Form 4-508.1 – Order for Expungement of Records

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Prodcedure, Maryland

(Caption)

ORDER FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS

Having found that

(Name)

of

(Address)

is entitled to expungement of the police records pertaining to his/her arrest, detention, or confinement on or

about

____________________

, at

(Date)

,

Maryland, by a law enforcement officer of the

(Law Enforcement Agency)

and the court records in this action, it is by the

Court for _______________ City/County, Maryland, this

_________________________ day of

___________,

(Month)

(Year)

ORDERED that the clerk forthwith shall serve a true copy of this Order on each of the parties to this proceeding; and it is further

ORDERED that the clerk forthwith shall serve on each custodian of police and court records designated in this Order and on the Central Repository a copy of this Order together with a blank form of Certificate of Compliance; and it is further

ORDERED that within 60 days after the entry of this Order or, if this Order is stayed, 30 days after the stay is lifted, the clerk and the following custodians of court and police records and the Central Repository shall (1) expunge all court and police records pertaining to this action or proceeding in their custody, (2) file an executed Certificate of Compliance, and (3) serve a copy of the Certificate of Compliance on the applicant/petitioner/defendant; and it is further

ORDERED that the clerk and other custodians of records forthwith upon receipt of this Order if it is not stayed or notice that the stay is lifted shall remove the records from public inspection; and it is further

ORDERED that this Order

[] is stayed pending further order of the court.

[] is not stayed.

(Custodian)

(Address)

Date

Judge

NOTICE TO APPLICANT/PETITIONER/DEFENDANT: Until a custodian of records has received a copy of this Order AND filed a Certificate of Compliance, expungement of the records in the custody of that custodian is not complete and may not be relied upon.

Adopted June 8, 1998, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended Oct. 31, 2002, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Nov. 8, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2002 Orders

The October 31, 2002, order amended the form to add the word “defendant following “applicant/petitioner.

2005 Orders

The November 8, 2005, order rewrote this form.

Derivation:

Form 4-508.1, adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, related to orders for expungement of records, rescinded June 8, 1988, eff. Oct. 1, 1988.

Form 4-508.2, adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, amended June 28, 1988, eff. July 1, 1988 related to orders for expungement of records, rescinded June 8, 1998, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.

Prior Rules:

Form 4-508.1, adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984, related to orders for expungement of records, rescinded June 8, 1988, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. See this form.