Welcome to Maryland Business Licenses Online

This website provides public access to the business licensing system of the Maryland Judiciary.

Access to these records is governed by Maryland Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011, effective October 1, 2004.

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Additional Information:
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Disclaimer

In Maryland, laws exist to ensure that state government is open and that the public has access to appropriate records and information in its possession.  At the same time, both State and Federal laws provide exceptions that serve various needs including the privacy of individuals. 

While much information is made available to the public through this site, some information may be restricted or require registration to obtain.  All of the information collected at this site becomes a public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by members of the public, unless an exemption in law exists. 
				
The information available through the Maryland Judiciary eLicense database may be limited in SCOPE (extent of information available), HISTORY (years of available information), TIME (how quickly information is updated), and RELIABILITY (general accuracy of information). 
				
I.  Scope of Information 
	Information is available on all business licenses issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office in the state under authority of Title 17 of the business regulations article.  This information includes owner's name, trade name, mailing & location address, city and state, license number, type of license and costs of licenses purchased.  Only information on issued licenses are available; pending or unissued or out of business license information is unavailable.

II.  Historical Information 
	All information contained in the eLicense database originates in the individual counties where the license is issued, and is available for the current year.  The amount of historical information may vary by county based on when such information is available.

III.  Timeliness of Information 
	eLicense case data is available online at the approximate time that it is entered in the records of that court. 

IV.  Reliability of Information
	This site reflects the electronic record of the licenses presented and may not always reflect all of the information maintained within the official record.  The data may not be reliable in the sense that further action may occur in the license that would affect the record.  

If you believe information provided is inaccurate, please send written notice to the court where the original record was created or filed.  For courthouse locations and contact information, please visit: https://www.mdcourts.gov/courts  
Note:  Requests for corrections will not be accepted by telephone.

The Maryland Judiciary, its agencies, officers, or employees do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information contained in this system.  Users rely on this information at their own risk.