ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 362

(5) THE COURT INDEFINITELY POSTPONES TRIAL OF A CRIMINAL
CHARGE BY MARKING THE CRIMINAL CHARGE "STET" ON THE DOCKET;

(6) THE CASE IS COMPROMISED UNDER § 3-207 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
ARTICLE;

(7) THE CHARGE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE JUVENILE COURT UNDER §
4-202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR

(8) THE PERSON;

(I) IS CONVICTED OF ONLY ONE CRIMINAL ACT, AND THAT ACT IS
NOT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE; AND

(II) IS GRANTED A FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL PARDON BY THE

(B) IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISPOSITION OF A CHARGE AS SET FORTH IN
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT EFFECTING THE DISPOSITION SHALL
PASS AN ORDER REQUIRING THE EXPUNGEMENT OF ALL POLICE RECORDS AND
COURT RECORDS ABOUT THE CHARGE.

(C) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF THE ORDER, EACH CUSTODIAN OF THE
POLICE RECORDS AND COURT RECORDS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE ORDER OF
EXPUNGEMENT SHALL;

(1) SEARCH DILIGENTLY FOR AND EXPUNGE ALL POLICE RECORDS AND
COURT RECORDS RELATING TO THE CHARGE; AND

(2) ADVISE IN WRITING THE COURT AND THE PERSON ENTITLED TO
EXPUNGEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER.

10-106.

(a) In this section AND § 10-107 OF THIS SUBTITLE, "delinquency petition"
means a petition filed under § 3-8A-10 of the Courts Article alleging that a child is a
delinquent child.

(b) [A] FOR CHARGES FILED BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2004, A person may file a
petition for expungement of a criminal charge transferred to the juvenile court under
§ 4-202 of this article:

(1) after the date of the decision not to file a delinquency petition; or

(2) after the decision on the delinquency petition of facts not sustained.

(e) The court may grant a petition for expungement to a person when the
person becomes 21 years old, if a charge transferred under § 4-202 of this article
resulted in the adjudication of the person as a delinquent child.

(d) A court shall grant a petition for expungement of a criminal charge that
was transferred to the juvenile court under § 4-202 of this article, if:

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GOVERNOR.