Federal and state tax liens - availability

What does Federal and state tax liens - availability publish?

Coverage start year (published values by court, case type, and county - for example, District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989, Montgomery County civil 1978)
Recorded in the circuit courts; data may not be available in Case Search depending on the process used by the court to record the liens - contact the court directly (as published)

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

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 availability note for tax liens on Case Search.

court level: Circuit Court
case type: judgments and liens
county: —
Coverage start year (published values by court, case type, and county - for example, District Court criminal late 1991, civil 1989, Montgomery County civil 1978): Recorded in the circuit courts; data may not be available in Case Search depending on the process used by the court to record the liens - contact the court directly (as published)
Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals): Federal and state tax liens
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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