Arrest Without Disposition In Maryland
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A Certificate of Disposition is an official court document that indicates the current status of a case or its final disposition.
In order to obtain a copy of your court disposition you must contact the court that heard your case (i.e. The Circuit Court for Baltimore County) or go to the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Website .
A certified disposition can only be issued by the court where the case took place. Courts have different procedures and requirements for how to get a certified disposition. Some courts may require that you make your request in person, while others may honor requests made by mail, phone, or online.
Disposition hearing definition: A disposition hearing is a type of court proceeding that occurs after a defendant is found guilty or enters a plea of guilty or no contest in a criminal case. At this hearing, the judge decides what type of sentencing or other legal outcomes will be imposed on the defendant.
The Maryland Shield Law came into effect 10/01/2015. It allows certain criminal convictions to be 'shielded' from public record. If you have been convicted of a crime in Maryland and want it shielded you should speak with our Maryland criminal attorneys handling expungements and shields.
A certified disposition can only be issued by the court where the case took place. Courts have different procedures and requirements for how to get a certified disposition. Some courts may require that you make your request in person, while others may honor requests made by mail, phone, or online.
For a criminal background check, contact the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services at 1- 888-795-0011 or visit their website at dpscs.maryland. You may wish to have your criminal case removed from public records. This process, called expungement, is discussed in a separate video series.
