Maryland Facial Recognition in Job Interviews — Applicant Consent

SUMMARY

Maryland prohibits an employer from using a facial-recognition service to create a facial template during an applicant's job interview unless the applicant signs a specified consent waiver.

WHY IT MATTERS

The statute is a narrow, employment-specific biometric rule. It regulates a defined interview use rather than all facial recognition or all automated hiring systems.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Obtain the applicant's consent before using a facial-recognition service to create a facial template during an interview.
• Use a waiver signed and dated by the applicant that identifies the applicant, interview date, intended use, and the applicant's consent to that use.

COVERAGE

Employers: Employers conducting job interviews in Maryland within the statute's terms.

Workers: Applicants interviewed for employment.

CHANGE HISTORY

1. 2026-09-08
   verification update

   Record re-verified

   Official source links, status, and key dates were checked for this maintenance release.

2. 2020-10-01
   effective

   Applicant-consent law became effective

   Chapter 446 took effect and established the facial-template interview consent rule.

3. 2020-05-08
   signed

   HB 1202 became Chapter 446

   The measure became law under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution.

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