(1) Expungement. “Expungement” means the removal of court or police records from public inspection:

(2) Juvenile Record. “Juvenile record” means a court or police record concerning a child alleged or adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision or who has received a citation for a violation. A juvenile record does not include records maintained under Code, Criminal Procedure Article, Title 11, Subtitle 7 or by a law enforcement agency for the sole purpose of collecting statistical information concerning juvenile delinquency and that do not contain any information that would reveal the identity of a person.

(3) Petition. “Petition” means a petition for expungement of juvenile records in accordance with this Rule.

(4) Petitioner. “Petitioner” means the person who files a petition in accordance with this Rule.

(5) Victim. “Victim” means a person against whom a delinquent act has been committed or attempted.

Cross reference: See Code, Courts Article, § 3-8A-01 for other definitions.

(1) all listed victims in the case in which the petitioner is seeking expungement at the address listed in the court file in that case;

(2) all family members of a victim listed in subsection (d)(1) of this Rule, who are listed in the court file as having attended the adjudication for the case in which the petitioner is seeking expungement; and

(3) the State's Attorney.

(1) On Own Initiative. The court may hold a hearing on its own initiative, whether or not an objection is filed.

(2) If Objection Filed. Except as provided in subsection (g)(4) of this Rule, the court shall hold a hearing if an objection is filed within 30 days after the petition is served.

(3) If No Objection Filed. The court may grant the petition without a hearing if no timely objection is filed.

(4) Facially Deficient Petition. The court may deny the petition without a hearing if the court finds that the petition, on its face, fails to meet the requirements of Code, Courts Article, § 3-8A-27.1 (c).

(1) Expungement Granted. If, after applying the standards and conditions set forth in Code, Courts Article, § 3-8A-27.1 (c) and (d), the court finds that the petitioner is entitled to expungement, it shall grant the petition and order the expungement of all court and police records relating to the delinquency or the child in need of supervision petition, or citation. An order for expungement shall be substantially in the form set forth in Form 11-506.2.

(2) Expungement Denied. If, after applying the standards and conditions set forth in Code, Courts Article, § 3-8A-27.1 (c) and (d), the court finds that the petitioner is not entitled to expungement, it shall deny the petition.

(1) Entry. If the court, over the objection of the State's Attorney, enters an order granting expungement, the order is stayed for 30 days after entry and thereafter if a timely notice of appeal is filed, pending the disposition of the appeal and further order of court.

(2) Lifting. The court shall lift a stay upon disposition of any appeal or, if no notice of appeal was timely filed, upon expiration of the time prescribed for filing a notice of appeal. If an order for expungement has been stayed and no appeal is pending, the stay may be lifted upon written consent of the State's Attorney.

(3) Notice. Promptly upon the lifting of a stay, the clerk shall send notice of the lifting of the stay to the parties and to the custodian of records, including the Central Repository, to which an order for expungement and a compliance form are required to be sent pursuant to section (i) of this Rule.