Dorchester County Warrant Records Dorchester County Warrant Records

This page explains what we can and cannot help with, and where to take a question about an official Dorchester County warrant. Nearly every request belongs with the clerk who keeps the file or the sheriff's office that handles service, not with us, so the routing below sends each need to the office that owns it.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, recall or clear a warrant, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. For any of those, reach the issuing court or the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office directly.

Need Official Warrant Information?

Here is where the questions most people ask about in Dorchester County belong:

  • Whether a warrant exists: start with Maryland Judiciary CaseSearch, then call the clerk for the court where the case was filed to have the docket read back
  • A bench warrant for a missed court date: call the clerk of the court that set the case, since that court issued the warrant and controls any recall
  • Resolving or clearing a warrant: speak with a licensed Maryland attorney and the issuing court about a recall motion, a voluntary surrender, a new date, or bond
  • An arrest warrant tied to a charge: the commissioner or judge sets the charge and any bond, and the sheriff's office carries out service
  • Which agency holds the warrant: call the sheriff's office, since service can go to a sheriff's deputy, a town police department, or another agency

The county's court and law-enforcement counters sit in Cambridge and share a small area, which makes it easy to reach the right office once you know its name.

Clerk of the Circuit Court for Dorchester County

Courthouse, 206 High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613

410-228-0481

Public hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except legal holidays. Circuit Court felony, serious criminal, and state capias files.

Clerk of the District Court of Maryland, Dorchester

310 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613

410-901-1420

Court hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except legal holidays. Traffic, misdemeanor, and failure-to-appear files.

District Court Commissioner, Dorchester

310 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613

410-901-1430

Charging applications, probable cause decisions, and initial bond. Open 24 hours on weekdays with weekend on-call coverage.

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office

829 Fieldcrest Road, Cambridge, MD 21613

410-228-4141

County law enforcement, court security, civil process, and service coordination. The office reports being open 24 hours, with the lobby open Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

No separate public warrant-desk number, walk-in surrender schedule, or bond window was located in the official Dorchester sources, so call before anyone travels to a courthouse or the detention center.