Law / United States / Maryland / Baltimore
Use of Face Surveillance Technology Prohibited
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Repealed: no longer in force, effective 8 September 2021.
A biometric privacy rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 3 September 2026.
What it requires
- This duty no longer applies to a product operating in Baltimore City: Subtitle 18 automatically expired on December 31, 2022 under its own sunset clause and has not since been reenacted, so obtaining, retaining, accessing, or using a face surveillance system there no longer violates this ordinance.
If you get it wrong
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Criminal exposure note
Misdemeanor: a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both, with each day of violation a separate offense. This exposure ended when the subtitle sunset on December 31, 2022.
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What this law does
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This ordinance no longer binds; it expired on December 31, 2022 by its own sunset clause.
While in force, it barred any person in Baltimore City, including an instrumentality or unit of the city government itself, from obtaining, retaining, accessing, or using a face surveillance system or any information obtained from one; only a non-government violator faced the ordinance's own penalty, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to 12 months imprisonment, or both, with each day of violation a separate offense.
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