Confession -- A statement by an individual, either oral or written, admitting that he or she committed a certain offense. Arrest -- A written order by a judicial officer directed to a peace officer and commanding him to arrest the body of a person named in it who is accused of an offense. Counter Complaint -- A claim filed by a defendant in a civil case against the plaintiff. Pending -- Cases that are awaiting further action. Execution -- A method of obtaining satisfaction of a judgment. Landlords Complaint for failure to pay rent -- An action for the recovery of possession of real property. A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena. I look today and it has the case now listed as 'closed.'. Levy -- A setting aside of the defendants property made by the sheriff or constable; this property is placed in custody of law. Bail -- A sum of money or other form of security given to the court in exchange for the release of the accused from custody and to guarantee that the accused will appear in court. (Compare Public Record or Confidential Record). Complaint, Criminal -- A charge brought before a judicial officer that a person named has committed a specified offense. Read More. Indigent -- A person who is unable to afford the expense of a private counsel, payment of fines, and other related costs. Line (Praecipe) (Trans: command) -- A written request by an attorney entering his/her appearance, for the client before the court. U.S. Court of Appeals -- Federal appellate court having jurisdiction over actions decided in the U.S. District Court. Also the endorsement made by the officer upon the writ or other paper stating what he has done under it, the time and mode of service etc. Wrongful Death -- A lawsuit brought by a decedents survivors for their damages resulting from a tortuous injury that caused the decedents death. 2. (Compare Probation). District Court -- Lowest State trial court; a court of limited jurisdiction. Waive/Waiver -- Giving up a legal right voluntarily, intentionally, and with full knowledge of the consequences. CAPTCHA, Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, is a process used by businesses and governments for information security purposes. Escrow -- The placing of money, a deed, or real property in the hands of a third party to be held until the performance of a condition. Exception -- A formal objection to an action of the court during trial, evidencing the objecting partys disagreement with the courts ruling and preserving the matter for review on appeal. Conviction -- The determination of guilt based on a plea, a jury verdict, or a finding of a judge. NonProbate (NP) - Property of the decedent which passes by operation of law such as a joint tenancy, tenants by the entireties, or property passing under a deed or trust, revocable or irrevocable. Judgment of Acquittal -- A judgment entered by the court upon a determination that the States evidence is insufficient to support a conviction and, thus insufficient to go to the jury. Merged -- The absorption of a lesser included offense into a more serious offense. A ABA Plea -- A guilty plea based on an agreement patterned on standards recommended by the American Bar Association (ABA); the defendant and the State present to the court, on the record, an agreement that incorporates a specific sentence bound by the terms relating to sentence and disposition. Supplementary Proceedings -- Proceedings supplementary to an execution, directed to the discovery of a debtors property and the application of the property to the debt for which the execution is issued. Ecitation -- The electronic version of the MD Uniform Complaint and Citation (traffic citation). Case Law -- Decisions of federal and state courts interpreting and applying laws in specific fact situations; opinions are reported in various volumes. Writ -- A written order issued by a court and addressed to a sheriff or other person whose action the court desires to command to require performance of a specified act or to give authority to have the act done. A claim by one party against a co-party. Pardon -- Relief from a conviction (full pardon) or from any further punishment imposed by a conviction (particular pardon) granted by an executive official (governor or president). This link is part of the Michigan Court Rules. Removal -- Change of location (venue) of a case on the grounds that a party cannot receive a fair and impartial trial in the jurisdiction in which the action is pending. Exhibits -- Documents and other tangible things that are attached to a pleading or offered as evidence in a case, after being marked for identification. It has no real meaning otherwise. Presumption -- An inference of the truth or falsehood of a proposition or fact that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary. Law Enforcement Unit -- A State, county, or municipal police department or unit, the office of a Sheriff, the office of a States Attorney, or the office of the Attorney General of the State. Capital Case -- A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death. Supplementary Proceedings -- Proceedings supplementary to an execution, directed to the discovery of a debtors property and the application of the property to the debt for which the execution is issued. Pleadings -- The formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses for the judgment of the court; in criminal matters, this includes a charging document. Affirmed (Judgment) -- A decision by an appellate court finding that the judgment of a lower court is correct and should stand. Complaint, Criminal -- A charge brought before a judicial officer that a person named has committed a specified offense. Schedule No.2330 Records Retention and Disposal Schedule for Maryland Circuit Courts Table of