Signature
place where acknowledgment is taken
name(s) of person(s) who make acknowledgment
Signature of Notary Public
Date
Clerk
MDJ-004 (Rev. 08/25/2020)
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APPLICATION FOR PARTY ACCESS TO MDEC CASES
Md. Rule 20-109(b)
1. Date of Application:
2. First Name:
3. Last Name:
4. Home Address:
5. Work Address:
6. Telephone Numbers: Home: Work: Cell:
7. Registered E-mail Address:
8. Cases to which you are requesting access: (For guardianship matters, “guardians” are considered parties to the case. Interested
persons, without guardianship status, are required to file a motion pursuant to Md. Rule 16-912 for additional access.)
CASE NUMBER
PARTY STATUS
a.
I am a named party in this case.
b.
I am a named party in this case.
c.
I am a named party in this case.
d.
I am a named party in this case.
e.
I am a named party in this case.
I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this document are true to the best of my knowledge,
information, and belief.
State of Maryland
County of (or City of Baltimore)
On this day of , 20 , before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared
,
known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to within the instrument and
acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Name of Notary Public typewritten or printed
(Notary Seal) Notary Public
My Commission expires:
(Court Use Only)
Verified applicant’s party status
Application is:
Approved Denied, status as a party not satisfactorily established
Access to case number is denied, as the requestor is not the appointed guardian in the case.
Clerk to send approved application to ServiceNow (https://mdcourts.service-now
)
NOTE: The term party means plaintiff, defendant, counter, cross and third party plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and
respondent, show cause respondent, and the State of Maryland in a criminal case. Victims and other witnesses are NOT parties.
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Remote Party Access Policy and Procedure
(a) Purpose and scope
(1) The purpose of this policy is to define an application process for parties requesting remote access to electronic case
documents.
(2) This policy applies to any party applicant (applicant) who is seeking to access electronic documents remotely. Note:
every case may not have electronic documents available.
(b) Definition
(1) The term party means plaintiff, defendant, counter, cross and third party plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and
respondent, show cause respondent, and the State of Maryland in a criminal case. Victims and other witnesses are
NOT parties.
(c) Requirements
(2) Notary requirement
(A) To confirm the identity of the applicant, the application must contain an original signature and original notary seal.
(3) Submission of application
(A) One form must be submitted per court. If an applicant has active cases in District Court and Circuit Court, one
form must be submitted to each court.
(d) Application review
(1) Upon receipt of the application, the clerk’s office shall review the application and ensure that the application complies
with all requirements.
(2) Reason for denial of application. An application for remote access will be denied if the applicant is not a party to the
case.
(e) Notification on application
(1) Approval
(A) If the party’s application is approved, the clerk shall forward the original application and approval to Judicial
Information Systems (JIS). Upon receipt, JIS will elevate the Portal access privileges of the applicant’s account. JIS
will then notify the applicant, via email, that their application is approved and they are now able to remotely access
documents in the case requested.
(2) Denial
(A) If the clerk determines that the applicant is not a party to the case, the clerk shall deny the application. The clerk
shall return the original application to the applicant and send a copy of the denied application to JIS.
(f) Appeal of denial
(1) Any appeal of a denied application should be made by filing a motion in the case in which the applicant is seeking
remote access.
(g) Record keeping
(1) JIS shall retain a copy of all applications. An application for remote access shall not be attached as a record in a case.
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