Facial recognition in job interviews
MD Facial Recognition Interview Law
Employees · Biometric · Artificial intelligence
Enacted by 2020 Md. Laws ch. 446 (HB 1202), this law bars employers from using facial recognition services to create a facial template during a job interview unless the applicant consents by signing a plain-language waiver.
- Where
- Maryland
- Citation
- Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-717
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2020-10-01
- Enforced by
- Not specified in § 3-717
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Section 3-717 does not specify penalties or an enforcing authority.
- Applies to
- Employers interviewing applicants for employment in Maryland
What a privacy notice must say
- Consent must be a signed waiver stating in plain language the applicant's name, the interview date, consent to facial recognition, and whether the applicant read the waiver.Lab. & Empl. 3-717(c)
Practices it requires
- Do not use a facial recognition service to create a facial template of an applicant during an interview without the applicant's consent.Lab. & Empl. 3-717(b)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.