Contents 1) Background Introduction 2) Mandatory Minimum Retention Periods 3) Identification of Retention Period 4) Review and Sorting of Records 5) Destroying Non-Permanent Records 6 T ran sf er rin g Pe rm a ne nt R ec or ds to S ta te A rch iv Petition for Expungement -- A written request for expungement of Court and police records. Reconsiderations can be ordered in open and closed cases. Nunc Pro Tunc -- Now for then; phrase used when an order is issued on one date but is effective as if issued on an earlier date when it should have been issued. Consecutive Sentences -- Upon conviction of multiple counts/charges in one or more cases, sentences must be served one after the other, rather than at the same time (see: concurrent sentence). Indictment -- A charging document returned by a grand jury and filed in a circuit court. Revision of Sentence -- A procedure by which the trial court (ordinarily the sentencing judge, unless unavailable) is asked to correct an allegedly illegal sentence or otherwise modify the sentence; as a result of the procedure, the sentence may be decreased or remain the same, but may not be increased unless done before the defendant leaves the courtroom at the original sentencing proceeding. District Court in St. Mary's County website See all District Court locations, contact information, directions, and more. Collateral Security -- Any property or money pledged or given to guarantee bail. Stet (Trans: to stand) -- A conditional stay of all further proceedings in a case. In Banc Review -- A review of the trial courts rulings or judgment by a panel of three circuit court judges. THE JUDICIARY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CASE SEARCH. (Compare Public, Sealed, or Shielded Records). A sample of an event history is illustrated below: The abbreviations and comment codes are explained below. Public Defender -- Counsel provided at public expense, primarily to defend indigent defendants in criminal cases. Please note the % cannot be inserted at the beginning or middle of words. Seizure -- The taking of a defendants property to satisfy a judgment. Counsel -- A person who is admitted to practice in a court of law and gives legal advice. Guilty -- The word used by an accused in pleading to the charges when he confesses to committing the crime of which he is charged. Emergency Family Maintenance -- A monetary award that can be ordered by the court in a domestic violence case when the respondent has a duty to support his/her spouse and/or children. Sua Sponte --Of its own will; commonly when a judge does something without being so requested by any party in a case. Merits -- Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision on the merits is one that reaches the right(s) of a party as distinguished from a disposition of the case on a ground not reaching the rights raised in the action; for example, in a criminal case double jeopardy does not apply if charges are nolle prossed before trial commences, and in a civil action res judicata does not apply if a previous action was dismissed on a preliminary motion raising a technicality such as improper service of process. The case type has also been changed to 'CRSCA.'. Non-issue. Line (Praecipe) (Trans: command) -- A written request by an attorney entering his/her appearance, for the client before the court. Judge -- Can be a judge of any court in this state, but most often will be a judge of the court which issued the documents you have before you, or a judge of the court having jurisdiction over the matter before you. The system will perform a search for the exact names entered in the first and last name search fields. Motion -- A request to a court by one or more of the parties for a specific action in a case. If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please contact our Customer Services counter at (602) 322-7200 or (520) 205-4200. Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) -- A confidential report ordered by the judge and produced by the division of parole and probation prior to sentencing, to provide background information (job, finances, family status, community ties, etc.) Court -- Judge or body of judges whose task is to hear cases and administer justice. Information -- A charging document filed in a court by a States Attorney. Common Law -- That body of law that was originated in England and was brought to the United States. Terms of Use/Disclaimer. Voir Dire (Trans: to speak the truth) -- the preliminary examination of a prospective juror, or witness, to determine whether the person is competent, impartial, and unprejudiced. Adjudication -- A judgment or decision of a court or jury regarding a case. Bail Bond -- A written obligation of a defendant, with or without a surety or collateral security, conditioned on the appearance of a defendant as required and providing for the payment of a penalty sum according to its terms; includes a surety bond posted by a surety insurer or bail bondsman and backed by the insurers pledge; a cash bond secured by deposited cash; a property bond secured by pledged personal property or a lien on real property; and/or an unsecured bond. Judgment -- The final order of the court; in a criminal case, the conviction and sentence constitute the judgment, so there is no judgment until sentence is imposed. Review of Sentence -- Review of a criminal sentence by a three judge panel (excluding the sentencing judge) on application of the defendant; as a result of the review, the sentence may be increased, decreased, or remain unchanged. Preliminary Hearing -- A hearing held in the District Court, unless waived by defendant, to determine whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the offense(s); available when offense(s) charged are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court. Title 