Rule 4-510 – Compliance with Court Order for Expungement

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Prodcedure, Maryland

Upon receipt of an order for expungement that is not stayed or notice that a stay has been lifted, each custodian of records subject to the order shall forthwith remove the records from public inspection. As soon as practicable but in no event later than 60 days after the entry of a court order for expungement, or if the order for expungement is stayed, 30 days after the stay is lifted, every custodian of police records and court records subject to the order shall comply with the order, file an executed Certificate of Compliance, and serve a copy of the certificate on the applicant or petitioner.

Md. Crim. Causes. 4-510

This Rule is derived from former Rule EX9.

Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended Nov. 8, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2005 Orders

The November 8, 2005, order rewrote this rule, which previously read:

“Within 30 days after service of a court order for expungement, every custodian of police records and court records subject to the order shall comply with the order, file an executed Certificate of Compliance, and serve a copy of the certificate on the applicant or petitioner.

“Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule EX9.”