Glen Burnie Criminal History Search
Glen Burnie criminal history records are managed by Anne Arundel County because Glen Burnie is an unincorporated community with no city police department. The Anne Arundel County Police Department covers law enforcement in Glen Burnie. An important point for Glen Burnie residents: the county police are not authorized to release criminal history information to private individuals or non-law enforcement organizations. All criminal history background checks go through the Maryland CJIS Central Repository at the state level, not the county police.
Glen Burnie Overview
Anne Arundel County Police Department
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is the law enforcement agency for Glen Burnie. The main headquarters is in Millersville. While the police serve Glen Burnie residents, they have a clear restriction when it comes to criminal history: only qualified law enforcement agencies can get criminal history records from the department. Private individuals and non-criminal-justice organizations must go to CJIS.
| Address | 8495 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108 |
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| Phone | 410-222-8050 |
| Fax | 410-222-8029 |
| Website | aacounty.org/police-department |
For other police records (incident reports, accident reports, CAD logs), you can submit a request by fax or through the online Public Information Request Form. You must attach a signed records release form and identify as law enforcement if requesting restricted materials. For general public requests, incident reports and accident reports are available at set fees.
The fee schedule for Anne Arundel County Police records is as follows:
- Police report or CAD notes: $5.00
- Archived report retrieval: $35.00
- Color photo copy: $1.00 per page
- Photo CD: $5.00
- 911 audio CD: $25.00
- Audio, photo, or video record: $40.00
Here is a look at Glen Burnie law enforcement resources and local police records access for residents.
Anne Arundel County Police provides coverage for Glen Burnie and is the first point of contact for police records related to incidents in the area.
Getting a Criminal History Background Check
Since Anne Arundel County Police is not authorized to share criminal history with the public, Glen Burnie residents need to contact the state. The Maryland CJIS Central Repository at DPSCS handles all public criminal history checks.
Submit Form 015 with your fingerprints and an $18 fee for a state-only criminal history check. If you want a combined state and FBI check, the fee goes up to $38 or more. Mail everything to CJIS Central Repository, P.O. Box 32708, Pikesville, MD 21282-2708. Processing takes 10 to 15 business days. The CJIS Help Desk is at 1-888-795-0011 or 410-764-4501. Current forms and instructions are at the DPSCS background checks page. Fingerprinting locations near Glen Burnie are listed on the DPSCS fingerprinting page.
Important: Anne Arundel County Police is not authorized to release criminal history record information (CHRI) to non-criminal justice agencies. Contact CJIS directly for background checks.
Glen Burnie District Court and Anne Arundel Circuit Court
Glen Burnie has its own District Court location. This court handles misdemeanors, traffic cases, and other lower-level criminal matters for the Glen Burnie area. For more serious cases, the matter goes to the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in Annapolis.
| District Court (Glen Burnie) | 7500 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 |
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| District Court Phone | 410-260-1800 |
| Circuit Court (Annapolis) | 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 |
| Circuit Court Phone | 410-222-1397 |
| Case Search | casesearch.courts.state.md.us |
The Maryland Judiciary Case Search is free and lets you look up cases from both the Glen Burnie District Court and the Anne Arundel Circuit Court. Search by name or case number and filter by Anne Arundel County to find local records. This is not an official criminal history report, but it gives you access to public court filings.
Anne Arundel County Detention Center
The Anne Arundel County Detention Center is located in Glen Burnie. This facility holds individuals who are arrested in Anne Arundel County, including Glen Burnie, pending court proceedings or serving shorter sentences. You can contact the facility directly for inmate information.
| Address | 600 East Ordnance Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 |
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| Phone | 410-222-7085 |
Sex Offender Registry and Expungement
The Maryland Sex Offender Registry covers Glen Burnie and all of Anne Arundel County. You can search it for free at the DPSCS sex offender registry page. Registrants are searchable by name or zip code.
To clear a criminal record from Anne Arundel County courts, expungement may be an option. Maryland allows expungement of dismissed cases, nolle prossed charges, and some convictions after waiting periods. The Maryland Courts clean record help page outlines who qualifies. You file expungement petitions with the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in Annapolis. The People's Law Library guide at peoples-law.org has detailed steps on the full process.
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County Criminal History Records
Glen Burnie is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County. Court records and criminal history connect through Anne Arundel County agencies.