HARRY HUGHES, Governor

2025

729.

A law-enforcement officer may not be required or requested
to disclose any item of his property, income, assets, source of
income, debts, or personal or domestic expenditures (including
those of any member of his family or household) unless that
information is necessary in investigating a possible conflict of
interest with respect to the performance of his official duties,
or unless such disclosure is required by State or federal law.

729A.

A law enforcement agency may not prohibit secondary
employment but may promulgate reasonable regulations as to a law
enforcement officer's secondary employment.

730.

(a)  If the investigation or interrogation of a
law-enforcement officer results in the recommendation of some
action, such as demotion, dismissal, transfer, loss of pay,
reassignment, or similar action which would be considered a
punitive measure, then, except in the case of summary punishment
or emergency suspension as allowed by § 734A of this subtitle and
before taking that action, the law-enforcement agency shall give
notice to the law-enforcement officer that he is entitled to a
hearing on the issues by a hearing board. The notice shall state
the time and place of the hearing and the issues involved. An
official record, including testimony and exhibits, shall be kept
of the hearing.

(b)  The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing board. Both
the law-enforcement agency and the law-enforcement officer shall
be given ample opportunity to present evidence and argument with
respect to the issues involved. Both may be represented by
counsel.

(c)  Evidence which possesses probative value commonly
accepted by reasonable and prudent men in the conduct of their
affairs shall be admissible and shall be given probative effect.
The hearing board conducting the hearing shall give effect to the
rules of privilege recognized by law, and shall exclude
incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial, and unduly repetitious
evidence. All records and documents which any party desires to
use shall be offered and made a part of the record. Documentary
evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, or by
incorporation by reference.

(d)  Every party has the right of cross-examination of the
witnesses who testify, and may submit rebuttal evidence.

(e)  The hearing board conducting the hearing may take
notice of judicially cognizable facts and, in addition, may take
notice of general, technical, or scientific facts within its
specialized knowledge. Parties shall be notified either before