District Court for Cecil County - contact
What does District Court for Cecil County - contact publish?
Where and how to request copies (in person or in writing at the record-holding court; estates via the county Register of Wills)
District Court of Maryland for Cecil County, 170 E. Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921-5943 . No food or drink are permitted in this building. For assistance with special needs , contact the court immediately; General Information 410-996-2700 (as published)
Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
The District Court hears landlord/tenant cases, replevin actions, traffic violations, criminal cases classified as misdemeanors and certain felonies, and civil cases in the amount of $30,000 or less. The District Court does not conduct jury trials. (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
Published courthouse address, telephone, and case types for this District Court location.
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- Cecil County
- Where and how to request copies (in person or in writing at the record-holding court; estates via the county Register of Wills)
- District Court of Maryland for Cecil County, 170 E. Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921-5943 . No food or drink are permitted in this building. For assistance with special needs , contact the court immediately; General Information 410-996-2700 (as published)
- Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
- The District Court hears landlord/tenant cases, replevin actions, traffic violations, criminal cases classified as misdemeanors and certain felonies, and civil cases in the amount of $30,000 or less. The District Court does not conduct jury trials. (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)
- Source
- Maryland Judiciary: Court Records (where Case Search is and where to make inquiries)(retrieved 2026-10-15)