Md. Code Regs. 29.08.01.05

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 29.08.01.05 - Prohibited Practices

A. A member of the Department may not investigate, prosecute, disrupt, interfere with, harass, or discriminate against a person engaged in a First Amendment activity for the purpose of punishing a person for, retaliating against a person for, or preventing or hindering a person from exercising constitutional rights.

B. Members of the Department may not:

(1) Collect or disseminate information that becomes known to them through covert investigations or through access to criminal intelligence, except as specifically provided by this subtitle and State and federal law;

(2) Employ or direct an individual to obtain intelligence data in a manner that is inconsistent with this subtitle or State and federal law; or

(3) Use any information that becomes known to them through covert surveillance, covert investigations, or access to criminal intelligence for political or economic purposes or for personal gain.

Md. Code Regs. 29.08.01.05