Md. Rule 16-922 (2026)

(a) Identification of Records. A request to inspect a judicial record shall identify the record in sufficient detail to permit the custodian to locate the record efficiently.

(b) Form of Request.

(1) Case, Notice, and License Records. A request to inspect a case record, a license record, or a notice record may be made in person at the clerk's office, electronically in accordance with the Rules in Title 20, or in paper form. For good cause, the custodian may require a request to be in writing and to state more clearly the document being requested. If the request is not made in person, it shall be in writing.

(2) Administrative and Special Judicial Unit Records. A request to inspect an administrative or special judicial unit record shall be in writing and may be made electronically or in paper form addressed to the custodian.

Source: This Rule is new.

Credits

[Adopted June 29, 2020, eff. Aug. 1, 2020.]