Public Access to Case Records

Records
Civil
Criminal
History
Sex Offender Registry
Traffic
Vital Records
(Birth, death, marriage, etc.)

Transcripts and Recordings
How to get a transcript or a CD recording of a District Court hearing.

Case
How do I obtain information about my case?
You can use the Judiciary's Case Search for Internet-based access to search for your case information.

You can also contact the clerk to give you information over the telephone about the date and time of a hearing. To do this, you need to call the clerk in the court where the case will be heard and provide the case number.

If you do not have the case number, you will need to access Case Search for the case number or go to the court where the case will be heard and search through the case records for your name. The clerk is unable to provide name searches.

If you wish to obtain official record of a case, file an Application to Inspect Public Records (DC34) with the court. There is a fee for photocopies of these records.
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Civil Records
How do I obtain information on a civil case?
Civil case records are maintained in the court where the case was heard for a period of three years.

You will need to go to the court where the case will be heard and search through the case records. The clerk is unable to provide searches.If you wish to obtain official record of a case, file an Application to Inspect Public Records (DC34) with the court. There is a fee for photocopies of these records.

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Traffic Records
You obtain certified driving records from MVA.

To obtain certified records of traffic tickets, citations and charging documents, you should call District Court's traffic processing unit:
Telephone: 1-800-492-2656 or 410-260-1093

Vital Records
The telephone number of the Division of Vital Records is
410-764-3038
http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/SitePages/Home.aspx Department of Health and Mental Hygiene http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/

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