Maryland, Allegany County
Where Westernport's records are kept. Court and property records for Westernport sit with Allegany County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland.
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As a small town, Westernport relies on Allegany County and the State of Maryland for its public records. The cards below are the Maryland state offices, and the Allegany County offices are on our Allegany County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Phone (301) 359-0138. 107 Washington St., Westernport, MD 21562. The department has no website of its own; this official page lists it.
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Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which runs the state criminal background check from fingerprints taken at an approved site.
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Search Maryland District Court and circuit court case records by party name or case number, including criminal, civil and traffic cases, after accepting the Judiciary's terms of use.
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Request FBI records, find crime statistics, crime alerts, most wanted terrorists and more.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Baltimore OfficePolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Maryland Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
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Search the MD Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services Sex Offender Registry for registered offenders by name or location.
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The Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center links to FBI Baltimore's most wanted list and the FBI's national fugitive and terrorist lists, and takes tips by phone or email.
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Request Maryland State Police reports and public records, apply to buy or register a regulated firearm, view the state missing persons list, and find barrack locations.
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Get Maryland hunting, fishing and boat licenses and registrations, make park and camping reservations, read fishing reports and regulations, and book a DNR service center appointment.
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The Attorney General of Maryland advises and represents state government, enforces consumer protection laws and works on public safety. Court case records come from the Maryland Judiciary through Maryland Judiciary Case Search.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name or department identification.
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Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
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Search Maryland real estate property records by county, street address, map or property sales.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Westernport, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Westernport, a place of 1,812 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Allegany County offices are in Cumberland, the county seat. See our Allegany County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Westernport sits over the Appalachian Region and the coal there is low volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by MDE Mining Mapping, historic underground coal mine repository (Deep Mine Mapping Application) and that office is where to ask for them.
Maryland abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Maryland is run by the Maryland State Board of Elections, and the local board of elections keeps the roll for Westernport. You can register online, by mail or in person. Same day registration is allowed, at an early voting center in your county or at your assigned election day polling place, with a document that proves where you live.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maryland come from the Maryland Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The fee is $10.00 for a birth certificate and $10.00 for a death certificate ($12.00 for each additional death copy in the same transaction). Some Maryland local health departments issue birth and death certificates to walk in customers; their fees vary by jurisdiction.
Deeds for property in Westernport are recorded by the Department of Land Records in the county Circuit Court Clerk's Office, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation sets the assessed value, and the county or Baltimore City finance office or treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Allegany County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Westernport come from the Westernport Police Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Westernport register with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (Maryland Business Express), which runs the state business entity search. Maryland Business Express says some areas require a local business license; contact your county's office of inspections, licensing or permits, or your county's Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Maryland criminal history checks are run by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository. The fee is State background check only: $18.00 by mail, $38.00 in person (includes the $20.00 CJIS service fee). Fingerprint based only: in Maryland, go to any authorized fingerprinting location; outside Maryland, request a fingerprint card from the Central Repository, P.O. Box 32708, Pikesville, Maryland 21282-2708.
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Other places in Allegany County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Allegany County records are on the county page.