US AI Law Tracker: Maryland | AI Law Center

State/Terr	AI Scope	Relevant Law	Law Link	Effective Date	Key Requirements	Enforcements & Penalties
Maryland	AI CSAM	Amendment to the Maryland CSAM Statute	MD. Code., Crim. Law 11-208	October 1, 2023	• Expands the definition of CSAM to include a computer generated image that is indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 16.	Existing criminal penalties apply.
Maryland	AI in Government	Maryland AI Governance Act of 2024	SB 818	July 1, 2024	• Requires each unit of Maryland state government to conduct an inventory of high-risk AI systems. • Requires each unit of Maryland state government to conduct annual impact assessments of high-risk AI systems. • Requires the Maryland Department of Information Technology to develop policies and procedures for the deployment, use, and assessment of high-risk AI systems.	N/A
Maryland	Automated Decision-Making	Maryland Online Data Privacy Act	Md. Code Ann. § 14-4601 et seq.	October 1, 2025	• Provides consumers the right to opt-out of any form of solely automated processing of personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to an identified or identifiable natural person’s economic situation, health, demographic characteristics, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer (i.e., the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to essential goods or services). • Requires a data protection assessment of each processing activity involving such automated processing of personal data in certain circumstances. Other obligations and restrictions may apply depending on the type of data processed.	$10,000 per violation; $25,000 for repeating the same violation.

State/Terr

AI Scope

Relevant Law

Law Link

Effective Date

Key Requirements

Enforcements & Penalties

Maryland

AI CSAM

Amendment to the Maryland CSAM Statute

MD. Code., Crim. Law 11-208

October 1, 2023

• Expands the definition of CSAM to include a computer generated image that is indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 16.

Existing criminal penalties apply.

Maryland

AI in Government

Maryland AI Governance Act of 2024

SB 818

July 1, 2024

• Requires each unit of Maryland state government to conduct an inventory of high-risk AI systems.
• Requires each unit of Maryland state government to conduct annual impact assessments of high-risk AI systems.
• Requires the Maryland Department of Information Technology to develop policies and procedures for the deployment, use, and assessment of high-risk AI systems.

N/A

Maryland

Automated Decision-Making

Maryland Online Data Privacy Act

Md. Code Ann. § 14-4601 et seq.

October 1, 2025

• Provides consumers the right to opt-out of any form of solely automated processing of personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to an identified or identifiable natural person’s economic situation, health, demographic characteristics, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer (i.e., the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to essential goods or services).
• Requires a data protection assessment of each processing activity involving such automated processing of personal data in certain circumstances.

Other obligations and restrictions may apply depending on the type of data processed.

$10,000 per violation; $25,000 for repeating the same violation.

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