13. Intrastate Detainer -- An arrest warrant issued on a charging document in Maryland and lodged with a correctional institution in Maryland in which the defendant is already in custody for the same or another offense to ensure continued detention of the defendant until processed on the charges underlying the warrant. These tables give the various abbreviations for the U.S. Federal Courts including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Courts. CaseSearch provides internet access to information from Maryland case records as described in the Maryland Rules on Access to Court Records (Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011). Motion -- A request to a court by one or more of the parties for a specific action in a case. Abbreviations Used in the Local Rules of Court, by Division. Counter Complaint -- A claim filed by a defendant in a civil case against the plaintiff. Service of Process, Personal -- Service of a summons or other process made by delivering it in person to the person named in the process. Copyright 2023 Maryland Judiciary. Limited Jurisdiction -- the authority over only particular types of cases, or cases under a prescribed amount in controversy, or seeking only certain types of relief, the District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. Private Process Server -- An adult private person, not a party to a case, used to deliver a summons, subpoena, or other court order. Parole -- A conditional release from imprisonment by a parole board that entitles the defendant to serve the remainder of the sentence outside of the prison as long as all of the conditions of release are met. It is also used by the judge if he finds that the accused committed a criminal offense or a traffic infraction. Exhibits -- Documents and other tangible things that are attached to a pleading or offered as evidence in a case, after being marked for identification. Tracking Number -- The assigned 12-digit number that identifies the defendant and incident throughout criminal proceedings; the number identifies the year (first 2 digits), the origin of the charging document (next 4 digits), and the place of the charge(s) within the sequence of changes issued that year (last 6 digits). Prima Facie -- Evidence good and sufficient on its face. Arraignment -- The procedure whereby the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information. 1. Tenant Holding Over (THO) -- A landlord-tenant action filed by the lessor to repossess certain leased premises which the tenant has not vacated after notice. Non-issue. Change of Venue -- The transfer or removal of a civil or criminal case from one judicial district to another. Prepared by Paul J. Notarianni in 2016. Burden of Proof -- The necessity of proving facts at issue in Maryland, the criminal burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt; the civil burden of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence, or sometimes by clear and convincing evidence.. Some jurisdictions may interpret some of the terms contained herein differently. Replevin (Trans: to make good, to satisfy) -- To recover the possession of goods or property unlawfully taken or detained. Accomplice -- A person who knowingly and willingly assists the principal offender in the commission of a crime. Post Conviction -- A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error. It used to be just 'CR.'. Garnishee -- A person holding the property or assets of a judgment debtor. Guide & File -- Tool developed by the Maryland Courts to help you complete court forms online. Post Conviction -- A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error. (see De Novo). Custody Case -- The type of proceeding in which the court determines which parent, other adult, or agency shall have physical control over a child. (Compare Public, Shielded, or Confidential Record). The defendant is also advised of right to counsel, referred to the Public Defender, if eligible, and informed that further appearance in court without counsel is deemed to be a waiver of counsel. Typically defendants enter one of the following pleas: guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere. A party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action. It also includes a probable cause determination on a warrantless arrest and advice of preliminary hearing in felony cases. Remand -- An action by the court that sends a case to another court or agency for further action. Central Repository -- The Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Contact Information Accounting & Finance Location: (AB) 2nd Floor Phone: (352) 671-5520 (Also known as Modification). Service -- Delivery of a writ, notice, injunction, etc., by an authorized person, to a person who is thereby officially notified of some action or proceeding in which the person is concerned. Non Est (Inventus) (Trans: not to be found) -- the sheriffs return of process when service is not made because the person was not found. Alias (Otherwise called) -- indicating one was called by one or the other of two names. Central Repository -- The Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Note: Marital Property does not include property acquired before the marriage; acquired by inheritance or gift from a third party; excluded by valid agreement; acquired during the period that the parties voluntarily lived separate and apart without cohabitation and without interruption; directly traceable to any of these sources. You must select your own case code, when opening a new case. Appellate Jurisdiction -- the authority that a higher court has to review cases decided in a lower court; the Supreme Court of Maryland, Appellate Court of Maryland, and circuit courts have appellate jurisdiction. Notice of Release -- A written request for expungement of police records. Suspend -- To set aside all or part of a sentence. Alford Plea -- A special type of guilty plea by which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State has sufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) -- A confidential report ordered by the judge and produced by the division of parole and probation prior to sentencing, to provide background information (job, finances, family status, community ties, etc.) Indictment -- A charging document returned by a grand jury and filed in a circuit court. Dismissal -- Rules provide for both voluntary and involuntary dismissals. 