Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 2-109

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session from Chs. 2 through 1049, effective on or before 6/1/2024
Section 2-109 - Duties of police officer at the commencement of a traffic stop
(a) At the commencement of a traffic stop or other stop, absent exigent circumstances, a police officer shall:
(1) display proper identification to the stopped individual; and
(2) provide the following information to the stopped individual:
(i) the officer's name;
(ii) the officer's identification number issued by the law enforcement agency the officer is representing;
(iii) the name of the law enforcement agency the police officer is representing; and
(iv) the reason for the traffic stop or other stop.
(b) A police officer's failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section:
(1) may be grounds for administrative disciplinary action against the officer; and
(2) may not serve as the basis for the exclusion of evidence under the exclusionary rule.
(c) A police officer may not prohibit or prevent a citizen from recording the police officer's actions if the citizen is otherwise acting lawfully and safely.

Md. Code, CP § 2-109

Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 59, Sec. 3, eff. 7/1/2022.