No fee to inspect a judicial record if it takes less than two hours of custodian effort; a reasonable fee applies at two hours or more and for copies

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Published fee rule for inspecting and copying Maryland judicial records (Rules 16-922 and 16-924): unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Rules, a custodian may not charge a fee for providing access to a judicial record that can be made available for inspection, in paper form or by electronic means, with less than two hours of effort by the custodian or other judicial employee; a reasonable fee may be charged if two hours or more of effort are required, a reasonable fee may be charged for making or supervising a copy or printout, and the custodian may waive a fee.

Lookup fee (published: Case Search is free, Civil Judgment and Satisfaction Data is subscription-based)

Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Rules, a custodian may not charge a fee for providing access to a judicial record that can be made available for inspection, in paper form or by electronic means, with less than two hours of effort by the custodian or other judicial employee. A custodian may charge a reasonable fee if two hours or more of effort are required to provide the requested access. In determining the level of effort required, the custodian may consolidate separate requests by the same or affiliated requesters for similar or affiliated categories of records filed within a close proximity of time, as determined by the custodian. The custodian may charge a reasonable fee for making or supervising the making of a copy or printout of a judicial record. The custodian may waive a fee if, after consideration of the ability of the person requesting access to pay the fee and other relevant factors, the custodian determines that the waiver is in the public interest. (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)

Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Rules, a custodian may not charge a fee for providing access to a judicial record that can be made available for inspection, in paper form or by electronic means, with less than two hours of effort by the custodian or other judicial employee. The custodian may charge a reasonable fee for making or supervising the making of a copy or printout of a judicial record. A person who files or authorizes the filing of a case record must inform the custodian, in writing, whether, in the person's judgment, the case record, any part of the case record, or any information contained in the case record is confidential and not subject to inspection under the Rules governing access to judicial records, Maryland Rules 16-901 through 16-941. (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)

Amount of historical data may vary by jurisdiction based on when an automated case management system was deployed (as published)

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

District Court traffic, criminal, and civil; Circuit Court criminal and civil; Supreme Court of Maryland petitions, appeals, attorney grievance and judicial disability; Appellate Court of Maryland appeals, applications for leave to appeal and miscellaneous

原データ更新日：2026-10-15
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出典・情報の根拠

• https://www.mdcourts.gov/district/selfhelp/accesstojudicialrecords ↗