Maryland, Prince Georges County
Where Laurel's records are kept. Laurel has its own city government, police department, clerk's office and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Laurel's own offices, along with State of Maryland offices; the Prince Georges County offices are on our Prince Georges County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the City of Laurel, Maryland, with City Hall at 8103 Sandy Spring Road: the Mayor and City Council, city departments, permits, the city charter and code, and police services.
Open official site City of LaurelPolice & jail
Laurel Police Department at 811 Fifth Street: crime tips, weekly and monthly crime reports, commendations and complaints, animal control, recruiting, and getting a report or paying a citation.
Open official site Laurel Police DepartmentCity records
The Laurel Police Central Records Division at 811 5th Street keeps department reports; police reports are picked up in person with valid ID, and the division also handles impound releases and citations.
Open official site Laurel Police Central Records DivisionCity records
The Laurel City Clerk at 8103 Sandy Spring Road is city archivist and Maryland Public Information Act representative, keeping legislation and council agendas and minutes and running city elections.
Open official site Laurel Office of the City ClerkCity records
Laurel's Fire Marshal and Permit Services takes permit applications through the city's ePermits portal, with lists of available permits, inspections and the city building codes.
Open official site Laurel Fire Marshal and Permit ServicesProperty 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 ChecksVital records
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts on the city of Laurel, Maryland: 2020 Census count 30,060, latest population estimate, median household income, median gross rent and veterans, with map and dashboard views.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Company 10 of Prince George's County, the volunteer department gives fire and emergency medical service to Laurel, recruits firefighters and EMTs with a live-in bunkroom program and relies on donations.
Open official site Laurel Volunteer Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Laurel sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Laurel, a place of 30,060 people, is in Prince Georges County, whose county seat is Upper Marlboro. Court and property records sit with Prince Georges County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Laurel's own offices are in the cards above, and our Prince Georges 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 Laurel.
Deeds for property in Laurel are recorded by the Prince Georges County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation keeps the tax values. Our Prince Georges 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.