Maryland, Prince George's County
Where Glenarden's records are kept. Glenarden 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 Glenarden's own offices, along with State of Maryland offices; the Prince George's County offices are on our Prince George's County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property 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 LocatorProperty records
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living or working nearby, with alerts when one moves close by; registrants report their own data, which may be out of date.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
Official City of Glenarden website with licensing and permits, inspections, personal property taxes, payments, code enforcement, the agenda and meeting portal and city legislation. Municipal Center: 8600 Glenarden Parkway.
Open official site City of GlenardenPolice & jail
Glenarden Police Department page with the department's mission and a document center of administration and operations volumes. The department works from 8600 Glenarden Parkway, phone (301) 772-3214.
Open official site Glenarden Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Prince George's County Memorial Library System branch at 8724 Glenarden Parkway, phone 301-772-5477, with weekly branch hours and links to the catalog, Libby and library events.
Open official site Glenarden Branch, Prince George's County Memorial LibraryCity records
Glenarden Code Enforcement works with the city police on lawn, exterior property, building and housing standards, inspecting licensed business properties and answering complaints. Office at 8600 Glenarden Parkway.
Open official site Glenarden Code EnforcementEverything else, organized
12 more Glenarden sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Glenarden, a place of 6,402 people, is in Prince George's County. Court and property records sit with Prince George's County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Glenarden's own offices are in the cards above, and our Prince George's 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 registration where Maryland offers it, polling places and the local election office for Glenarden.
Deeds for property in Glenarden are recorded by the Prince George's County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation keeps the tax values. Our Prince George's 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.
Businesses that operate in Glenarden register with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Glenarden requires one, comes from the town or Prince George's County.
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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.