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MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-509 - Noncompliance

    (a)    If the Executive Director finds that a county is not complying with § 4–502 of this subtitle, the Executive Director shall notify the county or qualifying municipality of the noncompliance.    (b)    If a county or qualifying municipality disputes the finding in the notice issued under subsection (a) of this section within 30 days of the issuance of the notice, the dispute shall be promptly referred to the Secretary of Budget and Management, who shall make a final determination.    (c)    On receipt of certification of noncompliance by the Executive Director or the Secretary of Budget and Management, the Comptroller shall suspend, until notification of compliance is received, payment of any funds due the county or qualifying municipality for the current fiscal year, under § 4–506 of this subtitle, to the extent that the State’s aid due the county or qualifying municipality in the current fiscal year under § 4–506 of this subtitle exceeds the amount that the county or qualifying municipality received in the prior fiscal year.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 6 - Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund|Section 4-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.    (c)    “Fund” means the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund.    (d)    “Local law enforcement agency” means an agency of a county or municipal corporation in the State that performs police protection functions.    (e)    “Task Force” means the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force established by the Department of State Police.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 6 - Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund|Section 4-602 - Fund Established

    (a)    There is an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide:        (1)    grants to local law enforcement agencies for salaries, training, and equipment to be used for the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children; and        (2)    funding to support the ongoing operations of the Task Force.    (c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund in conjunction with the Executive Director.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    interest earnings of the Fund; and        (3)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    The Fund shall be distributed on the basis of need, as determined by the Executive Director, in the following manner:        (1)    for grants to local law enforcement agencies for salaries, training, and equipment to be used for the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children;        (2)    to the Task Force to support the ongoing operations of the Task Force; and        (3)    in an amount not greater than 25% of the Fund, to child advocacy centers, as established under § 11–923(h) of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (i)    For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of not less than $2,000,000 to the Fund.    (j)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 6 - Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Fund|Section 4-603 - Memorandum of Understanding; Reports

    (a)    Before the distribution of grant funds, grant recipients shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the Task Force and agree to work with the Task Force, abiding by Task Force guidelines and protocols related to the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children.    (b)    After receiving a grant award, the local law enforcement agency shall submit a report detailing the use of grant expenditures to the Executive Director.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 7 - Community Program Fund|Section 4-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Community program” means:        (1)    a program that is established and sponsored by a local law enforcement agency to:            (i)    provide recreational or athletic opportunities for members of the community;            (ii)    improve relations between citizens and law enforcement; or            (iii)    otherwise benefit or improve the community; or        (2)    a violence intervention program established and supported by a local law enforcement agency or another agency of a local government.    (c)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention.    (d)    “Fund” means the Community Program Fund.    (e)    “Local law enforcement agency” means the police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State.    (c)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 7 - Community Program Fund|Section 4-702 - Community Program Fund

    (a)    There is a Community Program Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to assist:        (1)    local law enforcement agencies in establishing community programs; and        (2)    agencies of a local government in establishing violence intervention programs.    (c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund, in conjunction with the Executive Director.    (e)    (1)    The Fund consists of:            (i)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;            (ii)    investment earnings of the Fund; and            (iii)    money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.        (2)    For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Fund of $500,000.    (f)    (1)    The Fund may be used only to make grants as provided under this subtitle.        (2)    The Fund may not be used for administrative expenses.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 7 - Community Program Fund|Section 4-703 - Grants From Fund

    (a)    The Executive Director shall establish procedures for agencies to apply for money from the Fund.    (b)    An agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with:        (1)    a description of the activities and functions of the community program for which the money is requested;        (2)    the eligibility requirements for participation in the community program;        (3)    the number of participants in the community program; and        (4)    any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary.    (c)    (1)    The Executive Director shall make grants from the Fund to:            (i)    local law enforcement agencies to support community programs; and            (ii)    agencies of a local government to support violence intervention programs.        (2)    The amount of each grant shall be in proportion to the number of agencies that apply for money from the Fund.    (d)    The agency shall submit to the Executive Director proof of expenditures of the grant for the community program.    (e)    Money distributed under this subtitle shall be used to supplement and not supplant any other funding for a community program.    (f)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall provide technical assistance to agencies in applying for:        (1)    money from the Fund; or        (2)    other federal, State, or private grants for community programs.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 8 - Safe Streets Initiatives|Section 4-801 - Safe Streets Initiatives

