With the passage of House Bill 327, the Maryland General Assembly clarified and strengthened the consequences of a criminal conviction for exploiting a vulnerable adult or a person over the age of 68, as stated in Maryland Code Criminal Law Article §8-801. Under the...
As a “Master of the Bench” member of Montgomery County’s Inns of Court, I attended a presentation on “Drinking and Driving” last night. The speakers included a Montgomery County police officer who trains other officers in how to test a driver to see if he/she is under...
A police officer can tape a conversation with you and may be able to use that recording against you in a court of law. If your general sense is that this shouldn’t be allowed, you are correct. Private individuals in the State of Maryland cannot record conversations,...