# Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-103.1: –103

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-103.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-103.1
- **Heading:** –103
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article gcp / Title 10 / Subtitle 1 / Section 10-103.1

## Text

§10–103.1.

(a) For arrests or confinements occurring on or after October 1, 2007, a person who is arrested or confined by a law enforcement unit and then is released without being charged with the commission of a crime is entitled to expungement of all police records, including photographs and fingerprints, relating to the matter.

(b) Within 60 days after release of a person entitled to expungement of a police record under subsection (a) of this section, the law enforcement unit shall:

(1) search diligently for and expunge each police record about the arrest or confinement of the person; and

(2) send a notice of expungement containing all relevant facts about the expungement and underlying arrest or confinement to:

(i) the Central Repository;

(ii) each booking facility or law enforcement unit that the law enforcement unit believes may have a police record about the arrest or confinement; and

(iii) the person entitled to expungement.

(c) Within 60 days after receipt of the notice, the Central Repository, a booking facility, and any other law enforcement unit shall:

(1) search diligently for and expunge each police record about the arrest or confinement of the person; and

(2) advise in writing the person entitled to expungement of compliance with the order.

(d) (1) A police record expunged under this section may not be expunged by obliteration until 3 years after the date of expungement.

(2) During the 3–year period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the records shall be removed to a separate secure area to which persons who do not have a legitimate reason for access are denied access.

(3) For purposes of this subsection, a legitimate reason for accessing the records includes using the records for purposes of proceedings relating to the arrest.

(e) If a law enforcement unit, a booking facility, or the Central Repository fails to expunge a police record as required under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the person entitled to expungement may:

(1) seek redress by means of any appropriate legal remedy; and

(2) recover court costs.

(f) A person who is entitled to expungement under this section may not be required to pay any fee or costs in connection with the expungement.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-101 §10–101.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-101.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-102 §10–102.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-102.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-103 §10–103.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-103.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-103.1 §10–103.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-103.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-104 §10–104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-104.md)
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- [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 10-109 §10–109.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T10_S1_S10-109.md)

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