Some San Diego Superior Court online services to be limited for several days

A warning to anyone needing to file documents or do business in San Diego Superior Court in the coming days: try to get it handled on Wednesday because some online options will be limited for the next several days.

The court has a planned outage for some services starting at the close of business Wednesday as it adds criminal case dockets to its online offerings — a significant modernization. Access is expected to be restored by Tuesday, following the holiday weekend.

That computer work behind the scenes will affect online systems used to file documents in nearly all types of cases.

Attorneys and the public can still submit filings in civil, family and probate cases through one of the court’s approved e-filing service providers, the court said. However, the filings will sit until they can be processed once systems are restored.

People will still be able to search and view case dockets in civil and family matters online, but those dockets will not reflect new and some recent filings.

Also of note: The ability to pay traffic tickets online will be suspended from late Friday into Tuesday.

The outages coincide with court closures during a holiday weekend to minimize disruption for the public, officials said. The court will be closed Thursday in observance of Lincoln’s birthday, and then on Monday for Presidents’ Day.

Although all courts will be open for business on Friday, some online and in-person services will be limited. The ...