marquette, Mecosta, Menominee, Missaukee, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Sanilac, Tuscola
MINNESOTA:
For all MN Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
MISSISSIPPI:
We have access again in Leflore County
For the following counties, the courts are officially closed to the public. However, our researchers have very limited access, for now. Please expect delays:
- Adams, Hinds, Jackson, Leake, Lee, Madison, Monroe, Tate, Warren, Webster
For the following MS county, the PAT is still accessible. However, the clerk counters are closed. So, for now, searches that are clear on the PAT, or records with all case information on the PAT can still be done and will be returned. Records with missing case info on the PAT, and possible records where ID’s are missing on the PAT cannot be completed until the clerk counters are reopened. There is no eta for when this will happen:
- DeSoto, Marshall
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Franklin, Hancock, Harrison, Itawamba, Panola, Pike, Prentiss, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Union
MISSOURI:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
MONTANA:
In the following counties, service has been restored. Please expect delays as the backlog is being worked through with a drastically reduced staff.(Clerk Assisted):
- Cascade, Dawson, Park, Phillips, Rosebud
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Broadwater, Lake, Missoula, Yellowstone
All other MT Counties are very short staffed. Every county is clerk assisted. Please expect extra delays
NEBRASKA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
NEVADA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
NEW JERSEY:
In all NJ Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice.
NEW MEXICO:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
NEW YORK:
NY OCA Statewide Searches – Staff has been reduced in numbers, causing severe delays.
NORTH CAROLINA:
In all NC counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice.
NORTH DAKOTA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
OHIO:
The following OH Court is closed until further notice:
- Harrison
OKLAHOMA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
OREGON:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
PENNSYLVANIA:
In all PA counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice.
RHODE ISLAND:
In all RI counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice.
SOUTH CAROLINA:
In all SC counties, though the PAT is still accessible, the clerk windows have been closed to the public. In many counties, court staff has been drastically reduced. Because of this, records and possible records are taking quite a bit longer, as our researchers are having a much more difficult time in verifying ID’s with the clerks via telephone. Please expect extended delays for records and possible records.
In this SC county, the court is no longer helping our researcher to verify ID’s. Because of this, clears can still be done, however records and possible records cannot be completed until further notice.
- Williamsburg
SOUTH DAKOTA:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
TENNESSEE:
The following counties are open again, including the PATs. Searches are clerk assisted and there is reduced staff. Expect Delays
- Dickson, Dyer, Hardeman
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Bradley, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Coffee, Crockett, Decatur, Fentress, Gibson, Grundy, Harden, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Lake, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Marshall, Madison, McMinn, Moore, Polk, Sequatchie, Sevier, Stewart, Tipton, Warren, Wayne, White
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Bedford, Giles, Lawrence, Obion, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Weakley
TEXAS:
For the following Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
- Bailey, Bosque, Callahan, Camp, Comal, Orange, San Augustine, Shelby, Val Verde
In the following counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Bowie, Chambers, Crane, Dallas, Fannin, Hutchinson, Potter, San Jacinto, Wharton
UTAH:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
VERMONT:
For all VT counties, public access to court records has been greatly restricted. Please expect extended delays
VIRGINIA:
In all VA counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
- Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Richmond, Wise
WASHINGTON:
In most WA counties the clerk counters are closed to the public. Searches can still be done. However, files cannot be ordered and searches requiring clerk assistance can not be completed until further notice:
WEST VIRGINIA:
For all WV Counties, PAT’s are inaccessible to the public, and there are no searches being done by clerks until further notice:
WISCONSIN:
For now, searches are able to be completed as usual with minimal delays, unless clerks need to get involved for file copies, etc.
WYOMING:
All WY counties are very short staffed. Every county is clerk assisted. Please expect extra delays.