Sources for Maryland Court Rules, Forms, and Practice Materials

Print Sources

The Maryland Rules, including the rules of procedure and evidence, are published as part of both print versions of the Maryland Annotated Code, Annotated Code of Maryland / Md. Code Ann. (Lexis Law Publishing) and West's Annotated Code of Maryland.

These print versions of the Maryland Code also contain local federal court rules and other rules, as well as some forms.

Other substantive provisions related to procedural matters appear in the Courts and Judicial Proceedings article of the Maryland Annotated Code.

Electronic Sources

Lexis and Westlaw:

Annotated versions of the Maryland Rules appear on Lexis under Maryland- Statutes and Regulations- Court Rules and on Westlaw under U.S. States- Maryland - Court Rules & Orders. The Courts and Judicial Proceedings article appears on both systems in the Maryland Code databases.

Internet:

The Maryland Rules can be accessed free (via Lexis) from the Maryland Judiciary page.

For an extensive list of Maryland practice materials and form books owned by many law libraries, see the TMLL Guide to Legal Research "Maryland Practice Materials."