Maryland state guidelines stipulate that records documenting municipal activities for example court documents, arrest records, marriage certificates, traffic violations and more are open and offered to the populace, largely because of the Maryland Public Information Act. All applicable information about the various happenings of police officers, city courts, and local government are contained in these records, and are deemed public unless legally redacted. Both regulators and offenders can be held accountable for their behaviour as a result of these laws, which provide the citizenry with the resources they need to look into problems outside of their governing administration.