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HOUSE BILL 663
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By: Delegate Cardin
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Police Discipline – Order to Show Cause 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the 3
circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency 4
to show cause why the right should not be granted; and generally relating to police 5
disciplinary proceedings. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Public Safety 8
Section 3–113.1 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Public Safety 14
3–113.1. 15
(A) AT ANY TIME BEFORE A HEARING IS HELD BY T HE HEARING BOARD 16
UNDER § 3–106 OF THIS SUBTITLE , A POLICE OFFICER WHO IS DENIE D A RIGHT 17
GRANTED BY THIS SUBT ITLE MAY APPLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR AN ORDER 18
THAT DIRECTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY T O SHOW CAUSE WHY THE RIGHT 19
SHOULD NOT BE GRANTE D. 20
(B) THE POLICE OFFICER SHALL MAKE T HE APPLICATION : 21
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(1) IF THE POLICE OFFICER IS AN EMPLOY EE OF A COUNTYWIDE OR 1
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN 2
WHICH THE LAW ENFORC EMENT AGENCY IS LOCA TED; AND 3
(2) IF THE POLICE OFFICER IS AN EMPLOY EE OF A STATEWIDE OR 4
BICOUNTY LAW ENFORCE MENT AGENCY , TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE 5
ARUNDEL COUNTY. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
October 1, 2023. 8