Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 3-112
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
(a) This subtitle does not prohibit emergency suspension by higher ranking law enforcement officers as designated by the chief.
(b) (1) The chief may impose emergency suspension with pay if it appears that the action is in the best interest of the public and the law enforcement agency.
(2) If the law enforcement officer is suspended with pay, the chief may suspend the police powers of the law enforcement officer and reassign the law enforcement officer to restricted duties pending:
(i) a determination by a court with respect to a criminal violation; or
(ii) a final determination by a hearing board with respect to a law enforcement agency violation.
(3) A law enforcement officer who is suspended under this subsection is entitled to a prompt hearing.
(c) (1) If a law enforcement officer is charged with a felony, the chief may impose an emergency suspension of police powers without pay.
(2) A law enforcement officer who is suspended under paragraph (1) of this subsection is entitled to a prompt hearing.
A record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a disciplinary decision, may not be:
(1) expunged; or
(2) destroyed by a law enforcement agency.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.