Bowie People Search Records

Bowie people search options give you ways to look up court cases, police reports, and other public data in this Prince George's County city. Bowie is one of the few places in the county with its own police force, so you may need to check two agencies for records. The city also falls under the Prince George's County Police District 2 station. A people search in Bowie can pull from court files, property records, state databases, and local police logs. This page walks through each source so you know where to look and what steps to take for any Bowie records request.

Bowie Police Department People Search

Bowie has its own city police force. That makes it different from most Prince George's County communities. The Bowie Police Department sits at 15901 Excalibur Road, Bowie, MD 20716. Call 240-544-5700 for the main line or 240-544-5701 for records. You can ask for police reports by email at policerecords@cityofbowie.org. The department also takes mail requests at the same address. In-person visits work too. You need to give them the date of the incident, the location, names of people involved, and a case number if you have one. Reports from the Bowie police cover incidents that happen inside city limits only.

The Bowie Police Department homepage is shown below on the City of Bowie website.

Use this site to find forms and contact info for the Bowie Police records unit. The department handles its own reports separate from the county system.

Prince George's County Police District 2 also covers parts of Bowie. That station is at 601 SW Crain Highway. Call 301-390-2160. If the incident was on a county road or outside the city limits, the county police may have the report instead. For county reports, you need PGC Form #3864. Send it to the Records Management Division at 4923 43rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hyattsville, MD 20781. The phone there is 301-985-3638. County incident and accident reports each cost $10. They take money orders, business checks, and credit cards. No personal checks.

Bowie Court Records Search

Court records for a Bowie people search come through the Maryland Judiciary Case Search. This free database covers both circuit and district courts. Prince George's County criminal records in Case Search go back to 1982. Search by name, case number, or date range. The system uses exact name matching. Add a % sign at the end for partial matches. So "Jon%" would show Jones, Jonas, and similar names connected to Bowie addresses.

Each result shows party names, city and state, case numbers, partial birth dates, charges with statute codes, and case outcomes. The system does not show the actual court documents. For those, visit the Prince George's County Circuit Court at 14735 Main Street in Upper Marlboro. Clerk Mahasin El-Amin runs the office. Call 301-952-3318 for general info. Civil records are at 301-952-3475. Criminal records are at 301-952-3321. Standard copies cost $0.50 per page. Certified copies run $5 per document plus the copy fee. A criminal records search costs $7 per name. Under Maryland Rules Title 16, Chapter 900, most court records are public. Some are sealed or shielded, including juvenile cases and expunged records.

Bowie People Search Public Records Requests

The Maryland Public Information Act (General Provisions Article §4-101 et seq.) gives you the right to ask for records from Bowie and Prince George's County agencies. Under §4-103, any person can request public records. You do not need to be a Maryland resident. The county MPIA contact email is pia@co.pg.md.us. For police department MPIA requests, reach Sergeant Donald Rickert at 301-985-3649.

The first two hours of search time are free under §4-206. After that, the agency bills based on the pay rate of the worker doing the search. Standard copies cost $0.25 per page. Certified copies are $5 per document. The agency must respond within 30 days per §4-203. If your Bowie people search request gets denied, you can appeal to the Public Access Ombudsman at (410) 576-6310. After that, you can go to the PIA Compliance Board. The last step is circuit court.

Search Bowie People Through State Databases

Several state tools help with a Bowie people search. The SDAT Real Property Search shows who owns any property. Search by owner name or address. Results include owner names, mailing addresses, assessment values, and sales history. This tool is free.

Maryland Land Records holds deeds, mortgages, and liens. Search by grantor or grantee name to trace property transfers in Bowie. A free account is needed. Printing costs $1 per page. The DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator lets you find people in state prisons. Search by name to see facility, ID number, and release date. The Maryland Sex Offender Registry covers Bowie too. Each profile shows name, photo, address, and conviction details.

For accident reports from Bowie, you can use BuyCrash or CrashDocs to get copies online. These work for county police reports. The fee is $10 per report. You need the report number, your name, and the date of the accident. Bowie city police reports may require a separate request through the department.

Bowie People Search Costs

Most online tools for a Bowie people search are free. Court case searches cost nothing. Police reports cost $10 each from both the city and county departments. Accident photos from the county run $20 per roll. Court copies are $0.50 per page for plain and $5 for certified. MPIA requests get two free hours of search time before hourly fees start. Land record pages cost $1 to print. A credit card fee of $1.50 per transaction applies for in-person county payments.

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Prince George's County Records

Bowie is part of Prince George's County. For full county-level records and contact details, see the Prince George's County people search page.