# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 4. Fish and Fisheries

### Subtitle 12. Penalties and Fines, Searches, Seizures and Forfeitures

#### Section 4-1208

(a) In this section, "violation" means a violation of:

  (1) Any provision of this title; and

  (2) Any rule or regulation concerning fish and fisheries adopted by the Department.

(b) If a person applies for the expungement of the person's record concerning any violation, the Department shall expunge the record if, at the time of application:

  (1) The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 3 years, and any license issued to the person under this title has never been suspended or revoked;

  (2) The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 5 years, and any license issued to the person under this title shows not more than 1 suspension and no revocations; or

  (3) The person has not been convicted of a violation for the preceding 10 years, regardless of the number of suspensions or revocations.

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