Maryland, Kent County
Where Galena's records are kept. Galena has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Galena's own offices, along with the Kent County and State of Maryland offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Galena town site with the Mayor and Council, staff, planning commission, board of appeals, legislation, forms and permits, utility bill payment, the town charter, and ordinances and resolutions.
Open official site Town of GalenaCourt records
The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Kent County in Chestertown files civil, criminal and juvenile cases, records land deeds and issues marriage and business licenses.
Open official site Kent County Circuit Court ClerkProperty records
Kent County, Maryland government with commissioner agendas, minutes and live video, annual reports, mapping tools, cemetery maps, building permits and property tax payment.
Open official site Kent County GovernmentProperty records
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which runs the state criminal background check from fingerprints taken at an approved site.
Open official site Maryland Criminal Background RecordsPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Maryland Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Open official site Maryland Inmates and Offender SearchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Galena, a place of 539 people, is in Kent County, whose county seat is Chestertown. Court and property records sit with Kent County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Galena's own offices are in the cards above, and our Kent County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under the Maryland Public Information Act, the first two hours of search time are free, and copies are charged at a set per-page rate. Maryland Judiciary Case Search and MDLANDREC land records are free, a certified Maryland birth certificate costs $10 from the state or $25 from a local health department, and a death certificate is $10 for the first copy.
Ask the Galena police department if the town has its own force; otherwise the Kent County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crashes worked by the Maryland State Police are requested from the MSP Central Records Division.
Cases filed in Kent County are heard by the Circuit Court and District Court for the county. Maryland Judiciary Case Search gives free access to District Court and Circuit Court case records statewide.
Deeds are recorded by the Kent County Circuit Court land records office, and land records from every county are free online through MDLANDREC. The State Department of Assessments and Taxation sets property values, and the county treasurer or finance office collects the tax.
Birth and death certificates come from the Kent County Health Department or the Maryland Division of Vital Records, by appointment, mail or VitalChek. Marriage records are kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the license was issued.
Maryland's state criminal history repository at DPSCS releases full records only through fingerprint checks for employment or licensing, not open name searches. Maryland Judiciary Case Search shows criminal court cases by name free.
Maryland agencies must respond within 30 days under the Maryland Public Information Act, and must say within 10 working days if it will take longer. The first two hours of search time are free.
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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.