Baltimore to expand 'Do Not Call' lists to all city law enforcement

Kate Cimini, The Baltimore Sun on Jun 2, 2026

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BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office will expand its Baltimore Police “Do Not Call” list to all city law enforcement agencies, such as the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, in the upcoming calendar year.

The State’s Attorney’s Office hopes to begin the work by January 2027 as part of the office’s deep dive into city employees, working from the largest agency down to the smallest, according to spokesman James Bentley.

“We plan to conduct the same kind of review of records of all other [law enforcement] agencies in the city that we did with [Baltimore Police],” Bentley said in an email to The Baltimore Sun. “Whether that results in any officers from other agencies being placed in DNC status cannot be determined in advance.”

The State’s Attorney’s Office will review records for anyone still employed by the agency or who separated from the agency less than five years before the date of review, Bentley said.

“At its core, a DNC List is about accountability, transparency, and justice,” Bentley said. “It helps prosecutors uphold their ethical duties, protects defendants’ constitutional rights, preserves the integrity of convictions, and strengthens public confidence in the criminal justice system. Those principles are essential to effective prosecution and to maintaining a justice system that is both fair and trustworthy.”

The Baltimore City Fire Department and the Maryland Office of the Public Defender did not comment by publication.

The DNC list is posted online yearly by State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates’ office. Under Bates — as well as his predecessors — it has previously been restricted to Baltimore City Police officers. This is the first time other agencies have been included on the list.

Sometimes referred to as Brady/Giglio or officer integrity lists, the list came about following the 2021 Anton’s Law, which amended the Maryland Public Information Act to allow prosecutors to release DNC list information publicly.

Employees can land on the roster for several reasons, including formal charges related to lack of truthfulness, such as theft or false statements, or pending criminal charges or a criminal conviction that calls their honesty into question. The state’s attorney instructs staff not to seek court testimony from these individuals.

Currently, 110 current or former Baltimore Police officers comprise the DNC list. That includes members of the Gun Trace Task Force, officers who were convicted of defrauding Baltimore residents through a complex towing scheme, officers who were convicted of assault or domestic violence, and others.

Bates’ office last updated the DNC list in April, adding nine officers to the roster after a deep dive into internal Baltimore Police records, in coordination with the agency’s Internal Affairs department.

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