Appellate Court of Maryland - Transcript Waiver Pilot Program

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The Appellate Court of Maryland (ACM) is expanding its Transcript Waiver Pilot Program and will consider requests for waivers for eligible appellants in the following case types: child custody, child access, or child visitation; child support (any including IV-D and non-IV-D cases); domestic violence / protective order; peace order (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)

Published eligibility case types for transcript fee waivers.

court level: Appellate Court of Maryland
case type: appeals
county: —
detail: The Appellate Court of Maryland (ACM) is expanding its Transcript Waiver Pilot Program and will consider requests for waivers for eligible appellants in the following case types: child custody, child access, or child visitation; child support (any including IV-D and non-IV-D cases); domestic violence / protective order; peace order (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)
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)
Coverage start year (published values by court, case type, and county - for example, District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989, Montgomery County civil 1978): Term year 2016 to the present (term years run September 1 through August 31) (as published in Case Search FAQ)
Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals): Appeals, applications for leave to appeal and miscellaneous (as published in Case Search FAQ)
Source: Carroll County Circuit Court: Transcript/CD Requests (transcripts and audio CDs)(retrieved 2026-10-15)

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