Online Traffic Ticket Search

If your ticket goes missing, Maryland provides a convenient online search option called the Judiciary's Online Case Search. Through it you can access your citation number, fine amount, date of violation, and county in which you received your traffic ticket. But as you will read below, your work is not finished.

Complete a MD Lost Ticket Form

After you retrieve your MD ticket information from the Judiciary's Online Case Search, you'll next need to complete a Lost or Missing Citation Option form. One form per citation.

Determine How You Will Plead

Next, decide on how you'll plea. On the ticket you must check one of three options:

• Pay fine amount (guilty plea; learn more in our How to Pay a Traffic Ticket section)
• Request waiver hearing (guilty but with an explanation)
• Request trial (guilty; learn more in our How to Fight a Traffic Ticket page)

After checking the appropriate box and completing the form, mail to the address located on the form within 30 days of receiving your traffic ticket. If you fail to respond within this 30-day window the court will notify the MVA and your driver's license will be suspended.