Ch. 693

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments                                     

(a)     A person charged with the commission of a crime may file a petition setting
forth the relevant facts and requesting expungement of the police records, court records,
and other records maintained by the State of Maryland and its subdivisions, pertaining to
the charge if:                                                                                                           

(1)     The person is acquitted,                                                                       

(2)     The charge is otherwise dismissed or quashed,                                   

(3)     A judgment of probation without finding a verdict or probation on stay
of entry of judgment is entered,                                                                                

(4)     A nolle prosequi is entered,

(5)     The proceeding is placed on the stet docket,                                       

(6)     The case is compromised pursuant to Article 10, § 37 of this Code,

(7)     The person is convicted of only one criminal act, which is not a crime of
violence, and is subsequently granted a full and unconditional pardon by the Governor, or

(8)     The charge was transferred to Juvenile Court jurisdiction under Article
27, § 594A § 594A OF THIS ARTICLE.                                                                             

(b)     (1) A court shall grant a petition under subsection (a)(8) of this section if:

(i) The charge transferred under Article 27, § 594A of the Code §
594A OF THIS ARTICLE did not result in the filing of a petition under § 3-8.10 of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article; or                                                                  

(ii) The charge did result in the filing of a petition under § 3-810 of
the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article but the decision on the petition was a finding
of facts-not-sustained.                                                                                                   

(2) If a charge transferred under Article 27, § 594A of the Code § 594A OF
THIS ARTICLE resulted in the filing of a petition under § 3-810 of the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article and the adjudication of the child as delinquent, the court may grant
a petition of expungement under subsection (a)(8) of this section on or after the [18th]
21ST birthday of the petitioner.

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