COURT RECORDS
If there is a case that you have seen on an activist's channel, or you're involved in a case yourself, you may want to review court records. Links and associated fees for each state, as well as federal cases, are listed below:
Federal Variable fee structure. Click here for complete details.
Alaska Generally free for basic docket search.
Alabama Subscription required; per-page fees apply.
Arkansas Free public search; fees for specific documents.
Arizona Free for public search; fees for certified copies.
California Varies by County; some charge $1 per page.
Colorado Per-search fees (~$7.00) and per-document fees.
Connecticut Free to search; fees for document downloads.
Delaware Free search; document fees apply.
Florida Free index; document access varies by county.
Georgia Free for many dockets; document fees apply.
Hawaii Free for dockets; fees for document PDF viewing.
Iowa Free for basic search; account required for docs.
Idaho Free search; document fees apply.
Illinois Free public search; tiered document access fees.
Indiana Free public access to most records.
Kansas Fees apply for per-search or per-case lookups.
Kentucky Subscription/per-use fees for bulk or deep search.
Louisiana Varies by Parish; often requires local accounts.
Massachusetts Free for docket search.
Maryland Free for public use.
Maine Free dockets; document fees apply.
Michigan Free search; some courts charge for document view.
Minnesota Free public access.
Missouri Free for public docket search.
Mississippi $10/yr registration + $0.20 per page.
Montana Free for dockets; document viewing may have fees.
North Carolina Free for public search; fees for copies.
North Dakota Free public access.
Nebraska ~$15.00 one-time fee or subscription.
New Hampshire Generally free search for public cases.
New Jersey Free search; $4/min for specialized EAP system.
New Mexico Free for public search.
Nevada Varies; Clark County has its own free portal.
New York Free for public search; $95 for criminal history.
Ohio Varies by County; Supreme Court is free.
Oklahoma Free for public search.
Oregon Subscription-based for document access.
Pennsylvania Free docket search; document fees vary.
Rhode Island Free for dockets.
South Carolina Free for dockets.
South Dakota Free dockets; search fees for criminal records.
Tennessee Free for appellate; county fees vary.
Texas Free search; $0.10/page for some documents.
Utah Subscription required ($25 setup + monthly).
Virginia Free for public docket search.
Vermont Free search; fees for document downloads.
Washington Free search; document fees may apply.
Wisconsin Free for public access.
West Virginia Varies by county; often requires local terminal.
Wyoming Public access terminals are free; remote fees apply.