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SENATE BILL 320
E2 6lr0846
SB 649/25 – JPR CF HB 187
By: Senator Muse
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Procedure – Expungement – No Finding and Case Terminated Without 2
Finding 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the a person to file a petition for expungement of a 4
disposition under a certain provision of law if the disposition was included in a case 5
that was disposed of by the court with a no finding designation or designated by the 6
court as having been terminated without finding; and generally relating to 7
expungement. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Criminal Procedure 10
Section 10–110(a) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2025 Replacement Volume) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Criminal Procedure 15
Section 10–110(d) 10–110(a) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2025 Replacement Volume) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Criminal Procedure 20
Section 10–110(j) 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
Article – Criminal Procedure 4
10–110. 5
(a) A person may file a petition listing relevant facts for expungement of a police 6
record, court record, or other record maintained by the State or a political subdivision of 7
the State if the person is convicted of: 8
(1) a misdemeanor that is a violation of: 9
(i) § 6–320 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article; 10
(ii) an offense listed in § 17–613(a) of the Business Occupations and 11
Professions Article; 12
(iii) § 5–712, § 19–304, § 19–308, or Title 5, Subtitle 6 or Subtitle 9 of 13
the Business Regulation Article; 14
(iv) § 3–1508 or § 10–402 of the Courts Article; 15
(v) § 14 –1915, § 14 –2902, or § 14 –2903 of the Commercial Law 16
Article; 17
(vi) § 5–211 of this article; 18
(vii) § 3–203 or § 3–808 of the Criminal Law Article; 19
(viii) § 5 –601 not involving the use or possession of cannabis, § 20
5–602(b)(1), § 5–618, § 5–619, § 5–620, § 5–703, § 5–708, or § 5 –902 of the Criminal Law 21
Article; 22
(ix) § 6–105, § 6 –108, § 6 –205 (fourth degree burglary), § 6 –206, § 23
6–301, § 6–303, § 6–306, § 6–307, § 6–402, or § 6–503 of the Criminal Law Article; 24
(x) § 7–104, § 7 –203, § 7 –205, § 7 –304, § 7 –308, or § 7 –309 of the 25
Criminal Law Article; 26
(xi) § 8–103, § 8–106, § 8–204, § 8–206, § 8–401, § 8–402, § 8–404, § 27
8–406, § 8–408, § 8–503, § 8–521, § 8–523, or § 8–904 of the Criminal Law Article; 28
(xii) § 9–204, § 9–205, § 9–503, or § 9–506 of the Criminal Law Article; 29
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(xiii) § 10 –110, § 10 –201, § 10 –402, § 10 –404, or § 10 –502 of the 1
Criminal Law Article; 2
(xiv) § 11–303, § 11–306, or § 11–307 of the Criminal Law Article; 3
(xv) § 12–102, § 12 –103, § 12 –104, § 12 –105, § 12 –109, § 12 –203, § 4
12–204, § 12–205, or § 12–302 of the Criminal Law Article; 5
(xvi) § 13–401, § 13–602, or § 16–201 of the Election Law Article; 6
(xvii) § 4–509 of the Family Law Article; 7
(xviii) § 18–215 of the Health – General Article; 8
(xix) § 4–411 or § 4–2005 of the Housing and Community Development 9
Article; 10
(xx) § 27–403, § 27–404, § 27–405, § 27–406, § 27–406.1, § 27–407, § 11
27–407.1, or § 27–407.2 of the Insurance Article; 12
(xxi) § 8–725.4, § 8–725.5, § 8–725.6, § 8–725.7, § 8–726, § 8–726.1, § 13
8–727.1, or § 8–738.2 of the Natural Resources Article or any prohibited act related to speed 14
limits for personal watercraft; 15
(xxii) § 10 –301, § 10 –306, § 10 –308.1, § 10 –413(e)(1), § 10 –418, § 16
10–502, § 10–611, or § 10–907(a) of the Natural Resources Article; 17
(xxiii) § 5 –307, § 5 –308, § 6 –602, § 7 –402, or § 14 –114 of the Public 18
Safety Article; 19
(xxiv) § 7–318.1, § 7–509, or § 10–507 of the Real Property Article; 20
(xxv) § 9–124 of the State Government Article; 21
(xxvi) § 13 –1001, § 13 –1004, § 13 –1007, or § 13 –1024 of the 22
Tax – General Article; 23
(xxvii) § 16–101 or § 16–303 of the Transportation Article; or 24
(xxviii) the common law offenses of affray, rioting, criminal 25
contempt, battery, or hindering; 26
(2) a felony that is a violation of: 27
(i) § 7–104 of the Criminal Law Article; 28
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(ii) the prohibition against possession with intent to distribute a 1
controlled dangerous substance under § 5–602 of the Criminal Law Article; or 2
(iii) § 6–202(a), § 6–203, or § 6–204 of the Criminal Law Article; or 3
(3) an attempt, a conspiracy, or a solicitation of any offense listed in item 4
(1) or (2) of this subsection; OR 5
(4) AN OFFENSE LISTED IN ITEM (1), (2), OR (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 6
WHERE A REMAINING CHARGE WAS: 7
(I) DISPOSED OF BY A COU RT WITH A NO FIND ING 8
DESIGNATION; OR 9
(II) INCLUDED IN A CASE THAT WAS DESIGNATED BY A COURT AS 10
HAVING BEEN TERMINATED WITHOUT FINDING. 11
(d) (1) If the person is convicted of a new crime during the applicable time 12
period set forth in subsection (c) of this section, the original conviction or convictions are 13
not eligible for expungement unless the new conviction becomes eligible for expungement. 14
(2) A person is not eligible for expungement if the person is a defendant in 15
a pending criminal proceeding. 16
(3) [If] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (J) OF THIS SECTION, IF a person is 17
not eligible for expungement of one conviction in a unit, the person is not eligible for 18
expungement of any other conviction in the unit. 19
(J) A DISPOSITION MAY BE E XPUNGED UNDER THIS S ECTION IF THE CASE 20
WAS NOT DISPOSED OF BY AN UNEQUIVOCAL CO NVICTION BUT WAS INS TEAD 21
INCLUDED IN A CASE THAT WAS: 22
(1) DISPOSED OF BY THE C OURT WITH A NO FINDI NG DESIGNATION; 23
OR 24
(2) DESIGNATED BY THE CO URT AS HAVING BEEN T ERMINATED 25
WITHOUT FINDING. 26
SECTION 2. A ND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
October 1, 2026. 28