# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 11. Local Correctional Facilities

### Subtitle 10. Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

#### Section 11-1011

On written request, a correctional officer may have expunged from any file the record of a formal complaint made against the correctional officer if:

(1)

  (i) the internal investigation unit that investigated the complaint:

    (1) exonerated the correctional officer of all charges in the complaint; or

    (2) determined that the charges were unsustained or unfounded; or

  (ii) a hearing board acquitted the correctional officer, dismissed the action, or made a finding of not guilty; and

(2) at least 3 years have passed since the final disposition by the correctional facility or hearing board.

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Md. Code Ann., Corr. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)