Published recording rule for the District Court of Maryland: anyone may request a copy of an audio recording of a case, regardless of whether they were a party, by submitting a written request to the clerk's office - the cost is $15 per case on the court's data compact disc (CD) format, and electronic delivery of recordings by e-mail using Citrix ShareFile (statewide as of 12/2020) costs $10 per case, processed on a first come first served basis, with cases heard more than three (3) years ago possibly not available.
- Where and how to request copies (in person or in writing at the record-holding court; estates via the county Register of Wills)
- Anyone may request a copy of an audio recording of a case, regardless of whether the individual making the request was a party in that case. Requests for recordings must be submitted in writing to the clerk's office. The cost for the recording is $15 per case. Anyone may request a copy of an audio recording of a case, regardless of whether the individual making the request was a party in that case. Requests for recordings must be submitted in writing to the clerk's office. The cost for the recording is $15 per case. Electronic delivery of recordings by e-mail using Citrix ShareFile. The cost for the recording is $10 per case. Requests are processed on a first come first served basis. Cases heard more than three (3) years ago may not be available. Electronic delivery of recordings by e-mail using Citrix ShareFile. The cost for the recording is $10 per case. Requests are processed on a first come first served basis. Cases heard more than three (3) years ago may not be available. (as published)
- Lookup fee (published: Case Search is free, Civil Judgment and Satisfaction Data is subscription-based)
- Anyone may request a copy of an audio recording of a case, regardless of whether the individual making the request was a party in that case. Requests for recordings must be submitted in writing to the clerk's office. The cost for the recording is $15 per case. Electronic delivery of recordings by e-mail using Citrix ShareFile. The cost for the recording is $10 per case. Requests are processed on a first come first served basis. Cases heard more than three (3) years ago may not be available. (as published)
- Result cap (published: Case Search 600 results, Estate Search 500)
- 600 records (published message: 'The result set exceeds the limit of 600 records. Please narrow your search.'); narrow by filing date range, first name, court, case type
- Name search rules (exact match by default; partial match is the first letter of the surname + %; % is not allowed at the start or inside a word; company names go in the Person Search surname field)
- Default is exact names only; partial name search: input at least the first character of the last name followed by % (first name not required); % cannot be inserted at the beginning or middle of words; company names may not be recognized - try Person Search and enter the company name in the last name field (as published)
- Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published)
- Three ways: certain information in a record can be shielded, the record can be sealed, or the record can be expunged (as published)
- Coverage start year (published values by court, case type, and county - for example, District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989, Montgomery County civil 1978)
- District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989 (some cases are in the history database and are unavailable) (as published in Case Search FAQ)
- Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
- District Court traffic, criminal, and civil case records (as published in Case Search FAQ)