Maryland record-clearing statutes

These are the Maryland statutes that govern expungement and shielding. Each entry links to the official text.

• An arrest released without charge — expunged within 60 days, no petition, no fee — Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. §10-103.1
• Expungement by petition — acquittal, dismissal, probation before judgment, nolle prosequi, stet, compromise, pardon, listed convictions (possession of cannabis among them); venue; the waits; the State's Attorney's 30 days; hearing on objection; 60-day compliance — Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. §10-105
• Automatic expungement three years after a non-conviction disposition, for cases from October 1, 2021 — Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. §10-105.1
• Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. §10-110
• Shielding petition — one or more shieldable convictions from one court in one county, three years after the sentence; the State's Attorney's 30 days; hearing on objection; one shielding petition in a lifetime — Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. §10-303