Maryland Attorney General Opinion 110OAG40

40 [110 Op. Att’y CRIMINAL LAW WIRETAP AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE – POLICE OFFICERS – EVIDENCE – WHEN BODY-WORN CAMERA RECORDINGS VIOLATE THE MARYLAND WIRETAP ACT – WHETHER OFFICER CAN STILL TESTIFY AS TO INDEPENDENT OBSERVATIONS July 18, 2025 Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. Superintendent, Maryland State Police You have asked a question involving police officers’ use of body-worn cameras and the exclusionary provision of Maryland’s wiretap statute, which generally requires the suppression of evidence derived from a recording that is illegal under the wiretap statute. Specifically, you ask: If…