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MDEC Policies & Procedures (introduction)

MDEC Policies and Procedures

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MDEC

Policies & Procedures

Table of Contents

Introduction to this Manual

What is MDEC?

MDEC stands for Maryland Electronic Courts. MDEC’s goal is to create a judiciary-wide

integrated case management system that will enable courts at all levels to collect, store,

process, and access records electronically. Registered attorneys and parties may file and access

records electronically. The system produces paper on demand.

MDEC has Three Component Parts

1. Odyssey File & Serve

Operated by Tyler Technologies, it’s the filing interface between the registered users and

Odyssey.

2. Odyssey

The judiciary’s case management system.

3. Maryland Judiciary Case Search & Record Portal

Allows attorneys of record and parties* to have full access – where not restricted by law or

court order – to cases in which they are involved. This includes document access.

*Parties to a case should file an Application for Party Access to gain electronic access to the

case.

The Maryland Judiciary Case Search & Record Portal can be found here:

https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/

For additional information regarding the portal, see

https://www.mdcourts.gov/mdec/efilingatty

MDEC Functionality and Benefits

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