Credit Report has lien with no court name

[CodeSculptor]

I just started "caring" about my credit and got my first absurdly dreadful credit...

It's not that I have many overdue or missed payments...  

Two items I didn't know about at all, actually.  Both are liens, tax leins, according to the credit report.

One is something I acknowledge I could definitely owe.  It'a a Maryland tax lien.

The other report item ONLY has a court number and a case number.

I called all the states that I lived in and can't find anything.

It's only a smidge under $500, and I can pay that off immediately, but don't know how to start without knowing the court...

Here's the info I have 

Tax lien filed on Dec, 2000

Type Tax lien

Court number 190VC00031

Case number 6938167

Date filed Dec, 2000

Amount $497

Does anyone know what court that might be?  Or is that a list of court numbers in a catalog I can look into?

[Anonymous]

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@CodeSculptor wrote:

I just started "caring" about my credit and got my first absurdly dreadful credit...

It's not that I have many overdue or missed payments...  

Two items I didn't know about at all, actually.  Both are liens, tax leins, according to the credit report.

One is something I acknowledge I could definitely owe.  It'a a Maryland tax lien.

The other report item ONLY has a court number and a case number.

I called all the states that I lived in and can't find anything.

It's only a smidge under $500, and I can pay that off immediately, but don't know how to start without knowing the court...

Here's the info I have 

Tax lien filed on Dec, 2000

Type Tax lien

Court number 190VC00031

Case number 6938167

Date filed Dec, 2000

Amount $497

Does anyone know what court that might be?  Or is that a list of court numbers in a catalog I can look into?

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In most states the courts have nothing to do with tax liens.  The lien is administrative and then filed with the County Clerk.

[CodeSculptor]

Does that mean there's no way to find out where the debt is?  

[Anonymous]

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@CodeSculptor wrote:

Does that mean there's no way to find out where the debt is?  

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I am not sure what the CRAs are required to provide you, but I would think that they have to have a valid creditor or how can they post it to your CR?  Have you tried asking the credit bureau?