Welcome to the Maryland Odyssey File and Serve Site.

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*** E-filing requirement: all confidential documents must be submitted with the Notice Regarding Restricted Information Pursuant to Rule 20-201.1 (effective 10/1/2020).

If you have general questions please contact the Judiciary's IT service desk at 410-260-1114 or mdcourts@service-now.com.

To avoid filing errors review the following information before you e-file:

1. MDEC Policies and Procedures Manual This guide contains Maryland specific filing information/requirements/processes including how to register as a firm or self- represented litigant.

2. Odyssey File and Serve User Guide Overview of the e-filing process.

3. Maryland Rules Overview Maryland Rules overview specific to electronic filing.

4. Familiarize yourself with the Self-Help section on this page.

5. State Court Administrator's Best Practices on How to Avoid Deficiencies.

6. Visit the e-filing home page of the Maryland Courts website for FAQs, links to more Maryland specific e-filing resources for both attorneys and self-represented litigants.

7. Periodically visit this page for updates.

Must Know:

1. All attorneys must register for e-filing using their attorney number. Find it here: http://mdcourts.gov/lawyers/attylist.html. Out-of-state attorneys must request an attorney number for e-filing purposes by contacting the JIS Service Desk at 410-260-1114.

2. To view case documents remotely, attorneys and case parties must complete a separate registration on the Maryland Judiciary Record Search portal (aka MDEC) with the same email address used to register for e-filing. (Maryland Rule 20-109).

3. Electronic notification of service does not happen automatically. You must add yourself as a service contact in your cases and whitelist no-reply@tylertech.cloud to be sure that your service provider does not block receipt of your service emails. Click here for more information about whitelisting. More information about service contacts is found in the MDEC Policies and Procedures manual.

4. Maryland attorneys may access Statewide Uniform Subpoena forms by logging into their account in the Attorney Information System (AIS).

5. Protected Criminal Sealed Indictment cases that have active warrants will not be available for electronic filing until the warrant is served. State's attorneys must file into these cases with paper until the clerk makes the case public when the warrant is served. These cases are not available for view in case searches by party name or case number.

6. For e-filing assistance not contained in referenced material mentioned above, contact the Judiciary's IT service desk at mdcourts@service-now.com or phone 410-260-1114.