{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-2-109","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 2–109","heading":"","body":"(a) At the commencement of a traffic stop or other stop, absent exigent circumstances, a police officer shall:\n(1) display proper identification to the stopped individual; and\n(2) provide the following information to the stopped individual:\n(i) the officer’s name;\n(ii) the officer’s identification number issued by the law enforcement agency the officer is representing;\n(iii) the name of the law enforcement agency the police officer is representing; and\n(iv) the reason for the traffic stop or other stop.\n(b) A police officer’s failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section:\n(1) may be grounds for administrative disciplinary action against the officer; and\n(2) may not serve as the basis for the exclusion of evidence under the exclusionary rule.\n(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.","path":["Article - Criminal Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcp\u0026section=2-109","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:17Z","sha256":"136fb4656195e30a49996ab68cb3cb8074960e38c54fdd6c12b8018d57dbdaa9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-2-108","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-2-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}