Section 10-107 - Charges arising from same incident, transaction, or set of facts. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-107. Charges arising from same incident, transaction, or set of facts.
 

(a)  Multiple charges as unit.-  

(1) In this subtitle, if two or more charges, other than one for a minor traffic violation, arise from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts, they are considered to be a unit. 

(2) A charge for a minor traffic violation that arises from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts as a charge in the unit is not a part of the unit. 

(b)  Effect on right to expungement.-  

(1) If a person is not entitled to expungement of one charge or conviction in a unit, the person is not entitled to expungement of any other charge or conviction in the unit. 

(2) The disposition of a charge for a minor traffic violation that arises from the same incident, transaction, or set of facts as a charge in the unit does not affect any right to expungement of a charge or conviction in the unit. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 738; 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2008, ch. 615, § 2; ch. 616, § 2.]