Maryland Marriage & Divorce Vital Records

Maryland Vital Records Offices

• Record Type:

  Marriage Certificates
  Department of Health
  Division of Vital Records
  PO Box 68760
  Baltimore, MD 21215-0020

  Phone:

  410-764-3038

  Fax:

  410-358-7381

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-4PM M-F and 3rd Saturday of each month

  Record Access Requirements:

  Must have a notarized signed release from persons of record or authorized representative.

  Search Note:

  Include copy of photo ID with request.

• Records Available:

  Divorce Records
  Department of Health
  Division of Vital Records
  PO Box 68760
  Baltimore, MD 21215-0020
  

  Phone:

  410-764-3038

  Fax:

  410-358-7381

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-4PM M-F and 3rd Saturday of each month

  Record Access Requirements:

  Must have a notarized signed release from persons of record or authorized representative.

  Search Note:

  Include copy of photo ID with request.

• Records Available:

  Divorce Records
  Department of Health
  Division of Vital Records
  PO Box 68760
  Baltimore, MD 21215-0020

  Phone:

  410-764-3038

  Fax:

  410-358-7381

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-4PM M-F and 3rd Saturday of each month

  Note:

  This office does not issue a certificate of divorce, but can verify those names involved. The divorce decree must be obtained from the circuit court granting the divorce.

  Record Access Requirements:

  Must have a notarized release from persons of record or authorized agent.

• Records Available:

  Statewide Court Records
  Administrative Office of the Courts
  580 Taylor Ave
  Annapolis, MD 21401

  Phone:

  410-260-1400

  Fax:

  410-974-5291

  Website

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-5PM

  Note:

  For legal reference assistance email mdlaw.library@courts.state.md.us.

• Records Available:

  Criminal Records
  Criminal Justice Information System
  Public Safety & Correctional Records
  PO Box 32708
  Pikeville, MD 21282-5743
  

  Phone:

  410-260-1400

  Fax:

  410-974-5291

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-5PM

  Note:

  For legal reference assistance email mdlaw.library@courts.state.md.us.

• Records Available:

  Criminal Records
  Criminal Justice Information System
  Public Safety & Correctional Records
  PO Box 32708
  Pikeville, MD 21282-5743
  

  Phone:

  410-764-4501

  Fax:

  410-653-5690

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-5PM

  Note:

  You may link to Customer Service Unit via the website in order to download a petition for authorization and return the petition via fax or mail.

  Record Access Requirements:

  Release of criminal records is restricted. All private parties must first write/fax/phone this office and request a "petition package," then apply for a petition number. Employers are eligible to request a petition number; 3rd parties may not, directly.

  Search Note:

  100% of records are fingerprint-supported. All searches require fingerprints and all require an authorization number including government. Investigators and all 3rd parties are considered as agents of employers and must use employer's authorization.

• Records Available:

  Incarceration Records
  DPS and Correctional Services
  Maryland Division of Corrections
  6776 Reistertown Road, Suite 310
  Baltimore, MD 21215-2342
  

  Phone:

  410-585-3351

  Fax:

  410-764-4220

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-4:30PM

  Note:

  For an inmate's DOC # and location contact Data Processing via methods below or email to cwood@dpscs.state.md.us. To obtain any other information than DOC number you must contact individual institutions.

  Record Access Requirements:

  Only location and DOC number are released from this agency. Search Note: Records computerized since 1980.

Maryland County Marriage & Divorce Vital Records