Md. R. Ct. Admin. 16-905
Except as otherwise provided by the Rules in this Chapter or by other law, a person entitled to inspect a judicial record is entitled to have a copy or printout of the record. The copy or printout may be in paper form or, subject to Rules 16-917 and 16-918 and the Rules in Title 20, in electronic form. A judge's signature may be redacted or otherwise withheld on a copy.
To the extent practicable and unless the court determines otherwise for good cause, a certified copy of a judicial record filed with the clerk shall be made by any authorized clerk of the court in which the case was filed or to which it was transferred.
Committee note: The court may direct the custodian not to certify a copy of a case record upon a determination that the certified copy may be used for an improper purpose.
Copies or printouts in paper form that are obtained from a terminal or kiosk located in a courthouse are uncertified.
A custodian may remove metadata from an electronic document before providing the electronic document to an applicant by using a software program or function or converting the electronic document into a different format.
The custodian may set a reasonable time schedule to make copies or printouts and may charge a reasonable fee for the copy or printout.
Md. R. Ct. Admin. 16-905
This Rule is derived in part from former Rule 16-904(2019) and in part from Code, General Provisions Article, § 4-205.