1. A. This chapter establishes a civilian process to receive and process allegations of police officer misconduct involving a member of the public, review administrative investigations, and make disciplinary recommendations involving misconduct.
2. B. The agency head of each law enforcement agency shall develop the agency's own procedures to process complaints of misconduct that do not involve a member of the public..

Authority: Public Safety Article, §§3-114, 3-207, and 3-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective September 6, 2022 (49:21 Md. R. 941); emergency provision expired effective December 27, 2022

Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective January 9, 2023 (49:27 Md. R. 1111)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 3, 2025 (52:2 Md. R. 68)

Regulation .04B amended effective November 10, 2025 (52:22 Md. R. 1096)

Regulation .06E, F adopted effective November 10, 2025 (52:22 Md. R. 1096)

Regulation .07B amended effective November 10, 2025 (52:22 Md. R. 1096)