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Baltimore County police say electronic court filing has sped protective‑order processing
Summary
Baltimore County Police described a mid‑October rollout of the Maryland Electronic Court Document system (MDEC) for protective orders, reporting about 1,500 orders routed through the system and changes intended to reduce transit delays and create an auditable record of service.
Baltimore County police officials told a BCStat work group that switching to the Maryland Electronic Court Document (MDEC) system in mid‑October has significantly shortened the time between courts issuing protective orders and officers attempting service.
Major Wes Fisher of the Baltimore County Police Department said the prior process required clerks to print orders and call 911 so officers could pick them up and hand‑carry copies around the county, which created batching delays and long hold times at the communications center. "When that order is issued by the court, they are able to assign a Baltimore County Police Department as a party to that case, and that order is…
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