A criminal record can hinder residents in achieving their goals. To help with this, a number of free expungement clinics have been hosted in the Baltimore area recently.

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A person who violates the terms of probation following a misdemeanor conviction cannot have the conviction expunged, Maryland’s second highest court ruled.

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Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals vacated a woman’s expungement in a decade-old identity fraud case, ruling that a “good cause” provision in the state law designed to shield old criminal convictions does not give judges the authority to grant expungement ...

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A Baltimore County sheriff’s deputy who was charged in 2020 with raping a female detainee received an advantageous plea deal that scrubbed much of his criminal case from public view.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly will again grapple with the practicality and the implications of allowing individuals to remove non-convictions from their records, with advocates continuing to push for an expansion of the state’s expungement law. Senate Bill 589 and ...

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Though some “second chance” legislation failed to pass the General Assembly in 2019 despite years of pushes from advocates, a bill to provide a tool to prosecutors to vacate past unjust convictions gained bipartisan support and passed both chambers by the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary continues to oppose legislation that would allow for partial expungement of criminal records until courts can be sure their technology and staff will be up to the task. House Bill 13, introduced by Del. Erek Barron, D-Prince ...

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The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has been taking a closer look at the impact driver’s license violations have on low-income Marylanders’ ability to get their records expunged and whether violations are pushing them into poverty. When an MVLS lawyer assists ...

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Second-chance advocates are continuing their push for legislative changes to how Maryland treats criminal cases that result in convictions on some but not all charges, but prosecutors and the Judiciary still have the same concerns about the initiative. House Bill ...

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Legislation to allow for partial expungement of criminal records, which gained traction in the Maryland General Assembly last year but was hindered by logistical issues, has been introduced this session with a delayed effective date. House Bill 840, introduced by ...

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