Archives county court case copies - which records are available
What does Archives county court case copies - which records are available publish?
Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
Entire court case files for courts which have transferred their files to the Archives; many District Court records remain in the court's custody at the District Court Record Center and must be obtained through the clerk of the issuing court (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)
Archives order form for entire case files; single documents within a case file (e.g. criminal disposition, divorce decree, name change decree) use the specific order for that document (as published)
Published scope of historical county court case files held by the Maryland State Archives.
- court level
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- case type
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- county
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- Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
- Entire court case files for courts which have transferred their files to the Archives; many District Court records remain in the court's custody at the District Court Record Center and must be obtained through the clerk of the issuing court (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)
- Archives order form for entire case files; single documents within a case file (e.g. criminal disposition, divorce decree, name change decree) use the specific order for that document (as published)
- Source
- Maryland State Archives: County Court Case copy request (requesting copies of historical county court case records)(retrieved 2026-10-17)