1. in a criminal action, failure to appear may result in a bench warrant being issued for the persons arrest. Bail Bond Forfeiture -- The failure to satisfy the condition of the bond, namely the appearance in court as required, causing the full penalty amount to become due. Acquittal -- The finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction, or a verdict that the accused is not guilty. Offense -- A violation of the criminal laws of this State or any political subdivision thereof. Supreme Court of Maryland -- Marylands highest appellate court wherein review is ordinarily a matter of discretion. Jury -- A group of 12 citizens assembled to hear evidence at trial and make a unanimous decision as to guilt or innocence beyond a reasonable doubt. Counsel -- A person who is admitted to practice in a court of law and gives legal advice. Expungement -- The effective removal of police and/or court record from public inspection. Contempt, Civil -- Noncompliance with a court order or rule that affects another person; punishment is administered to compel compliance. Subpoena -- A writ issued by a court that compels a person to appear and give testimony at a specified time and place. Incarceration -- Imprisonment; confinement in a jail or penitentiary. Capital Case -- A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death. Absconding Debtor -- A person who leaves a jurisdiction purposefully to avoid legal process. Insanity Plea -- A claim that the defendant lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act. Petition for Expungement -- A written request for expungement of Court and police records. (see De Novo). Sealed Record -- A record closed by a court to further inspection by anyone unless ordered by the court. Police Record -- All official records that a law enforcement unit, booking facility, or the Central Repository maintains about the arrest and detention of, or further proceeding against, a person for a criminal charge, a suspected violation of a criminal law, or a violation of the Transportation Article for which a term of imprisonment may be imposed. Police Record -- All official records that a law enforcement unit, booking facility, or the Central Repository maintains about the arrest and detention of, or further proceeding against, a person for a criminal charge, a suspected violation of a criminal law, or a violation of the Transportation Article for which a term of imprisonment may be imposed. Order -- A ruling of the court, on a motion, objection, or other matter relating to a preliminary point or some step in the proceedings. Appellate Court -- A court having jurisdiction to review the judgment or order of a lower court. Sub Curia (Trans: under law) -- An action of the court ordering a matter to be held pending resolution due to a legal requirement (a procedure, rule or statutory requirement that prevented the finality of the matter). Plea -- The defendants formal answer to criminal charges. Mistrial -- A trial that has been terminated and declared void due to prejudicial error in the proceedings or other extraordinary circumstances. It borders Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. A person so served becomes a third-party defendant. Confession -- A statement by an individual, either oral or written, admitting that he or she committed a certain offense. Citations are entered in the issuing officer's patrol car and a copy is given to the violator. Felony -- A serious criminal offense, punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or death. Reconsiderations can be ordered in open and closed cases. Mistrial -- A trial that has been terminated and declared void due to prejudicial error in the proceedings or other extraordinary circumstances. It hasn't been 18 months and I haven't been back to court to either change the sentence or to shave . For partial first name searches, optionally enter any characters followed by the %. Docket Number -- Case number; the designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Attorney Information System (AIS) - Centralized Judiciary database for Attorney Information, Attorney of Record -- An attorney who represents a party and has entered an appearance in an action. Contempt of Court -- Failure to obey a court order. Sequester -- Separate or isolate; for example, to separate witnesses from each other, to separate property from a party and place it in the custody of the court or a third person, etc. Dismissal -- Rules provide for both voluntary and involuntary dismissals. 