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Announcements last updated 08-22-07


August 22, 2007 – Dial-up Access Customers

The Judiciary will cease to provide dial-up/modem access to Circuit Court Miscellaneous Indexes and Liens and Judgments.  This function has become unsupported and will be discontinued on a date yet to be determined. As a temporary alternative, for those with existing active Logon ids and passwords, the Judiciary has provided Internet access to the above sites.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on accessing via the Internet.  Continue to watch this space for further announcements.  

As a temporary alternative, for those with existing active Logon ids and passwords, the Judiciary has provided . . .


June 12, 2006

Effective August 1, 2006, the Judiciary will no longer provide a telnet session to the Montgomery County data center. In order to connect to Montgomery County, customers need to create another dial up session to 240-777-9523 or 240-777-9524. We recommend customers test this connection prior to August 1 to avoid temporary loss of service.

For questions regarding connection, please contact Montgomery County at 240-777-9020


May 24, 2006 - Public access customers:

Summary of July 1, 2006 changes. Recently enacted Maryland Rules shield victim/witness information from remote electronic access and require the following changes to our “dial up” services. These changes will not affect criminal justice agencies using this service.

Dial Up Facts

  • District Court Criminal and Baltimore City Circuit Court Criminal will not be available via dial up.
  • District Court and Circuit Court domestic violence cases will not be available via dial up.


MDJCS Facts

  • District Court Criminal and Baltimore City Circuit Court Criminal detail case information, including events, charges, disposition, sentencing, bail and related person (except victim/witness) will be available in MDJCS (CaseSearch)
  • District Court Criminal data will date back to 1991.
  • District Court Criminal and Baltimore City Circuit Court Criminal will be current as of 5pm the previous day. We recommend customers verify data currency by reviewing message displayed on the ‘Case Information’ screen.
  • Summary information for District Court domestic violence cases will be available in MDJCS. This includes defendant name, city, state, plaintiff name and hearing information.
  • With the exception of expert witnesses, no victim/witness information will be displayed for District Court or Circuit Court criminal or domestic violence cases. This information can be obtained at public access devices available at the court house.
  • We are working towards having the District Court and Baltimore City Circuit Court criminal data on MDJCS close to real time by year end.

Resources

Maryland Rules governing Access to Court Records:
http://www.courts.state.md.us/access/accessrules.html

Maryland Judiciary Case Search:
http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us

Announcements for Public Access Customers:
http://www.courts.state.md.us/dialannouncements.html


May 8, 2006 - The revision to Maryland Rule 16-1008 affects what information may be made available through remote access. The Judiciary requested feedback from dial up users regarding the removal of criminal case data from that database as means to conform the data to revised Rule 16-1008. The potential negative impact on dial up users and court staff was significant. Consequently, detailed criminal case information for Baltimore City Circuit Court and the Maryland District Court will no longer be available through dial up access as of July 1. Instead, it will be conformed to Rule 16-1008 and will appear in the Judiciary's Case Search (http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us) beginning July 1, 2006. The criminal case data is current as of the date and time indicated on the “Case Display” screen. No other changes to dial up access or casesearch are anticipated until later this year.


Effective May 1, 2006 Option 7 Land/Plat Indexes will provide access to the Grantor Grantee index only. Copies of the recorded documents can be retrieved from http://www.mdlandrec.net/. As the Maryland Judiciary continues to enhance MDJCS (http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp) the dial up will be phased out and access to Land Records will only be available at the above URL.


04-03-2006 Criminal case information for Baltimore City Circuit Court and the Maryland District Court will no longer be available after July 1, 2006. The Judiciary successfully launched an Internet-based case search database earlier this year, allowing users to search for cases in both trial courts statewide with few exceptions. As you know, the dial up database primarily consists of District Court records although certain records from the circuit courts are available. We plan to remove criminal case data (available only from the District Court and the Baltimore City Circuit Court) from dial up access effective July 1, 2006 and will encourage users to make use of the case search database, instead. For the next 30 days, we invite your comments about the removal of this data. Please send your written comments to Mary Hutchins at Mary.Hutchins@courts.state.md.us no later than May 3, 2006. (No phone calls, please.)


