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Alabama has no free statewide court records portal. Learn Alacourt's real pricing, what it covers across all 67 counties, and how expungement works.
Alaska's CourtView is free but excludes eight case categories entirely and has no data before 1990. Learn coverage, exclusions, and set aside vs sealing.
Court records are presumptively public with real exceptions. What's confidential everywhere, public-but-offline rules, and sealed vs. expunged explained.
Arizona's Public Access covers 177 of 184 courts, updates weekly, and excludes Maricopa and Pima. Learn coverage, exclusions, and Arizona's sealing rules.
Arkansas provides an online case-information search through arcourts.gov. Learn how to find a case, contact a clerk, and how Arkansas sealing works.
California has no statewide court records portal under Rule 2.503. Learn LA, San Diego, and Santa Clara's real fees, and California's three sealing tracks.
Colorado's free Docket Search is calendar-focused. Full case history runs through 3 paid vendors, per the state's own Access Guide. Learn sealing too.
Connecticut's Case Look-up splits by court type. Learn erasure under C.G.S. 54-142a, and why the state's own Clean Slate page is outdated in 2026.
Find your state's real court records portal, what it costs, what stays offline, and how sealing and expungement work, plus PACER fees.
DC's eAccess updates within minutes but needs the exact case number format. Learn its quirks, PACER for federal cases, and DC's sealing vs expungement law.
Delaware's CourtConnect covers civil cases only, no public online criminal docket search exists. Learn coverage, Family Court access, and Clean Slate status.
Florida has no statewide case search. Learn which county clerk portal to use, what's free vs paid, and how sealing differs from expunction.
Georgia has no statewide court case search. GSCCCA is land records, not dockets. Learn where Georgia case records actually live and how sealing works.
Hawaii runs one statewide court records search, eCourt Kokua. Learn what it covers, its limits, and how sealing a Hawaii case record works.
Step-by-step: identify the right court system, search PACER or your state's portal, use the county clerk fallback, and get a certified copy.
Idaho searches court records through the statewide iCourt Portal. Learn what it covers, what ICAR 32 keeps confidential, and how sealing works.
Illinois court records are searched county by county. Learn what re:SearchIL covers so far, how Cook County's portal works, and how sealing works.
Indiana searches court records through the statewide MyCase portal. Learn what it covers, what's excluded, and how sealing and expungement work.
Iowa searches court records through the statewide Iowa Courts Online system. Learn how it works, what's public, and how expungement works.
Kansas offers a free statewide district court records search covering every county. Learn how it works, what's public, and how expungement works.
Search Kentucky court records through the free KCOJ docket tool or paid CourtNet 2.0. Learn what's public, expungement rules, and how to get certified copies.
Louisiana has no free statewide court records search. Learn how parish clerk portals work, real subscription prices, and how expungement works under state law.
Maine's re:SearchMaine portal is rolling out county by county. See which counties are live, what's public, and how sealing works under Maine law.
Maryland Judiciary Case Search is free and statewide. Learn how to use it, what's excluded, and how shielding differs from expungement under Maryland law.
Search Massachusetts court records at masscourts.org. Learn what's public under Trial Court rules and how sealing differs from expungement in this state.
Search Michigan court records free on MiCOURT. Learn the 7-Year Criminal Sentence Filter, what's public, and how Michigan's automatic Clean Slate law works.
Search Minnesota district court records free on MCRO. See what's excluded, how sealing works under Chapter 609A, and the state's automatic Clean Slate progress.
Mississippi's MEC system now covers every circuit, chancery, and county court, but it's login-gated. Learn how to search records and what stays confidential.
Search Missouri court records on Case.net, the state's free statewide portal. Learn the July 2023 document cutoff, portal hours, and expungement rules.
Montana court records now run through two new statewide portals. Learn what's covered so far, what's public, and how Montana's record relief rules work.
Nebraska charges $17 per case search on its statewide JUSTICE portal, even for no results. Learn the free alternatives, what's public, and sealing rules.
Nevada has no statewide trial court search. Learn how to search Clark and Washoe County records, use the appellate Case Lookup, and how sealing works.
New Hampshire's Case Access Portal covers e-filed cases, not background checks. Learn what's public, RSA 91-A's court exclusion, and how annulment works.
New Jersey's eCourts Find a Case is free. Learn the paid Electronic Access Program's $4 per minute fee, what's public, and Clean Slate's current status.
New Mexico's free Case Lookup covers docket summaries statewide, while re:Search adds documents for registered users. Learn what's public and expungement.
New York's free eCourts suite splits by court type and case status. Learn the $95 CHRS search, town and village court gaps, and CPL 160.57 vs 160.59 sealing.
How to search North Carolina court records through the statewide eCourts Portal, what case types are public, and how North Carolina expunction works.
How to search North Dakota court records through the free statewide Courts Records Inquiry portal, what's public under Admin Rule 41, and how sealing works.
Ohio has no statewide case search. How to search Ohio court records county by county, what's public under Sup.R. 45, and how sealing works after SB 288.
How to search Oklahoma court records through OSCN and ODCR, which counties use which system, what's public, and the delayed Clean Slate expungement rollout.
How to search Oregon court records through the paid OJCIN subscription or the free records search, what's public, and how set-aside relief works.
How to search Pennsylvania court records on the free UJS Web Portal, what's public, and how Clean Slate sealing works under Act 56 and Act 36.
How to search Rhode Island court records on the free Judiciary Public Portal, what's public, and the difference between Rhode Island expungement and sealing.
How to search South Carolina court records by county on the Public Index, the new home-address redaction rule, and how expungement works.
South Dakota court records run through two tools: the paid PARS system ($20 per search) and free eCourts. Learn coverage, exclusions, and expungement.
Tennessee has no statewide trial court portal. Learn how Davidson, Shelby, and other counties handle court records search, plus appellate PCH access.
Texas has no single statewide court records database. Learn how re:SearchTX and county clerk portals work, plus expunction versus nondisclosure orders.
Utah's Xchange court records search costs $25 to set up plus $40 a month. Learn free alternatives, what's public, and Utah's 2026 automatic expungement rule.
Vermont's Public Portal offers free case lookups from the US and Canada. Learn coverage, certified copy fees, and Vermont's 2025 sealing law overhaul.
Virginia has no free public court records portal. OCRA is attorney-only. Learn how to check a case, plus Virginia's sealing law now live since July 2026.
Washington's statewide court search defers to King, Pierce, and Kitsap systems. Learn how to search, plus GR 15's precise expunge, seal, and vacate rules.
West Virginia launched statewide circuit and magistrate court record search in 2025. Learn how WVPASS and Magistrate Record Search work, plus expungement.
Wisconsin's WCCA (CCAP) is a free, statewide court records search live since 1999. Learn coverage, exclusions, the employer notice, and expungement rules.
Wyoming has no statewide online court records portal. Learn how free Terminal, Physical, and Archive Access work, plus Wyoming's expungement process.