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1. What is Maryland Judiciary Case Search?
Maryland Judiciary Case Search provides public Internet
access to information from case records maintained by the Maryland
Judiciary. In January 2006 Phase I of CaseSearch was introduced to
satisfy information requests commonly received in the court clerks’
offices. This information includes defendant name, city and state,
case number, date of birth, plaintiff name (civil cases only),
trial date, charge, and case disposition.
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2. What cases are available on CaseSearch?
Maryland District Court traffic, criminal, and civil cases and
Maryland Circuit Court criminal and civil cases are available.
Circuit court case information for Montgomery and Prince George’s
counties is not available at this time. The amount of historical
data may vary by jurisdiction based on when an automated case
management system was deployed in that jurisdiction and how the
system has evolved.
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3. How current is the data on CaseSearch?
Updates to the information in the circuit courts will be reflected
almost immediately. District Court data is current as of the date
and time indicated on the “Case Display” screen.
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4. I want to verify a trial date, but I
am not the defendant and do not remember the defendant’s
name.
CaseSearch allows you to search for a case by related names (attorney,
plaintiff, or witness). However, the “Case Detail”
screen will only show information pertaining to the defendant
in the case, with the exception of civil cases, which will show
defendant and plaintiff information.
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6. I keep getting the message: "The
result set exceeds the limit of 500 records. Please narrow your
search.” CaseSearch only provides the first 500 cases
from a search. Narrow your search (e.g. date range, first name,
etc.) to be certain you obtain the case information you want.
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8. I don’t understand some of the
legal words written in the case results. Where can I get help?
If you do not understand legal terminology within a case or the
jurisdiction of the court, you may visit the Judiciary’s
FAQ page at http://www.courts.state.md.us/faq.html
or consult someone with a legal background.
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9. Are there plans to provide additional
information, and if so, is there a timeframe?
Case availability (in particular, circuit court case information
for Montgomery and Prince George’s counties), and improved
timeliness of information updates are some of the features expected
in 2006.
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10. Will CaseSearch displace existing access
methods? Will I be notified?
No, current access methods will remain (e.g. the dial-up system
(see reference link below), public access courthouse terminals,
in person at court locations throughout the state), although the
dial-up system will be discontinued as CaseSearch functionality expands.
Advance notice will be provided prior to terminating any system
or method.
Dial-up reference link: http://www.courts.state.md.us/dialup.html
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11. How far back can you inquire about cases in casesearch?
| District Court |
| District Court | Criminal Late 1991 |
| District Court | Civil 1989 ( some cases are in history database and are unavailable) |
| District Court | Traffic is production
active cases and closed cases until they are 4 months old. At any time a historic case can be pulled back to production by the clerks office, at which time it will again remain for 4 months |
| Circuit Court |
| Allegany County | Civil 06/02/1997 | Criminal 09/07/1999 |
| Baltimore City | Civil 11/23/1998 | Asbestos 12/23/1998 |
| Baltimore County | Civil 06/01/1995 | Criminal June 1984 |
| Calvert County | Civil 10/06/1997 | Criminal 04/10/2000 |
| Caroline County | Civil 10/01/1998 | Criminal 10/10/2000 |
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Carroll County | Civil 08/26/2002
(case tracking to 1991)
| Criminal 12/09/2002
(Case tracking back to 1990)
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| Cecil County | Civil 06/03/1998 | Criminal 04/12/2000 |
| Charles County | Civil 08/23/1996 | Criminal 10/26/1998 |
| Dorchester County | Civil 03/24/1998 | Criminal 09/11/2000 |
| Frederick County | Civil 02/09/1998 | Criminal 03/13/2000 |
| Garrett County | Civil 11/03/1997 | Criminal 10/04/1999 |
| Harford County | Civil 05/04/1998 | Criminal 06/21/1999 |
| Howard County | Civil 04/23/1997 | Criminal 05/04/1999 |
| Kent County | Civil 08/03/1998 | Criminal 05/08/2000 |
| Queen Anne's County | Civil 03/29/1999 | Criminal 12/04/2000 |
| Saint Mary's County | Civil 07/01/1997 | Criminal 03/06/2000 |
| Somerset County | Civil 02/16/1999 | Criminal 12/11/2000 |
| Talbot County | Civil 03/30/1998 | Criminal 06/26/2000 |
| Washington County | Civil 07/17/1997 | Criminal 11/01/1999 |
| Wicomico County | Civil 10/14/1997 | Criminal 08/07/2000 |
| Worcester County | Civil 11/16/1998 | Criminal 10/23/2000 |
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