1. (a)

   1. (1) In this subtitle, if two or more charges, other than one for a minor traffic violation or possession of cannabis under § 5-601 of the Criminal Law Article, arise from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts, they are considered to be a unit.
   2. (2) A charge for a minor traffic violation or possession of cannabis under § 5-601 of the Criminal Law Article that arises from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts as a charge in the unit is not a part of the unit.

2. (b)

   1. (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.
   2. (2) The disposition of a charge for a minor traffic violation that arises from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts as a charge in the unit does not affect any right to expungement of a charge or conviction in the unit.

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 615, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 616, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2022, c. 26, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

Formerly Art. 27, § 738.