Ch. 362                                   2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(f)      A good faith reliance on a court order is a complete defense to a civil or
criminal action brought under this section.

(g)     (1) An individual who was observed through the use of a camera in
violation of this section has a civil cause of action against any person who placed or
procured another to place the camera on the real property.

(2) In an action under this subsection, the court may award damages and
reasonable attorney's fees.

(h) This section does not affect any legal or equitable right or remedy
otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 362
(House Bill 624)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Automatic Notice to Defendant

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a court from assessing costs against a certain
defendant in connection with an expungement under certain circumstances;
altering a provision of law so as to make certain procedures relating to
expungement of certain records applicable only to certain arrests, detentions, or
confinements occurring before a certain date; establishing that for certain
arrests, detentions, or confinements occurring on or after a certain date, the
person arrested, detained, or confined is entitled to expungement of certain
police records; requiring a certain law enforcement unit to take certain actions
within a certain amount of time after release of a certain person entitled to
expungement of a certain police record; requiring certain entities to take certain
actions within a certain amount of time after receipt of a certain notice of
expungement; authorizing a certain person to apply for a certain order of
expungement under certain circumstances; altering a provision of law so as to
make certain procedures relating to expungement of certain records applicable
only to certain charges filed before a certain date; establishing that for certain
charges filed on or after a certain date, the person charged is entitled to
expungement of certain records under certain circumstances; requiring a court
to pass an order requiring the expungement of certain records under certain
circumstances; requiring a certain custodian of records to take certain actions
within a certain amount of time after a court enters an order of expungement;
altering a provision of law so as to make certain procedures relating to
expungement of certain juvenile records applicable only to certain charges filed
before a certain date; establishing that for certain charges filed on or after a

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