Frederick Cnty. Dist. Ct. CM - Criminal Cases Case Management Plan 2

Discovery

Discovery and inspection is available in the District Court in actions for offenses that are punishable

by imprisonment. The discovery and inspection shall be completed before the hearing or trial. A

request for discovery and inspection and response need not be in writing and need not be filed with

the Court. If a request was made before the date of the hearing or trial and the request was refused

or denied, the Court may grant a delay or continuance to permit the inspection or discovery.

Do You Need a Court Interpreter or Other Special

Accommodation?

The Maryland Judiciary provides court interpreters for hearings and proceedings conducted in

court, as well as certain court-related services and events, at no cost, for individuals who are parties

or witnesses in court proceedings.

Only court-appointed interpreters can serve as official interpreters in the courtroom. Your family

or friends cannot serve as official court interpreters. But, you can have your family members or

friends help you to communicate with the court staff outside the courtroom.

You should request an interpreter for your hearing 30 days before the court date, if possible.

Fill out a Request for Spoken Language Interpreter (CC-DC-041). If requesting a sign language

interpreter or other special accommodation, use the Request for Accommodation for Person with

Disability (CC-DC-049). You can also ask your attorney to fill out the form for you.

Submit the form to the Clerk's Office of the courthouse where your hearing is scheduled by mail or

in person.

If you are a party in the case, you only need to submit a single Interpreter Request Form. Once the

court receives your first timely request, the court will assign an interpreter for all proceedings at

which you are expected to appear. Other interested persons (victims and witnesses) must submit a

new Interpreter Request Form for each proceeding.

Frederick/Washington County District Court and the

Community

The following are resources available in the community to help with resolving a dispute.

Courthouse locations Frederick County Washington County

100 W. Patrick Street 36 W. Antietam St.

Frederick, MD 21701 Hagerstown, MD 21740

Court telephone number: 301-600-2000 240-420-4600

Location of Clerk’s Office: First Floor First Floor

Alternative Dispute Resolution 866-940-1729

Legal Aid 800-649-8813

Maryland Courts Self-Help Center 410-260-1392

People’s Law Library https://www.peoples-law.org/

Washington County Community Mediation Center 301-665-9262

Link for below for District Court of Maryland Criminal Information

http://www.courts.state.md.us/legalhelp/criminalcases.html

Forms

The following forms might be needed by the defendant in criminal cases.

DC-CR-033 Petition for Determination of Eligibility for Counsel

DC-CR-037 Petition to Strike Bond Forfeiture/Extend Period for Satisfaction/Order

CC-DC-070 Motion for Postponement

CC-DC 041 Request for Spoken Language Interpreter

CC-DC 049 Request for Accommodation for Person with Disability

A growing amount of content on the Maryland Judiciary’s web site is now available in languages

other than English. The non-English pages provide forms, brochures, and other helpful information

about the Maryland Courts. The materials are available in Spanish, French, Russian, Korean and

Chinese. http://www.mdcourts.gov/courtlanguage/index.html.