EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0537*
HOUSE BILL 537
E4 5lr2057
HB 15/24 – JUD CF 5lr2950
By: Delegates Cardin, Sample –Hughes, Schmidt, Simmons, Tomlinson, and
Valentine
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2025
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 and 2024 Supplement) 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 DENIED A RIGHT 17
GRANTED BY THIS SUBT ITLE MAY APPLY TO TH E 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 SH ALL MAKE THE APPLICA TION: 21
(1) IF THE POLICE OFFICE R IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A COUNTYWIDE OR 22 2 HOUSE BILL 537
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN 1
WHICH THE LAW ENFORC EMENT AGENCY IS LOC ATED; AND 2
(2) IF THE POLICE OFFICE R IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A STATEWIDE OR 3
BICOUNTY LAW ENFORCE MENT AGENCY , TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE 4
ARUNDEL COUNTY. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2025. 7