DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND
OBTAINING CIVIL JUDGMENT AND SATISFACTION DATA
The Maryland Judiciary provides information about civil judgments and satisfactions recorded and indexed in the District
Court of Maryland on a subscription basis.
Terms and Conditions
To obtain bulk data on current civil judgments and satisfactions recorded and indexed in the District Court of Maryland,
you must make an initial purchase of civil judgment data at a prepaid cost of $2,775. The initial purchase includes the
past twelve (12) years of District Court civil judgments and the first monthly update. Your request and payment for the
report must be received by the first of the month preceding the quarterly compilation and run of data, which occurs the first
day of January, April, July, and October. For example, payment must be received by March 1
st
for the April data
disbursement.
The District Court will distribute the initial 12-year data report through a ShareFile link sent to the subscriber by email.
Click the link and download files to your computer. From your Downloads folder, save the files to a designated folder for
future reference and/or printing. Two (2) downloads are allowed in the week the email is sent before the files are no longer
available.
Updates to the initial data, include new civil judgments and satisfactions, and are available at a prepaid cost of $500 per
month. Payment for monthly updates must be received by the first day of the preceding month. For example, payment must
be received by February 1
st
for the March update. Updates are emailed each week in a text format.
The data will not be altered to suit a subscriber’s specific needs. The initial data report and weekly update programs will be
consistent for all subscribers.
The initial report, consisting of 12 years of data, includes only open and renewed judgments (not yet satisfied). The weekly
update program includes judgments and satisfactions, as well as deleted, stricken, vacated, and renewed judgments. Initial
data must be purchased by all new and lapsing customers.
New
case filings will continue to be available online through the Maryland Judiciary Case Search at
casesearch.courts.state.md.us
These Terms and Conditions may be altered at the sole discretion of the Maryland Judiciary. The Judiciary has the right to
terminate or modify this arrangement and/or the Terms and Conditions at any time after providing 30 days notice.
To subscribe, please send a check or money order made payable to the District Court of Maryland to the address indicated
on the Request for Data portion of this form. Note on the check that it is for “Civil Judgment Data”. There is a $10 service
charge for all returned checks. No reports can be transmitted if there is an outstanding balance. Prior month reports cannot
be ordered. For additional information please call District Court Headquarters, Administrative Services at
(410) 260-1203.
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