SB0330 • 2026

Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Folden
Last action: 2026-01-28
Official status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints

Requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee issues a determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection with the complaint.

What This Bill Does

Requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee issues a determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection with the complaint.

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Bill History

2026-01-28 Senate
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-23 Senate
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints

Official Summary Text

Requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee issues a determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection with the complaint.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0330*

SENATE BILL 330
E4 6lr1516
SB 625/25 – JPR CF 6lr1285
By: Senator Folden
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Safety – Police Accountability – Investigation Records Relating to Not 2
Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints 3

FOR the purpose of requiring that certain investigation records relating to a complaint of 4
misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer’s personnel record a 5
certain amount of time after an administrative charging committee issues a 6
determination not to administratively charge the police officer in connection with the 7
complaint or a trial board issues a finding of unfounded or exonerated in connection 8
with the complaint; and generally relating to police accountability. 9

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Public Safety 11
Section 3–101(a), (b), (d), (f), and (k) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
Article – Public Safety 16
Section 3–112 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 19

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21

Article – Public Safety 22

3–101. 23

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 24

2 SENATE BILL 330

(b) “Administratively charged” m eans that a police officer has been formally 1
accused of misconduct in an administrative proceeding. 2

(d) “Exonerated” means that a police officer acted in accordance with the law and 3
agency policy. 4

(f) “Not administratively charged” means that a determi nation has been made 5
not to administratively charge a police officer in connection with alleged misconduct. 6

(k) “Unfounded” means that the allegations against a police officer are not 7
supported by fact. 8

3–112. 9

(A) [A] IN THIS SECTION, “INVESTIGATION RECORD” MEANS A record relating 10
to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including 11
an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a 12
disciplinary decision[,]. 13

(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , AN 14
INVESTIGATION RECORD may not be: 15

(1) expunged; or 16

(2) destroyed by a law enforcement agency. 17

(C) ALL INVESTIGATION REC ORDS RELATING TO A C OMPLAINT OF 18
MISCONDUCT BY A POLI CE OFFICER SHALL BE REM OVED FROM THE POLICE 19
OFFICER’S PERSONNEL RECORD 3 YEARS AFTER: 20

(1) AN ADMINISTRATIVE CH ARGING COMMITTEE ISS UES A 21
DETERMINATION NOT TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CHA RGE THE POLICE OFFIC ER IN 22
CONNECTION WITH THE COMPLAINT UNDER § 3–104 OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR 23

(2) A TRIAL BOARD ISSUES A FINDING OF UNFOUND ED OR 24
EXONERATED IN CONNEC TION WITH THE COMPLAINT UNDER § 3–106 OF THIS 25
SUBTITLE. 26

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
October 1, 2026. 28