District Court civil - case coverage

How far back District Court civil case records are available on Case Search.

court level

District Court

case type

civil

county

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Coverage start year (published values by court, case type, and county - for example, District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989, Montgomery County civil 1978)

1989 ( some cases are in history database and are unavailable) (as published)

Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)

District Court civil case records

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)

Where and how to request copies (in person or in writing at the record-holding court; estates via the county Register of Wills)

At the courthouse where the case record is on file; requests must be made in person or in writing - the clerk's office cannot accept telephone requests (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)

Source

Maryland Judiciary: Case Search FAQ (coverage periods, search rules, result caps, and the ban on background-check use)(retrieved 2026-10-22)

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