§ 3–108
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 3-108 (2026)
Title 3. Law Enforcement
Subtitle 1. Police Accountability and Discipline
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(a)
(1)
A law enforcement agency shall designate an employee as a victims’ rights advocate to act as the contact for the public within the agency on matters related to police misconduct.
(2)
A victims’ rights advocate shall:
(i)
explain to a complainant:
(1)
the complaint, investigation, administrative charging committee, and trial board process;
(2)
any decision to terminate an investigation;
(3)
an administrative charging committee’s decision of administratively charged, not administratively charged, unfounded, or exonerated; and
(4)
a trial board’s decision;
(ii)
provide a complainant with an opportunity to review a police officer’s statement, if any, before completion of an investigation by a law enforcement agency’s investigative unit;
(iii)
notify a complainant of the status of the case at every stage of the process; and
(iv)
provide a case summary to a complainant within 30 days after final disposition of the case.
(b)
Each law enforcement agency shall create a database that enables a complainant to enter the complainant’s case number to follow the status of the case as it proceeds through:
(1)
investigation;
(2)
charging;
(3)
offer of discipline;
(4)
trial board;
(5)
ultimate discipline; and
(6)
appeal.