Criminal & Felony Records in Baltimore City, MD

Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

• Baltimore city Sheriff's OfficeOfficial · Free

  Search Baltimore city, MD jail and inmate records through the county Sheriff's Office. Baltimore City has no city-run jail roster; pretrial detention is state-run (MD DPSCS); use statewide VINE (vinelink.com) for custody status.

• Baltimore city Court — Criminal CasesOfficial · Free

  Search Baltimore city, MD criminal court cases — charges, dispositions, and sentencing — through the county court's public case search — Maryland Judiciary Case Search — select Baltimore City; civil & criminal; 403 to bots but live.

• Maryland Criminal History CheckOfficial

  Obtain a personal criminal history record by submitting fingerprints via approved live scan, with a state-only check costing $18 by mail and results returned within about 10 to 15 days. Records are provided by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Central Repository within the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the official state criminal history repository.

  10–15 days$18 + fingerprintingMailFingerprints; no name-based public check

• Get it in minutes — the official route takes 10–15 days.

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• Maryland Sex Offender RegistryOfficial · Free

  Look up registered sex offenders by name or address in the Maryland public registry, or nationwide via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW) — free.

• Maryland Department of CorrectionsOfficial · Free

  Locate current inmates in Maryland prisons through the Maryland Department of Corrections inmate locator; use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody (free).