Maryland Request to Shield Denied or Dismissed Protective Order Records is a public record that allows individuals to request that information related to a protective order be shielded from public view or dismissed from the court record. This request can be made for any protective order that has been denied or dismissed in Maryland. There are two types of Maryland Request to Shield Denied or Dismissed Protective Order Records: Shielded Records and Dismissed Records. Shielded Records are those that have been requested to be shielded from public view, meaning the information related to the protective order will not be made available to the public. Dismissed Records are those that have been requested to be dismissed from the court record, meaning the protective order will be removed from the court record and no longer be available to the public.