Brief tutorial on accessing civil and criminal records. 

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City-County Cross Index

ONLINE: All County District Courts and Baltimore City Court
www.courts.state.md.us
(civil and criminal case information from all district courts and Baltimore City Court)

Maryland Property Records  (registration required)
 

Click here to access property documents online. 

Allegany County
P.O. Box 359
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-5922 

Anne Arundel County
Box 71
Annapolis, MD 21404
(410) 222-1397
ONLINE: Anne ArundelCircuit Court
www.courts.state.md.us
(civil and criminal case information) 

Baltimore City (Independent City)
110 N. Calvert St., Room 628
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 887-2601
Baltimore City Court
(see "All County District Courts and Baltimore City Court" entry, above)

City of Baltimore Property Tax

Baltimore County
401 Bosley Ave., 2nd Floor
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 512-2000

Calvert County
175 Main St.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(410) 535-1660 

Caroline County
P.O. Box 458
Denton, MD 21629-0458
(410) 479-1811 

Carroll County
55 N. Court St., Room G8
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 386-2642
ONLINE: Carroll County Circuit Court
www.courts.state.md.us
(civil and criminal case information)

Cecil County
129 E. Main, Room 108
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5373 

Charles County
P.O. Box 970
La Plata, MD 20646-0970
(301) 932-3201
ONLINE:  Property Tax
www.charlescounty.org/treas/taxes/acctInquiry/selection.jsp  

Dorchester County
206 High St.
P.O. Box 150
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-0481 

Frederick County
100 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-1970 

Garrett County
P.O. Box 447
Oakland, MD 21550-1535
(301) 334-1937 

Harford County
20 W. Courtland St.
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-3426 

Howard County
8360 Court Ave.
Ellicott City, MD 21043-4300
(410) 313-2111 

Kent County
103 N. Cross St.
Chestertown, MD 21620-1512
(410) 778-7460 

Montgomery County
50 Maryland Ave., Room 111
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-9466
ONLINE:  Assessor, Property Tax
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/tax/index.asp

Prince George's County
14735 Main St.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 952-3240 

Queen Anne's County
100 Courthouse Square
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-1773 

Saint Mary's County
P.O. Box 676
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-4567 

Somerset County
P.O. Box 99
Princess Ann, MD 21853-0099
(410) 651-1555 

Talbot County
11 North Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-2611 

Washington County
P.O. Box 229
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0229
(301) 733-8660 

Wicomico County
101 North Division
Old Courthouse, Rm. 101A
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-6551 

Worchester County
P.O. Box 40
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1222