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Court Case File Order Form
IMPORTANT!
Documents are only available for those courts which have transferred their case files to the Archives. For example, many records of the District Court of Maryland remain in the court’s custody and are held at the District Court Record Center. Such records must be obtained through the clerk of the issuing court. For more information as to which counties have transferred files, contact us by email at
msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov
or by phone at
410-260-6487
.
This form should
only
be used to request entire court case files. If you only need a specific document within the case file (for example, Criminal Disposition or Docket, Divorce Decree, Name Change Decree, Child Custody Document, etc.) please use the specific order for the individual document(s) only.
Fees
The non-refundable and non-transferrable fee is $50.00 per copy of the case file folder. All government-created documents will be certified.
Please Note:
An order consists of searching for
one record, one name, one year, one place
based on the information you provide. The Archives cannot guarantee results. If the search provides no record matching the information given, the fee is not returned, and you will be mailed a notification letter from the Archives.
Another search of additional names, years, or counties will require a new order.
Order Delivery
Response time in answering emails and fulfilling record requests may be impacted by the pandemic and our ability to get access to the records.
*
Indicates a required field
County Where Heard:
If unsure, take your best guess and note this in the "Additional Information" field below
Allegany County
Charles County
Prince George's County
Anne Arundel County
Dorchester County
Queen Anne's County
Baltimore City
Frederick County
St. Mary's County
Baltimore County
Garrett County
Somerset County
Calvert County
Harford County
Talbot County
Caroline County
Howard County
Washington County
Carroll County
Kent County
Wicomico County
Cecil County
Montgomery County
Worcester County
County is required.
OR
*
County Where Heard or Court Where Heard is required.
Court Where Heard:
Orphans Court
State Court
Court of the Western Shore
Court of the Eastern Shore
Date of Case
*
:
(MM/DD/YYYY or MM/YYYY or YYYY) - If unsure, take your best guess and note this in the "Additional Information" field below
Date of Case is required.
Type of Court
*
:
(Circuit, District, etc.)
Court is required.
Type of Case
*
:
Criminal
Equity
Civil
Appeals
Chancery
Type of Case is required.
Charge, if known:
(i.e., Assault, Civil Lawsuit, Paternity)
Plaintiff's Name
*
:
(first/middle/last)
Plaintiff's Name is required.
Defendant's Name
*
:
(first/middle/last)
Defendant's Name is required.
Defendant's Date of Birth:
(MM/DD/YYYY or MM/YYYY or YYYY) - If unsure, take your best guess and note this in the "Additional Information" field below
Case Number, if known:
MSA Citation, if known:
(Series Name, Number, and Container Location)
Number of Copies Requested
*
:
You must enter a quantity.
You must enter a number between 1 and 99
Additional Information:
Please note any of the following:
If the dates given above are approximate
If unsure of the counties given above
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