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- Public Access Web Sites
- Rules on Bulk Data
- Online Court Records and Criminal Background Checks
- Privacy Policies for Court Records
Alabama
alacourt.com Offers access to trial court records for each of Alabama's 67 count. A subscription has a start up cost of $150 and a monthly fee. Civil Cases (Circuit and District Courts only), Criminal Cases (Circuit and District Courts only), Domestic Relations & Child Support, Traffic Cases, Outstanding Alias Warrants, Trial Court Dockets, Attorney Case Information.
Just One Look TM Access to Alabama trial court records one case at a time. Basic fee of $9.99 per case plus additional charges. Civil Cases (Circuit and District Courts only), Criminal Cases (Circuit and District Courts only), Domestic Relations & Child Support, Traffic Cases, Outstanding Alias Warrants, Trial Court Dockets, Attorney Case Information
Alaska
CourtView Case records from Alaska's Superior and District Courts.
Appellate Courts Case Management System Case records from Alaska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Arizona
Public Access to Court Case Information. Information available from 153 of the 180 trial courts in Arizona. Includes most Superior, Justice, and Municipal Courts.
Maricopa County (Superior) Public Access to Court Information (non-criminal cases only)
Chandler (Municipal) Court Case Search (non-delinquent cases)
Arkansas
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Docket Search
CourtConnect Online public access portal to case information for courts using Contexte. Includes approximately 50 Circuit Courts and 8 District Courts plus partial information from several other counties.
Sebastian County (District) Fort Smith Division. Civil, Traffic and Criminal Cases.
California
Colorado
Colorado Judiciary Court Docket Search District and County Courts.
Connecticut
Delaware
Federal Courts
Florida
District Courts of Appeal Online Docket
Online Court Records Search for Circuit and County Courts in 35 of state's 67 counties (Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Columbia, Desoto, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Okeechobee, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sumter, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington)
Georgia
Hawaii
eCourt Kokua Supreme Court, Intermediate Court of Appeals, Traffic Division of the District Court
Ho`ohiki Circuit Court, including Family Court division. Selected civil cases from District Courts.
Idaho
Illinois
Judici. The site provides access to civil, criminal, and some traffic cases from 73 of 102 Illinois Circuit Courts. There is free access to limited information and fee-based premium services.
Indiana
Indiana Court Records Online Includes Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court. Includes Circuit, Superior, Town and City courts that use the state's Odyssey case management.
Doxpop Court Cases A subscription service that provides access to court records in 334 courts in 88 Indiana counties.
Iowa
Iowa Courts Online. Includes all Iowa trial and appellate courts.
Kansas
Appellate Case Inquiry System. Includes Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
District Court Records Search. Covers District Courts only. $1 per search and $1 per case retrieved.
Kentucky
Court of Appeals Docket Search
Kentucky Trial Court Records Online Covers Circuit, Family, and District Courts. Displays case number and case title only.
Louisiana
Maine
The state has no online court records.
Maryland
Maryland Judiciary Case Search. Circuit and District Courts only.
Massachusetts
Michigan
Case Search Includes Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Minnesota
Access Court Records Covers all trial (District) courts
Mississippi
Appellate Case Docket Search Includes Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Missouri
Case.net Missouri State Courts Automated Case Management System. Includes Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Circuit Court.
Montana
Nebraska
SCCALES Case Search Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Available to Nebraska.gov subscribers.
JUSTICE One-Time Court Case Search District and County Courts. $15 per search.
Trial Court Case Search District and County Courts. Available to Nebraska.gov subscribers.
Nevada
Appellate Case Management System Includes Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Clark County (Clark County District + Justice Courts + Las Vegas Township Court) County includes City of Las Vegas.
Washoe County (District) County includes City of Reno.
New Hampshire
The state has no online court records.
New Jersey
Civil Case Public Access Superior Courts only.
Criminal Case Public Access Superior Courts only. Only defendants with a case(s) that has been indicted and on which he or she was convicted and sentenced in Superior Court, will display in search results.
New Mexico
New Mexico Courts Case Lookup Includes District Court, Magistrate Court and Municipal Court data. Municipal court data is limited to criminal Domestic Violence and DWI historic convictions from September 1, 1991 onwards. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court DWI data is available.
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Case Lookup Older cases
New York
WebCivil Supreme Active and Disposed Civil Supreme Court cases in all 62 counties. (Note: In New York, the Supreme Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction.)
WebCrims Pending Criminal cases in Local and Superior Courts in 13 counties and Summons cases for all of New York City.
WebFamily Active Family Court cases in all 62 counties and Integrated Domestic Violence (IDV) Court cases in those counties with IDV Courts.
North Carolina
The state has no online court records.
North Dakota
Ohio
WebCheck from the Attorney General's Office.
Cuyahoga County Public Access . Access the records of the county's Probate Court. The database includes information on estates, guardianships, and marriage licenses.
Fairfield County Clerk of Courts . Access the records of the county's courts. The database includes information on civil, criminal, and divorce cases.
Franklin County Public Access . Retrieve information on criminal and civil cases in Franklin County's Municipal Court.
Franklin County Probate Case Search .
Hamilton County Case Inquiry. Access county case records on civil, criminal, and traffic cases.
Lake County Court Records . Contains information on civil, criminal, domestic relations, and Court of Appeals cases .
Montgomery County Public Records Online (PRO) System . Search court cases by last name, company name, or case number.
Summit County Case Search . Access information on civil, criminal, domestic, and court of appeals cases.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma District Court Records . Search county district court public records.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System (UJS) Web Portal. Public access to appellate court, criminal common pleas court, and magisterial district court docket sheets; court calendars; rules of court; UJS contract postings; and ePay for secure payment of fines, costs and restitution.
Criminal History Search. This website is administered by the Pennsylvania State Police.
UJS Public Access Policies. Find policies and related information pertaining to accessing official case records of the magisterila district courts, electronic case records, and UJS financial records.
First Judicial District, Pennsylvania Civil Trial Division Find information on arbitration appeals, compulsory arbitration, and commerce case management.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Incarcerated Criminals Search.
South Carolina Judicial Department. Users can do a free docket search of most courts in South Carolina from this site.
South Dakota
Texas
Subscriber Access Criminal/Subscriber Access Civil - Harris County - Fee Based - $150.00 sign up + $10.00 per month + CPU time charge.
Utah
Xchange. Allows users to access information on Utah's court and cases. The online database requires a paid subscription.
Appellate Docket Search. Allows users to access case information by using the appellate case number. The database does not allow searches for cases that have been closed for longer than 3 months.
Vermont
Welcome to Vermont Courts Online. Provides detailed case information which includes case summaries and real-time docket chronologies. Access is currently available for Civil and Small Claims cases in 12 of the 14 Superior Courts. There is an activation fee of $12.50
Virginia
Supreme Court. Search for information on cases using name, case number, or hearing date.
Court of Appeals. Search for information on cases using name, case number, or hearing date.
Circuit Courts. Not all Circuit Courts provide online case information.
District Courts: This is the case management system for General District Courts in Virginia.
Washington
Search for a Case. The search tool returns a case summary and, where applicable, calendar information and a list of case activities (docket).
Criminal Records. For a $10.00 search fee, one can access criminal records on the Washington State Patrol Web site.
JIS-Link. Obtain access to information in the Judicial Information System's statewide computer with a paid subscription.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access. WSCCA provides public access to the status of appeals filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Generally, this site includes appeals that were considered "Open" from the end of 1993 forward.