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The Land Records & Licenses Division of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City provides document recording, licensing, and related services at 100 North Calvert Street, Room 610, Baltimore. Chapter 538 of the 2020 Maryland General Assembly continued a $40 surcharge on recordable instruments effective July 1, 2020. The division charges $20 for basic document recording (up to 9 pages) with the $40 surcharge, $85 for marriage applications (cash only), and tiered copy fees of $0.50 per page for standard copies or $5.00 per certified instrument. Operating hours vary by service: Recording/Lien Section and Marriage & Business Licenses operate Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., while the Library extends to 6:15 p.m. Monday–Thursday. The division also collects state transfer taxes at ½% of consideration or assessed value, and provides notary commissions for $11.00 (new) or $8.00 (change of name/address).
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Baltimore County maintains public records pursuant to Maryland's Public Information Act § 4-101, which establishes presumptive public access to government documents created or received by county agencies. The county's records span ten categories: court records (civil, criminal, traffic, and family cases from the Circuit Court), property records (deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and tax assessments), vital records (birth certificates from 1939-present, death certificates, marriage licenses, and divorce decrees), business records (licenses, permits, and fictitious business registrations), tax records, voting records from the Board of Elections, government proceedings (Council meeting minutes, agendas, and video recordings), financial documents (budgets, expenditure reports, and statements), law enforcement records (with restrictions), and land use records (zoning maps, building permits, and development plans). The Baltimore County Circuit Court Clerk's Office maintains court and land records, while the State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Maryland Department of Health Division of Vital Records hold respective property and vital records. Baltimore County complies with Maryland's Open Meetings Act and operates a public information portal and dedicated request process to provide digital access to commonly requested documents.
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This is Volume VI of the Maryland Legislative Handbook Series, providing an overview of local government structure and operations in Maryland as of 2022. The document covers topics including forms of local government, revenue sources, indebtedness, and state funding allocation, with demographic and historical profiles for each county. Local governments in Maryland employ over 230,000 people, manage $37.7 billion in public spending, and received $11.1 billion in state funding in fiscal 2023.
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This document outlines Baltimore City's zoning framework as administered by the Department of Planning under Director Douglas B. McCoach, III. Baltimore City's Zoning Ordinance was established following Ordinance #1051 in 1971 and organizes land uses into four basic categories: residential, office-residential, business, and manufacturing. The City has ten residential districts designated with "R" followed by a number, with density increasing proportionally to the number designation. Single-family residential districts include R-1 (maximum 5.9 units per acre), R-3 (maximum 8.7 units per acre), R-1A (maximum 3 units per acre, created in 1992), and R-1B (maximum 2 units per acre, created in 1992), with examples including Ten Hills, Hunting Ridge, Guilford, Mt. Washington, Ashburton, and Harford-Echodale. The Planning Commission is required by Article 66B of the State Charter to review and make recommendations on all zoning changes and text amendments within 100 days of introduction, and holds public hearings on proposed changes.
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This document describes Baltimore County arrest and criminal records as public documents and presents 2018 crime statistics for the county. In 2018, Baltimore County recorded 59,227 total crimes, comprising 26,169 Part I crimes and 33,058 Part II crimes, representing a 4.5% overall reduction from 2017. Part I violent crimes numbered 4,826 (down 7.9% from 2017), including 27 homicides, 346 rapes, 1,332 robberies, 3,118 aggravated assaults, and 3 human trafficking incidents, while Part I property crimes totaled 21,343 (down 8.6%), including 2,605 burglaries, 16,776 thefts, 1,842 motor vehicle thefts, and 120 arsons. The document notes that juveniles comprised 24% of violent crime arrestees in 2018, with adults making up the remainder of arrests across all crime categories.
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The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is a five-member body comprising the Mayor, City Council President, Comptroller, City Solicitor, and Director of Public Works, tasked with formulating and executing the City's fiscal policy under the Charter of Baltimore City Article VI Section 2. The Board adopts an annual Ordinance of Estimates presented to City Council and makes public the Director of Finance's recommended operating budget and the Planning Commission's recommended capital budget and long-range capital improvement program prior to adoption. The Board is responsible for awarding all City contracts and supervising purchasing by opening and evaluating all formal bids, awarding contracts to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The document indicates the Board meets regularly, with scheduled meetings on May 6 and May 20, 2026, both at 9am, and maintains archives of recordings dating to 2022 and meeting minutes from 2009–2021.
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This 2015 Baltimore County citizens' guide explains the county's zoning and land use regulations. The guide covers 37 different zoning classifications organized into six categories: Resource Conservation Zones (RC-2 through RC-50 and RCC), Residential Zones (DR-1 through DR-16 and RAE-1 through RAE-2), Office Zones (ROA, RO, OR-1 through OR-2, O-3, OT, SE), Business Zones (CB, BLR, BL, BM, BR, BMM, BMB, BMYC), Manufacturing Zones (MR, MLR, ML, MH), and Districts (AS, IM, H, H1, CCC, CT, C, M43, ME, NC). The guide notes that up to 10 types of zoning districts may be superimposed onto a zone to provide additional regulation. Since 2004, Baltimore County has maintained its official zoning map as an electronic geodatabase, with property zoning designations accessible through an interactive online map.
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