Section 10-104 - Expungement on nolle prosequi before service. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-104. Expungement on nolle prosequi before service.
 

(a)  In general.- Unless the State objects and shows cause why a record should not be expunged, if the State enters a nolle prosequi as to all charges in a criminal case within the jurisdiction of the District Court with which a defendant has not been served, the District Court may order expungement of each court record, police record, or other record that the State or a political subdivision of the State keeps as to the charges. 

(b)  Costs.- The District Court may not assess any costs against a defendant for a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 736A; 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2002, ch. 131.]