the defendant's attorney. However, a record or notation of a probation before
judgment, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more
under § 16-205.1 of this [article] TITLE, may not be received or considered by the
courts until a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is made by the defendant or a finding
of guilty is made by the court.

(3) These records or notations shall be made so that they are readily
available for consideration by the Administration of any license renewal application
and at any other suitable time.

(4) Accident reports and abstracts of court convictions pertaining to
driving an emergency vehicle, if received by a person who was driving an emergency
vehicle pursuant to the provisions of § 21-106 of this article, shall be segregated by
the Administration and shall be available only to the Administration.

(5) Except as provided in this section, an employee of the Administration
may not disclose any records or information regarding probation before judgment, or
a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more under §
16-205.1 of this [article] TITLE.

(c) If a charge of a Maryland Vehicle Law violation against any individual is
dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction, a record of the charge and dismissal
may not be included in the individual's driving record.

16-117.1.

(d) The Administration shall expunge from its driver record data base the
driving record of an individual OR A PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT DISPOSITION OF
AN INDIVIDUAL:

(1) Who has not been convicted of a moving violation or criminal offense
involving a motor vehicle for the preceding 3 years;

(2) Who has not been convicted of, or been granted probation before
judgment for:

(i) A violation of § 20-102 of this article;

(ii) A violation of § 21-902 of this article; or

(iii) A moving violation identical or substantially similar to § 20-102
or § 21-902 of this article; and

(3) Whose license or privilege to drive never has been suspended or

revoked.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.