Cecil County
Cecil County is situated in the northeastern region of Maryland. It was formed on June 6, 1674 and named after Cecil Calvert, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. Cecil County has a total area of 418 square miles and over 103,725 residents. Its county seat is in Elkton.
The Cecil Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction in charge of resolving issues related to civil and criminal cases. This court handles civil cases in which the amount involved in dispute is $5,000 or more as well as issues on divorce, domestic violence, and child custody.
The District Court presides over replevins, misdemeanors, landlord-tenant cases, traffic violations, and felony cases. The Cecil County District Court does not conduct jury trials.
The Orphans' Court conducts trials on adoption, probate, child support, and guardianship cases. It also has authority to decide on tax and land ownership issues related to probate cases and shares certain jurisdiction with the Circuit Court on guardianship matters relating to minors.
Cecil County public court records are collections of documents created during cases heard in the county. The Office of the Circuit Court Clerk preserves and maintains these records of court actions and also provides them to the public upon request.
Members of the public have unrestricted access to the records of the following case types in Cecil County:
- Civil Case
- Criminal Case
- Family Case
- Probate Case
- Traffic Case
If you are searching for public court records in Cecil County, you can visit the Circuit Courthouse to locate and view these records. You can also use the Maryland Judiciary Case Search website to search court records. Simply provide the date and time in which the required record was filed, case type, party type, case number, and the names of parties in the case. To view court records you can visit the Maryland Electronic Court (MDEC) portal. Some courts also have MDEC kiosks from which the public can access court records.
