Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 10-401
Reference to the existence of records
Effective Jan 31, 2026Added by Acts 2021, c. 31, § 2, eff. March 14, 2021. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 95, § 2, eff. Jan. 31, 2026.State of Maryland
(a) The Maryland Judiciary Case Search may not in any way refer to the existence of records of a charge in a case with electronic records if the charge resulted in:
- (1) acquittal;
- (2) dismissal;
- (3) nolle prosequi; or
- (4) the court marking the charge stet on the docket at least 3 years previously.
- (b) The Maryland Judiciary Case Search may not in any way refer to the existence of records of a charge of possession of cannabis in a case with electronic records if the charge resulted in a conviction that was later pardoned by the Governor.
Added by Acts 2021, c. 31, § 2, eff. March 14, 2021. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 95, § 2, eff. Jan. 31, 2026.