Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB885 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0885
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 885
8	8	E4 5lr1766
9	9	CF SB 625
10	10	By: Delegates Hornberger, Arentz, Arikan , Buckel, Chisholm, Fair, Grammer,
11	11	Griffith, Hutchinson, Jacobs, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, M. Morgan,
12	12	T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Otto, Reilly, Schmidt, and Valentine
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025
14	14	Assigned to: Judiciary
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Public Safety – Police Accountability – Investigation Records Relating to 2
21	21	Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints 3
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23	23	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of 4
24	24	misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer’s personnel record a 5
25	25	certain amount of time after an administrative charging committee or a trial board 6
26	26	issues a finding that the complaint is unfounded or exonerated; and generally 7
27	27	relating to police accountability. 8
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
30	30	Article – Public Safety 10
31	31	Section 3–101(a), (d), and (k) 11
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
33	33	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
36	36	Article – Public Safety 15
37	37	Section 3–112 16
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
39	39	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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41	41	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
42	42	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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44	44	Article – Public Safety 21
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46	46	3–101. 22
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48	48	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 885
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52	52	(d) “Exonerated” means that a police officer acted in accordance with the law and 1
53	53	agency policy. 2
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55	55	(k) “Unfounded” means that the allegations against a police officer are not 3
56	56	supported by fact. 4
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58	58	3–112. 5
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60	60	(A) [A] IN THIS SECTION, “INVESTIGATION RECORD” MEANS A record relating 6
61	61	to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including 7
62	62	an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a 8
63	63	disciplinary decision[,]. 9
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65	65	(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , AN 10
66	66	INVESTIGATION RECORD may not be: 11
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68	68	(1) expunged; or 12
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70	70	(2) destroyed by a law enforcement agency. 13
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72	72	(C) IF A COMPLAINT OF MIS CONDUCT BY A POLICE OFFICER RESULTS IN A 14
73	73	FINDING OF UNFOUNDED OR EXONERATED BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE CH ARGING 15
74	74	COMMITTEE UNDER § 3–104 OF THIS SUBTITLE OR A TRIAL BOARD UNDER § 3–106 16
75	75	OF THIS SUBTITLE , ALL INVESTIGATION RECORDS RELATING TO THE COMPLAINT 17
76	76	SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE POL ICE OFFICER’S PERSONNEL RECORD 3 YEARS 18
77	77	AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARG ING COMMITTEE OR THE TRIAL BOARD ISSUES 19
78	78	ITS FINDING. 20
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80	80	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
81	81	October 1, 2025. 22