On or before July 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall expunge all cases in which:
(1) possession of cannabis under § 5-601 of the Criminal Law Article is the only charge in the case; and
(2) the charge was issued before July 1, 2023. Md. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 10-112(b).
Ineligible Category or Citation
No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.
Procedure General
The procedure is automatic.
Fees
There is no no statutory language on fees.
Effect
Expungement means the removal of all references to a specified criminal case from the Central Repository. Md. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 10-112(a).
The Maryland Judiciary Case Search may not refer to the existence of a criminal case in which:
(1) possession of cannabis under § 5-601 of the Criminal Law Article is the only charge in the case; and
(2) the charge was disposed of before July 1, 2023. Md. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 10-111.
