March 24, 2020
Comments Off on Bill to hide non-convictions passes, partial expungement faces study
Under a bill now on the governor’s desk, Maryland’s public Case Search website would no longer display criminal charges that did not end with a conviction. The bill passed the Maryland General Assembly shortly before legislators adjourned last week. The ...
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August 23, 2019
Comments Off on Appellate records are to appear on Case Search — soon
Maryland Judiciary Case Search will soon include access to appellate court cases, the judiciary confirmed Friday. A notice appeared on the database’s home page earlier this month announcing that Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals cases would be ...
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October 23, 2018
Comments Off on Case Search functionality returned
The Maryland Judiciary temporarily suspended access to Case Search on Tuesday to fix technical issues causing poor response time on the site.
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The Court of Appeals held an emergency meeting March 6 and restored deleted language from the rule on remote access to case records.
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March 5, 2018
Comments Off on Wilner: Police officer Case Search rule change an ‘honest mistake’
The chair of Maryland’s rules committee told the Court of Appeals on Monday a rule change removing police officers’ names from online court records was an “honest mistake.” Retired Judge Alan M. Wilner, who chairs the committee, said the recommendation ...
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March 2, 2018
Comments Off on Judiciary removes police information from Case Search
The committee that develops Maryland’s court rules made a change last summer allowing the removal of information about police officers from the Maryland Judiciary Case Search website that is now just coming to light. As of Thursday, the public could no longer ...
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February 8, 2017
Comments Off on Partial expungement bill returns to General Assembly
Legislation to allow for partial expungement of criminal records, which gained traction in the Maryland General Assembly last year but was hindered by logistical issues, has been introduced this session with a delayed effective date. House Bill 840, introduced by ...
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