Order Records

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	You must choose a county.
Type of Court *:	Type of Case is required.
Type of Case *:	Type of Case is required.
Date of Case : (Year/Month/Day) - If unsure, take your best guess and note this in the "Additional Information" field below	You must choose a year.
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.
Additional Information: Please note any of the following: If the dates given above are approximate If unsure of the counties given above