09-27-2005 Improved Access to Maryland Public Land Records
To build one database of all land record images and indices, and in partnership with the Maryland State Archives, JIS has transferred all the images from the ELROI servers in the courthouses in Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Howard, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties to mdlandrec.net, the new on-line land record retrieval system. Images from other counties are also available, but not in their entirety. This means that you can access and retrieve the same images by using mdlandrec, and the images can be saved or printed from your home or office. Additional counties will be added in the next couple of weeks. The Maryland State Archives has a group of faxback users that you can ask to be part of – just contact Sharon Smith at 410-260-6429 – or email her at sharons@mdsa.net.  More information will be provided as it becomes available.  Thank you for your support of this improved access to Maryland public records.


02-24-2005 Toll Free Number Available for Dialup (no longer available, see Case Search)
As you may recall, due to fiscal problems the Judiciary needed to suspend its toll-free dial up service.  Despite continuing budget problems, the Judiciary recognizes the importance of public access to court information and will reinstate this service effective immediately. The toll-free number is 1-866-283-8603 (no longer available, see Case Search)


Fall 2004 (On or after October 1, 2004)  - All Public Access Customers
In order to comply with the Access to Court Records Rule modifications are being made to the Court records available to you by JIS. 

  • Names and addresses of individuals that request some or all of their personal information to be shielded will indicate "Restricted" in the data field where this information would normally reside. 
  • The event segment contains comment fields that are coded free form.  Free form fields are unrestricted and allow the clerk to enter any information related to the case including personal information pertaining to an individuals health.  In order to protect this information, ALL free form comments fields will  be shielded from the public. 

12-12-2003 Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Customers
Effective December 15, 2003, all Miscellaneous Liens for Anne Arundel County will be indexed on the UCS system.  All Miscellaneous Liens will be converted from the CORTS system Lien Index to the UCS System Judgment Index.   From 12/15/2003 forward those wishing to see Miscellaneous Liens for Anne Arundel County should do so through the UCS Inquiry System.   All liens, both current and historical will be available on UCS.

10-03-2003 District Court Customers
Effective November 2003 a new application selection will be introduced on your Dial Up Services menu.   This application, the District Court Civil Citation System,  will function identically to the District Court Criminal system.  Civil citations have always been available to you from within the District Court Criminal database.  They were identified by CIT in the DOC: field.  We have moved them to their own menu to simplify case type identification for our public users. 


10-03-2003Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Customers
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Civil cases have been migrated to option 8, UCS Case Search.  Civil cases inquired on the AS400 (option 10) may be viewed but no edits or new cases are available.  You must use option 8 to inquire current case information. 

In Spring 2004 Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Criminal cases will migrate to Option 8, UCS Case Search and become unavailable to the public customer.  At this time Option 10 Anne Arundel County will be removed from your Dial Up Services window.


 
Judicial Information Systems Telnet Access
  1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  2. Enter the following URL:  HTTP://JISEMU.COURTS.STATE.MD.US
  3. Select ‘Judicial Information Systems’ (Telnet Access to JIS Systems).
  4. Reply ‘YES’ to subsequent screens.
  5. The following screen will be displayed:

                                              
       WELCOME TO THE JUDICIAL DATA CENTER    
              NETMASTER VERSION 3.6           
        /JJJJJJJJ /DDDDDDDD     /CCCCCC       
        /JJJJJJJJ /DDDDDDDDD   /CCCCCCCC      
         ///JJ//     /DD             /DD   /CC             /CC      
           /JJ       /DD             /DD   /CC     
           /JJ       /DD            /DD    /CC            
      /JJ  /JJ      /DD           /DD     /CC             /CC      
      /JJJJJJJ    /DDDDDDDD      /CCCCCCCC      
       /JJJJJJ    /DDDDDDD         /CCCCCC       
        //////     //////        //////       
             TERMINAL:  CRTI063               
       DATE: 08/13/07     TIME: 11.26.26      
***********************************************
   ENTER NAME AND PASSWORD, PF03/15 TO EXIT   
                                              
           USERID         ==>                      
           PASSWORD  ==>  
 
                 

  1.    Enter your USERID and PASSWORD.
  2.    Select COURTS, and reenter your USERID and PASSWORD.
  3.    Using your mouse, select PA2 on the power bar (or enter the letters PA2).
    1. For Circuit Court Miscellaneous Indexes, tab to AUTOMATED INDEXES, place a ‘S’, then press ENTER
    2. For Liens and Judgments, tab to ENTERWEB, place a ‘S’, then press ENTER.
  4.    Future access may be obtained by selecting the Judicial Information Systems Icon on your desktop.

If you experience problems, please email them to helpdesk@courts.state.md.us.