EX-23

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT


         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  (Form  S-8)  pertaining  to the View  Systems,  Inc.  Consulting  and
Employment  Agreements  of our report dated March 15, 2001,  with respect to the
financial  statements and schedule of View Systems,  Inc. included in its Annual
Report on Form  10-KSB  for the year ended  December  31,  2000,  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.





                                                            /s/Stegman & Company
Baltimore, Maryland
June 6, 2001