SB 649 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding

SB 649 expands Maryland's expungement eligibility to include charges dismissed without a conviction. It specifically allows expungement for cases where the court issued a "no finding" (meaning no guilt was determined) or designated a case as "terminated without finding" (similar to a dismissal). This applies to both misdemeanor and felony charges that otherwise qualify under existing law but were resolved without an unequivocal conviction. The bill amends Maryland's Criminal Procedure law to explicitly include these dispositions, making it easier for affected individuals to clear their records.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025
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Mar 14, 2025
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Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings
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Jan 29, 2025
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First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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