347, 353.). In the GR case, the state itself appoints lawyers for the plaintiffs, who are called public prosecutors (PPs). Transcript -- The official typed record of court proceedings, including the word for word testimony of witnesses, statements by attorneys, rulings by the judge, etc., prepared by the court reporter from stenographic notes or electronic recording made during the proceeding. Search Warrant -- A written order by a judge directed to a peace officer or constable commanding the officer to search for and seize property as described therein. Appellate Court of Maryland; Appointed Attorneys Program; Court Reporting; Judicial Council; Circuit Courts; Closings/Delays; Data Dashboard; Judicial Ethics Committee; . Plea Agreement -- Agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant to exchange a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for reduction in the charge(s) or leniency in sentencing. Bail Bond -- A written obligation of a defendant, with or without a surety or collateral security, conditioned on the appearance of a defendant as required and providing for the payment of a penalty sum according to its terms; includes a surety bond posted by a surety insurer or bail bondsman and backed by the insurers pledge; a cash bond secured by deposited cash; a property bond secured by pledged personal property or a lien on real property; and/or an unsecured bond. Writ of Garnishment of Wages -- An order of court commanding that a portion of the defendants wages are deducted regularly and paid to the plaintiff to satisfy a judgment. Plea Agreement -- Agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant to exchange a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for reduction in the charge(s) or leniency in sentencing. The codes entered in a case record may vary according to jurisdiction. (See: Attorney of Record). Court Supporting Agencies. Recuse -- A judges determination of the inappropriateness of his/her hearing a particular matter. Mediation -- A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a trained neutral person, a mediator, helps people in a dispute to communicate with one another, understand each other, and if possible, reach agreements that meet the participants needs. Probation -- A means of conditionally releasing an individual after trial. There are numerous codes (abbreviations) used by the clerks to identify events in a District Court case record. Co-defendant -- One of multiple persons named in the same civil complaint or charged in the same criminal charging document. Semi-colons are used to separate comments. Burden of Proof -- The necessity of proving facts at issue in Maryland, the criminal burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt; the civil burden of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence, or sometimes by clear and convincing evidence.. Writ of Habeas Corpus -- A court order compelling a Warden/Sheriff to bring a prisoner before a court at a specific date and time, most frequently to determine whether the prisoner is being held lawfully. Habeas Corpus (Trans: you have the body) -- A writ which brings a person before a court. Stay -- Hold in abeyance. Not included are records pertaining to nonincarcerable violations of the Maryland vehicle laws or other traffic law, ordinance, or regulation, published opinions of the Court, cash receipt and disbursement records necessary for audit purposes; or a Court reporters transcript of proceedings involving multiple defendants. Petty Offense -- An offense the penalty for which does not exceed imprisonment for a period of three months or a fine of five hundred dollars. Admission -- The voluntary acknowledgement of the existence of fact facts relevant to an adversarys case. Reverse Waiver -- Procedure by which charges against a minor defendant are transferred from the circuit court to the juvenile court. Procedural Law -- The method, established normally by rules, to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding. If in a replevin action it is not possible to repossess the goods, the action will roll over into detinue. Deposition -- Pretrial examination of a witness on written or oral questions answered under oath, used to discover the witness testimony in preparation for trial, and admissible at trial in lieu of live testimony if the witness is unavailable or refused to testify. Execution -- A method of obtaining satisfaction of a judgment. Affidavit -- A written statement the contents of which are affirmed to be true under the penalties of perjury. Moot -- Issue previously decided or settled. Appeal Bond -- A type of bond set by the court and filed by the appellant until the cause can be passed upon and disposed of by the superior court. Guardianship Estate (GE) - Guardianship of property for a minor. Infraction (Civil) -- A violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation for which the only penalty authorized is a civil fine. Regular Estate Judicial (RJ) - A proceeding conducted by the Orphans' Court when matters cannot be handled administratively. A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena. They bring: One (1) item from list A OR One (1) item from list B AND one (1) item from List C Pay Period. Interrogatories -- A set of written questions for the purpose of discovery. Appeal -- The review of a case in a court of higher jurisdiction. Order -- A ruling of the court, on a motion, objection, or other matter relating to a preliminary point or some step in the proceedings. (Also known as an Oral Examination; formally known as Supplementary Proceeding in aid of enforcement of judgment.). Procedural Law -- The method, established normally by rules, to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding. Misdemeanor -- A minor criminal offense (other than a felony or an infraction) punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. Crime -- A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the state classified either as a felony or misdemeanor. Amount Forfeited; Type of Bond Code; Bonding Agent Code; Bonding Company Code; Percentage Forfeited EVENT CODES CRIMINAL BALR/Bail Review Hearing Date/Bond Received Date; Bail Amount; Defendant Status Code; Percentage Required; Type of Bond Code; Judge ID# BFDA/Bond Forfeiture Satisfied - Defendant Appeared BFSA/Bond Forfeiture Satisfied
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