Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB625 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 625
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10	10	By: Senator Folden
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Safety – Police Accountability – Investigation Records Relating to 2
19	19	Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of 4
22	22	misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer’s personnel record a 5
23	23	certain amount of time after an administrative charging committee or a trial board 6
24	24	issues a finding that the complaint is unfounded or exonerated; and generally 7
25	25	relating to police accountability. 8
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
28	28	Article – Public Safety 10
29	29	Section 3–101(a), (d), and (k) 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Public Safety 15
35	35	Section 3–112 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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42	42	Article – Public Safety 21
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44	44	3–101. 22
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46	46	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 23
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 625
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50	50	(d) “Exonerated” means that a police officer acted in accordance with the law and 1
51	51	agency policy. 2
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53	53	(k) “Unfounded” means that the allegations against a police officer are not 3
54	54	supported by fact. 4
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56	56	3–112. 5
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58	58	(A) [A] IN THIS SECTION, “INVESTIGATION RECORD ” MEANS A record relating 6
59	59	to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including 7
60	60	an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a 8
61	61	disciplinary decision[,]. 9
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63	63	(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , AN 10
64	64	INVESTIGATION RECORD may not be: 11
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66	66	(1) expunged; or 12
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68	68	(2) destroyed by a law enforcement agency. 13
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70	70	(C) IF A COMPLAINT OF MIS CONDUCT BY A POLICE OFFICER RESULTS IN A 14
71	71	FINDING OF UNFOUNDED OR EX ONERATED BY AN ADMIN ISTRATIVE CHARGING 15
72	72	COMMITTEE UNDER § 3–104 OF THIS SUBTITLE OR A TRIAL BOARD UNDER § 3–106 16
73	73	OF THIS SUBTITLE , ALL INVESTIGATION RE CORDS RELATING TO TH E COMPLAINT 17
74	74	SHALL BE REMOVED FRO M THE POLICE OFFICER ’S PERSONNEL RE CORD 3 YEARS 18
75	75	AFTER THE ADMINISTRA TIVE CHARGING COMMIT TEE OR THE TRIAL BOA RD ISSUES 19
76	76	ITS FINDING. 20
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78	78	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
79	79	October 1, 2025. 22
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