Maryland, Frederick County
Where Brunswick's records are kept. Brunswick has its own city government, police department, public library and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Brunswick's own offices, along with the Frederick County and State of Maryland offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Starting point for research at the Maryland State Archives, with guides to adoption, birth, census, church and marriage records and holdings of modern court records such as divorce decrees and criminal records.
Open official site Maryland State Archives Get StartedCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court whose Baltimore and Greenbelt divisions serve Maryland; it publishes a public calendar, opinions and an unclaimed funds search, and case records are on PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of MarylandCounty court
Maryland Judiciary public search of District Court and Circuit Court case records; names must match exactly unless a % wildcard follows the first letters of the last name.
Open official site Maryland Judiciary Case SearchVital records
Maryland Department of Health office that issues vital records only once entitlement is verified; it explains how to request certificates, corrections and genealogical information and warns about phone and phishing scams.
Open official site Maryland Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
DPSCS lookup of the housing location of people committed to the Commissioner of Correction in Division of Correction facilities and Patuxent Institution; anyone released or escaped is not listed.
Open official site Maryland Incarcerated Individual LocatorPolice & jail
Maryland Department of State Police page for its Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons, linking the list of missing people reported to the state clearinghouse; there is no waiting period to report someone missing.
Open official site Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified PersonsPolice & jail
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services search of registered sex offenders living or working nearby, with alerts when one moves close by; registrants report their own data, which may be out of date.
Open official site Maryland Sex Offender RegistryProperty records
Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository background checks from fingerprints taken at authorized sites; fees are paid by card or check, and copies of FBI records must be requested from the FBI.
Open official site Maryland CJIS Background ChecksCity records
Brunswick City Hall at 1 West Potomac St., phone (301) 834-7500, with Mayor and Council agendas, the city charter and code, Public Information Act requests, utility bill and parking ticket payment and zoning certificates.
Open official site City of BrunswickPolice & jail
Full service city police working around the clock from 811 West Potomac Street under Chief Kevin Grunwell, phone 301-834-9101, with the anonymous tips line, complaint forms and a citizen complaint tracker.
Open official site Brunswick Police DepartmentCity records
Frederick County Public Libraries branch at 915 North Maple Avenue, phone (301) 600-7250, open seven days, with curbside pickup, meeting and study rooms, notary service and printing, scanning and faxing.
Open official site Brunswick Branch LibraryProperty records
City planning office at 811 W. Potomac Street handling zoning certificates online, the zoning ordinance and draft rewrite, code enforcement, zoning maps and Planning Commission and Board of Appeals calendars.
Open official site Brunswick Planning and ZoningEverything else, organized
10 more Brunswick sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Brunswick, a place of 7,762 people, is in Frederick County, whose county seat is Frederick. Court and property records sit with Frederick County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Brunswick's own offices are in the cards above, and our Frederick County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Maryland is run by the Maryland State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Brunswick.
Deeds for property in Brunswick are recorded by the Frederick County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation keeps the tax values. Our Frederick County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maryland come from the state vital records office, Maryland Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.