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Complete Guide to Maryland Expungement Laws: Randolph Rice Law Firm
Maryland expungement laws are contained in the Maryland Criminal Procedure Sections 10-101 through 10-109.
Additional and revised Expungement laws will take effect on October 1, 2017. We will updated our blog to reflect those new expungement laws.
Below are the Maryland Expungement laws that govern the expungement of criminal records in Maryland. For changes, please references the Maryland Criminal Procedure articles.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-101 – Definitions
(c)(1) “Court record” means an official record of a court that the clerk of a court or other court personnel keeps about:
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-102 – Scope
(b)(1) A court record or a police record that existed before July 1, 1975, and is still maintained, may be expunged under this subtitle.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-103 – Expungement of Police Record When No Charges Are Filed
(c)(1) On receipt of a timely filed request, the law enforcement unit promptly shall investigate and try to verify the facts stated in the request.
(f)(1)(i) If a request by the person for expungement of a police record is denied under subsection (e) of this section, the person may apply for an order of expungement in the District Court that has proper venue against the law enforcement unit.
(5)(i) The law enforcement unit is a party to the proceeding.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-103.1 – Expungement of Police Records After Release Without Charge
(d)(1) A police record expunged under this section may not be expunged by obliteration until 3 years after the date of expungement.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10–104 – Expungement on Nolle Prosequi Before Service
(a) Unless the State objects and shows cause why a record should not be expunged, if the State enters a nolle prosequi as to all charges in a criminal case within the jurisdiction of the District Court with which a defendant has not been served, the District Court may order expungement of each court record, police record, or other record that the State or a political subdivision of the State keeps as to the charges.
(b) The District Court may not assess any costs against a defendant for a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10–105 – Expungement of Record After Charge is Filed
(a) A person who has been charged with the commission of a crime, including a violation of the Transportation Article for which a term of imprisonment may be imposed, or who has been charged with a civil offense or infraction, except a juvenile offense, as a substitute for a criminal charge may file a petition listing relevant facts for expungement of a police record, court record, or other record maintained by the State or a political subdivision of the State if:
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person shall file a petition in the court in which the proceeding began.
(2)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the proceeding began in one court and was transferred to another court, the person shall file the petition in the court to which the proceeding was transferred.
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a petition for expungement based on an acquittal, a nolle prosequi, or a dismissal may not be filed within 3 years after the disposition, unless the petitioner files with the petition a written general waiver and release of all the petitioner’s tort claims arising from the charge.
(d)(1) The court shall have a copy of a petition for expungement served on the State’s Attorney.
(e)(1) If the State’s Attorney files a timely objection to the petition, the court shall hold a hearing.
(g)(1) The State’s Attorney is a party to the proceeding.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-106 – Expungement of Criminal Charge Transferred to Juvenile Court
(a) A person may file, and a court shall grant, a petition for expungement of a criminal charge transferred to the juvenile court under § 4–202 or § 4–202.2 of this article.
(b) A petition for expungement filed under this section shall be filed in the court of original jurisdiction from which the order of transfer was entered.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-107 – Charges Arising From Same Incident, Transaction, or Set of Facts
(a)(1) In this subtitle, if two or more charges, other than one for a minor traffic violation, arise from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts, they are considered to be a unit.
(b)(1) If a person is not entitled to expungement of one charge or conviction in a unit, the person is not entitled to expungement of any other charge or conviction in the unit.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-108 – Opening, Review, or Disclosure of Expunged Records
(a) A person may not open or review an expunged record or disclose to another person any information from that record without a court order from:
(1) the court that ordered the record expunged; or
(2) the District Court that has venue in the case of a police record expunged under § 10-103 of this subtitle.
(b) A court may order the opening or review of an expunged record or the disclosure of information from that record:
(1) after notice to the person whom the record concerns, a hearing, and the showing of good cause; or
(2) on an ex parte order, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c)(1) The court may pass an ex parte order allowing access to an expunged record, without notice to the person who is the subject of that record, on a verified petition filed by a State’s Attorney alleging that:
(i) the expunged record is needed by a law enforcement unit for a pending criminal investigation; and
(ii) the investigation will be jeopardized or life or property will be endangered without immediate access to the expunged record.
(2) In an ex parte order, the court may not allow a copy of the expunged record to be made.
(d)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Maryland Criminal Procedure §10-109 – Prohibited Acts
(a)(1) Disclosure of expunged information about criminal charges in an application, interview, or other means may not be required:
(b)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both for each violation.
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