MD SB92

Adds intentional visual surveillance of areas where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy at their residence (including yard, grounds, outbuildings, and common areas) as grounds for obtaining a peace order in Maryland

Expands relief available in final peace orders to include ordering the respondent to remove or reposition surveillance devices within 15 days and refrain from further visual surveillance

Expands the criminal harassment statute to include visual surveillance of private areas of another person's residence, making it a misdemeanor alongside existing prohibited conduct like following someone in public

Criminal penalties remain up to 90 days imprisonment and/or $500 fine for first offense, and up to 180 days imprisonment and/or $1,000 fine for subsequent offenses

Takes effect October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on May 13, 2025