Maryland Administrative Charging Committees

Summary

Maryland's Administrative Charging Committees (Pub. Safety §3-104) are all-civilian bodies (5 members) that review completed law enforcement investigations and determine whether to administratively charge officers. For county committees, the PAB chair appoints 2 civilians and the county executive appoints 2. Their charging decisions are binding: once a charge issues, the agency chief must offer discipline within the disciplinary matrix range and cannot deviate below the ACC recommendation (§3-105). Statewide committees serving state and bi-county agencies have 5 members appointed by the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker.