Frederick Court Information

The formation of the Frederick Court dates back to 1748 when the Frederick County was created from the Baltimore County court system in Maryland. Information pertaining to Frederick municipal court is available online to the user at one of these two websites:

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fr/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fr.html
http://courts.state.md.us/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/about.html

On the bottom of these web pages users will see links to various other pages:

•    The court’s budget http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fr/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/frb.html
•    The executive branch of Frederick County http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fr/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fre.html
•    A list of the court reports http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/fr/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/frr.html

Procedure to Access Frederick Court Information Online

Fredrick court records can be easily accesses if you follow these steps.

•    Visit http://aomol.http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/net/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html to get to the Maryland State Archives.
•    Click on “Judicial Records” on the menu bar on the left side of the page. Alternatively, visit municipal court archives by clicking http://aomol.http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/net/html/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/courts.html.
•    Here you will find the list of court related information for Frederick County courts. Click on the link to get detailed information.
•    For other online services provided to the citizens of Frederick County, visit http://www.maryland.gov/onlineservices/Pages/onlineservices.aspx.
•    Forms for filing a case in Frederick Municipal Court are available at http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/dctcivforms.html.

Jurisdiction of Frederick Municipal Court

The following types of cases are heard in Frederick Court:

•    Traffic violations like speeding and not wearing a seat belt
•    Small claims, typically up to $3,000
•    Petty crimes like theft and driving under influence

Frederick Court Contact Information

When you need to talk to Frederick County court authorities in person, go to the courthouse at this address:

100 West Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701

Contact numbers of concerned authorities are as follows:

The Clerk’s Office
Sandra K. Dalton, Clerk        (301) 600-1976
Land Record Department        (301) 600-1961
Lynda Byrd, Assistant Chief Deputy    (301) 600-1976
General Information Phone Number    (301) 600-1976
Civil Department            (301) 600-2969
Juvenile Department            (301) 600-2948

Criminal Department             (301) 600-1972

The Judge’s Office
G. Edward Dwyer, Jr.            (301) 600-2973
Hon. John H. Tisdale            (301) 600-2943
Hon. Theresa M. Adams        (301) 600-1999
Hon. Julie Stevenson Solt        (301) 600-1998

Public Defender's Office         (301) 600-1988
State Attorney’s Office           (301) 600-1523
Assignment Office                  (301) 600-2563

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The offices remain closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.

Frederick Court: The Clerk’s Office

The most important administrative office is the clerk’s office of the Frederick Municipal court. The clerk’s office is mainly concerned with the following activities:

•    Management of administrative activities within the courtroom
•    Maintaining the official version of Frederick municipal court proceedings.
•    Providing the records to the public and authorities on demand.
•    Acting as the bridge between the law enforcement agencies and the Frederick courts to facilitate proper communication between the two.