WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 322

Approved May 11, 1993.

CHAPTER 322
(House Bill 666)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Expungement of Driving Records - Exception

FOR the purpose of providing that the driving record of an individual may not
automatically be expunged nor be expunged upon application within 10 years by the .
Motor Vehicle Administration if the individual has been convicted of, or been
granted probation before judgment for a violation of, the provision of law
prohibiting the leaving of the scene of an accident that has resulted in bodily injury
or death, or a violation of the laws of another state that are identical or substantially
similar to that law.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 16-117.1

Annotated Code of Maryland                                                                       

(1992 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

16-117.1.

(a)     (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Criminal offense" does not include any violation of the Maryland
Vehicle Law.

(3)     "Moving violation" means a moving violation of the Maryland Vehicle
Law other than a violation of any of its size, weight, load, equipment, or inspection
provisions.

(b)     Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and in Subtitle 8 of this
title, if a licensee applies for the expungement of the licensee's public driving record, the
Administration shall expunge the record if, at the time of application:

(1)     The licensee does not have charges pending for allegedly committing a
moving violation or a criminal offense involving a motor vehicle; and

(2)     (i) The licensee has not been convicted of a moving violation or a
criminal offense involving a motor vehicle for the preceding 3 years, and the licensee's
license never has been suspended or revoked;

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