Arrest Without Conviction In Maryland
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Clean Slate laws streamline record clearance by automating the process and shifting the burden to the state to ensure everyone who is eligible for record clearance receives it. Doing so alleviates the strain on court resources and removes the socioeconomic barriers to accessing record relief.
Most misdemeanors have a one-year time limit for filing charges. However, some misdemeanors have two years to file charges, including those that carry prison time (rather than jail time), misdemeanors under the Maryland Public Ethics Law, and offenses involving criminal misconduct by state officials.
The Maryland Shield Law came into effect 10/01/2015. It allows certain criminal convictions to be 'shielded' from public record. If you have been convicted of a crime in Maryland and want it shielded you should speak with our Maryland criminal attorneys handling expungements and shields.
Who is eligible to apply for grants? Depending on the specific Second Chance Act grant program, state and local government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations may be eligible to apply.
The Maryland Second Chance Act of 2015 authorizes the shielding of criminal records. Shielding is a process that lets you ask the court to remove certain kinds of records about certain criminal convictions from public view.
The Maryland Second Look Act builds off of the Juvenile Restoration Act and allows individuals who have served at least 20 years, and have demonstrated their rehabilitation, the ability to have judges take a second look at their sentence.
Resisting arrest is the crime of preventing or hindering an arrest. Also referred to as "resisting an officer" or sometimes merely as "resisting" or “obstructing.” Many states have specific criminal statutes making resisting arrest a crime.
With a few exceptions, offenses can be removed from your record after 10 years as long as you do not re-offend within that time. One exception in the Justice Reinvestment Act was domestic violence second-degree assault convictions. People who are convicted of these offenses must wait for 15 years.
