Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 3-110
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
(a) On written request, a law enforcement officer may have expunged from any file the record of a formal complaint made against the law enforcement officer if:
(1) (i) the law enforcement agency that investigated the complaint:
1. exonerated the law enforcement officer of all charges in the complaint; or
2. determined that the charges were unsustained or unfounded; or
(ii) a hearing board acquitted the law enforcement officer, dismissed the action, or made a finding of not guilty; and
(2) at least 3 years have passed since the final disposition by the law enforcement agency or hearing board.
(b) Evidence of a formal complaint against a law enforcement officer is not admissible in an administrative or judicial proceeding if the complaint resulted in an outcome listed in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(a) A police officer may not be discharged, disciplined, demoted, or denied promotion, transfer, or reassignment, or otherwise discriminated against or threatened in regard to the police officer’s employment because the police officer:
(1) disclosed information that evidences:
(i) mismanagement;
(ii) a waste of government resources;
(iii) a danger to public health or safety; or
(iv) a violation of law or policy committed by another police officer; or
(2) lawfully exercised constitutional rights.
(b) A police officer may not be denied the right to bring suit arising out of the police officer’s official duties.
(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a police officer has the same rights to engage in political activity as a State employee.
(2) This right to engage in political activity does not apply when the police officer is on duty or acting in an official capacity.
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a law enforcement agency may not prohibit secondary employment by police officers.
(2) A law enforcement agency may adopt reasonable regulations that relate to secondary employment by police officers.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.