Records relating to a person who has only one misdemeanor adjudication can be expunged so long as the person is at least 18 years old, at least two years have passed since the last official action in any of the cases, and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1.
Ineligible Category or Citation
The following conditions make a person ineligible for expungement: (1) having more than one delinquency adjudication; (2) having a subsequent conviction for any offense; (3) having pending charges (delinquency or criminal); (4) having an adjudication for an offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony, a sexual offense in the fourth degree, or a crime of violence; (5) being required to register as a sex offender; (6) having an adjudication for an offense involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; or (7) owing any restitution in the case the person is seeking to expunge. Md. Code Ann., Cts & Jud. Proc. § 3-8A-27.1(c).
Procedure General
Fees
Effect
Expungement, with respect to a court record or a police record, means the removal of the record from public inspection either by obliteration, by removal to a separate secure area limited to persons with legitimate access, or if access to a court record or police record can be obtained only by reference to another court record or police record, by the expungement of it or the part of it that provides access. Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 10-101(e).
Forms
For an application to expunge a juvenile criminal record in Maryland, visit here.
Waiting Periods
The petition can be filed when the person is 18 or older, and at least two years have passed since the last official action in the case.