Background checks - CJIS, not Case Search
What does Background checks - CJIS, not Case Search publish?
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)
Background checks should be conducted through the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) of the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, which maintains Maryland's fingerprint-supported criminal identification records and criminal history record information; Case Search should not be used for criminal background checks (as published).
Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published)
Maryland's fingerprint-supported criminal identification records and criminal history record information are maintained by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) of the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, not by Case Search; Case Search should not be used for criminal background checks (as published).
Published direction of background checks to CJIS.
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- 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)
- Background checks should be conducted through the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) of the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, which maintains Maryland's fingerprint-supported criminal identification records and criminal history record information; Case Search should not be used for criminal background checks (as published).
- Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published)
- Maryland's fingerprint-supported criminal identification records and criminal history record information are maintained by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) of the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, not by Case Search; Case Search should not be used for criminal background checks (as published).
- Source
- Maryland Judiciary: Access to Court Records (public access and inquiries, self-help)(retrieved 2026-10-08)