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§ 3-107. Hearing by hearing board
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Public Safety, § 3-107
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 727; MD CODE Art. 27, § 728; MD CODE Art. 27, § 730
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 3-111 of this subtitle, if the investigation or interrogation of a law enforcement officer results in a recommendation of demotion, dismissal, transfer, loss of pay, reassignment, or similar action that is considered punitive, the law enforcement officer is entitled to a hearing on the issues by a hearing board before the law enforcement agency takes that action.
(b)(1) The law enforcement agency shall give notice to the law enforcement officer of the right to a hearing by a hearing board under this section.
Membership of hearing board
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection and in § 3-111 of this subtitle, the hearing board authorized under this section shall consist of at least three voting members who:
(3)(i) Subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, a chief may appoint, as a nonvoting member of the hearing board, one member of the public who has received training administered by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights and matters relating to police procedures.
(ii) If authorized by local law, a hearing board formed under paragraph (1) of this subsection may include up to two voting or nonvoting members of the public who have received training administered by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights and matters relating to police procedures.
(iii) At the Johns Hopkins University, if authorized by local law, a hearing board formed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include two voting members of the public who have received training administered by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights and matters relating to police procedures.
(4)(i) If the chief is the law enforcement officer under investigation, the chief of another law enforcement agency in the State shall function as the law enforcement officer of the same rank on the hearing board.
(iii) If the chief of a law enforcement agency of a county or municipal corporation is under investigation, the official authorized to appoint the chief's successor shall appoint the chief of another law enforcement agency to function as the law enforcement officer of the same rank on the hearing board.
(iv) If the chief of a State law enforcement agency or the chief of a law enforcement agency of a county or municipal corporation is under investigation, the official authorized to appoint the chief's successor, or that official's designee, shall function as the chief for purposes of this subtitle.
(5)(i) 1. A law enforcement agency or the agency's superior governmental authority that has recognized and certified an exclusive collective bargaining representative may negotiate with the representative an alternative method of forming a hearing board.
2. A hearing board formed under this paragraph may include up to two voting or nonvoting members of the public, appointed by the chief, who have received training administered by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission on the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights and matters relating to police procedures.
(d)(1) In connection with a disciplinary hearing, the chief or hearing board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents as relevant or necessary.
(e)(1) The hearing shall be:
(ii) open to the public, unless the chief finds a hearing must be closed for good cause, including to protect a confidential informant, an undercover officer, or a child witness.
(f)(1) Evidence with probative value that is commonly accepted by reasonable and prudent individuals in the conduct of their affairs is admissible and shall be given probative effect.
(g)(1) The hearing board may take notice of:
(h)(1) With respect to the subject of a hearing conducted under this subtitle, the chief shall administer oaths or affirmations and examine individuals under oath.
(i)(1) Witness fees and mileage, if claimed, shall be allowed the same as for testimony in a circuit court.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 251, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2016, c. 519, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2019, c. 25, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
This section is new language derived without substantive change from former Art. 27, §§ 727(d)(1) and (2), 728(b)(13), and 730(a) and (c) through (j).
Subsection (a)(1) of this section is revised to state explicitly what was implicit in the former law, i.e. that the law enforcement officer is entitled to a hearing on the issues by a hearing board under this section.
In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the former reference to being “charged” with a felony is deleted as implicit in the reference to being “convicted” of a felony.
Throughout subsection (c)(4) of this section, references to an “alternative” method of forming a hearing board are substituted for the former references to an “alternate” method to use the proper word in the context of this provision.
In subsection (c)(4)(ii) of this section, the former phrase “instead of the method described in paragraph (1) of this subsection” is deleted as surplusage.
Throughout subsection (d) of this section, references to “subpoenas” are substituted for the former references to “summonses” for consistency with Maryland Rule 2-510 and similar provisions of the Code.
In subsection (h)(1) of this section, the former reference to an “officer designated by the chief” is deleted as surplusage in light of the defined term “chief”, which includes a designee of the chief.
“County” § 1-101
Former Art. 27, § 730, related to hearings before dismissal, repealed by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 3-107, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 3-107