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SB55Introduced in the Senate

Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence

IntroducedSenate Judicial Proceedings

Introduced by Charles Sydnor, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained from a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions of law may be excluded as evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively.

Where it stands

Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.

January 13, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  3. Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.

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