Maryland Senate Bill 55: Motor Vehicles - Police Stops - Secondary Enforcement and Excludable Evidence

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

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.

Latest action

Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-01-13)

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