Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 6-232: (a) In a criminal case, when all of the charges against the defendant are disposed of by acquittal, dismissal, probation before judgment, nolle prosequi, or stet, the court shall advise the defendant that the defendant may be entitled to expunge the records and any DNA sample and DNA record relating
What this law says, in plain English
This statute requires courts to inform defendants of their potential right to expunge criminal records and DNA samples when charges are dismissed, acquitted, or otherwise resolved favorably.
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