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SENATE BILL 532
E4 5lr2950
CF HB 537
By: Senators Folden, Bailey, Salling, and Gallion
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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 D ENIED 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 OFFICER I S AN EMPLOYEE OF A C OUNTYWIDE OR 22
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN 23 2 SENATE BILL 532
WHICH THE LAW ENFORC EMENT AGENCY IS LOCA TED; AND 1
(2) IF THE POLICE OFFICE R IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A STATEWIDE OR 2
BICOUNTY LAW ENFORCE MENT AGENCY, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE 3
ARUNDEL COUNTY. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2025. 6