SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Prince George's County is a county in Maryland with about 967,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 8 county office pages for Prince George's County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, State's Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Prince George's County public records live

Each kind of Prince George's County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Prince George's County

A person arrested in Prince George's County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Prince George's County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Prince George's County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Prince George's County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Prince George's County.

  • Website: mdcourts.gov/non-mdec/pgpubliccases (page title: Public Cases Created by Prince George's County Courts | Maryland Courts)
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of Prince George's County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Prince George's County.

  • Website: princegeorgescourts.org/178/Clerk-of-the-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of the Circuit Court | Prince George's County Judicial, MD)
  • Phone: 301-952-3318
  • Address: 14735 Main Street Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
  • Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Prince George's County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Prince George's County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Circuit Court Clerk (land records)

Property values: Department of Assessments and Taxation

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Birth, death and marriage records in Prince George's County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Prince George's County are issued by the office below. The Maryland state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

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State's Attorney for Prince George's County

The State's Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Prince George's County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

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Public records requests to Prince George's County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Prince George's County.

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Statewide Maryland sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Maryland state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Prince George's County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Prince George's County

Prince George's County has 27 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of each linked city; the linked names open them.

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Prince George's County Arrest Records

The Prince George's County arrest records guide names the 30 agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 6,192 arrests the 24 agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Prince George's County Records Guides

SearchSystems has eight more guides to Prince George's County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Prince George's County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Prince George's County inmate search (the custody page of the Prince George's County Police Department, the jail numbers and who books people), Prince George's County criminal records (the court file, the Maryland criminal history and the local arrest records), Prince George's County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Prince George's County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Maryland Public Information Act requires), Prince George's County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Prince George's County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Prince George's County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Prince George's County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Prince George's County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Prince George's County at princegeorgescountymd.gov, or call 301-952-7164. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Prince George's County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Prince George's County is at mdcourts.gov/non-mdec/pgpubliccases. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Prince George's County?

The Circuit Court Clerk (land records), at princegeorgescourt.org/public-records. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Prince George's County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Prince George's County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for Prince George's County vital records at princegeorgescountymd.gov, phone 410-764-3038, or from the Maryland state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from Prince George's County?

Through the records request page at princegeorgescountymd.gov. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.

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