    (a)    In this section, “Safe Streets Initiative” means a violence prevention or intervention program operated by a community–based organization in a neighborhood that is disproportionately affected by violent crime.    (b)    (1)    Each year the Governor shall appropriate $3,600,000 in the annual State budget for Baltimore City to be used only to provide grants to community–based organizations to operate Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City.        (2)    The funds appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City.    (c)    A grant made with funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1) of this section may not:        (1)    require a matching fund;        (2)    exceed $300,000 per Safe Streets Initiative; or        (3)    supplant grant funding otherwise available for Safe Streets Initiatives.    (d)    On or before December 31 each year, the Mayor of Baltimore City shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    the effectiveness of Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City;        (2)    the status of all Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City, including a summary of grants awarded with the following information about each grant:            (i)    the name of the awardee;            (ii)    the amount of the grant; and            (iii)    a summary of the program for which the grant was awarded; and        (3)    any other information considered necessary by the Mayor of Baltimore City.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund|Section 4-901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Council” means the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council established under § 4–903 of this subtitle.    (c)    “Evidence–based health program” means a program or an initiative that:        (1)    is developed and evaluated through scientific research and data collection;        (2)    uses public health principles that demonstrate measurable positive outcomes in preventing gun violence; and        (3)    is  implemented by a nonprofit organization or public agency.    (d)    “Evidence–informed health program” means a program, an approach, or an initiative that is:        (1)    based on public health principles;        (2)    capable of being studied and evaluated through research and data collection;        (3)    for the purpose of reducing gun violence;        (4)    directed to influence factors determined to affect gun violence; and        (5)    implemented by a nonprofit organization or public agency.    (e)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.    (f)    “Fund” means the Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund.    (g)    “Local government” means a county or municipality.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund|Section 4-902 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund

    (a)    There is a Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to:        (1)    support effective violence reduction strategies by providing competitive grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to fund evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and        (2)    evaluate the efficacy of evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs funded through the Fund.    (c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund in consultation with the Council.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller, in conjunction with the Executive Director, shall account for the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund consists of:            (i)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;            (ii)    investment earnings of the Fund; and            (iii)    money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.        (2)    The Governor may annually appropriate up to $10,000,000 to the Fund.    (f)    (1)    The Fund shall be used in the following manner:            (i)    to  support effective violence reduction strategies by providing competitive grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to fund evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and            (ii)    in an amount not greater than 5% of the Fund, for the evaluation of the efficacy of evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs awarded grants through the Fund.        (2)    The Fund may not be used to:            (i)    supplant funding that would otherwise be available for violence intervention or prevention programs; or            (ii)    fund suppression activities by law enforcement.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (i)    The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund|Section 4-904 - Applying for Money From the Fund

    (a)    The Executive Director shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for local governments and nonprofit organizations to use in applying for money from the Fund.    (b)    An application shall require a local government or nonprofit organization to provide, at a minimum:        (1)    clearly defined and measureable objectives;        (2)    evidence that the proposed evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs would likely reduce gun violence; and        (3)    a description of how the local government or nonprofit organization proposes to use the funding to reduce rates of gun violence by:            (i)    establishing or enhancing evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and            (ii)    enhancing coordination of existing violence intervention and prevention programs, if any, to minimize duplication of services.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund|Section 4-905 - Funding Awards

    (a)    The Executive Director shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for the distribution of money from the Fund.    (b)    (1)    Funding awards shall be made to local governments and nonprofit organizations for a minimum duration of 3 consecutive fiscal years.        (2)    Preference shall be given to local governments or nonprofit organizations:            (i)    that are disproportionately affected by violence, as determined by the Council; and            (ii)    whose grant proposals demonstrate the greatest likelihood of reducing gun violence in their communities.    (c)    Funding awards shall be commensurate with:        (1)    the levels of gun violence in the jurisdiction served by the local government or nonprofit organization; and        (2)    the strength of the local government or nonprofit organization’s application.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund|Section 4-906 - Cash or In-Kind Match

    (a)    A local government or nonprofit organization that receives funding under this subtitle shall:        (1)    except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, provide a cash or in–kind match equivalent to 33% of the amount awarded; and        (2)    use the award to supplement and not supplant funding that would otherwise be available to implement evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs.    (b)    The matching fund requirement under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be waived if the local government or nonprofit organization can demonstrate good cause, as determined by the Executive Director.    (c)    In addition to any other reporting requirements from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, grantees shall submit a report at the end of each grant cycle that shall:        (1)    include the following information:            (i)    data collected during the duration of the award;            (ii)    a discussion of any collaborative efforts between the local government or nonprofit organization, a community–based organization, and any other entity in furtherance of the objectives of the award; and            (iii)    an analysis of the progress made in achieving the objectives of the award; and        (2)    be posted to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services’ website.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs|Section 4-1001 - Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program

    (a)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall appropriate $425,000 in the annual State budget for Baltimore City to be used as an operating grant for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program in Baltimore City.    (b)    The funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program in Baltimore City.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs|Section 4-1002 - Relocation of Victims and Witnesses of Crime

    (a)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall appropriate $360,000 in the annual State budget for Baltimore City to be used by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office for the relocation of victims and witnesses of crime.    (b)    The funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for the relocation of victims and witnesses of crime in Baltimore City.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs|Section 4-1003 - Firearms Investigation Unit

    (a)    In this section, “Department” means the Department of State Police.    (b)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall appropriate $466,600 in the annual State budget for the Department, in coordination with the Attorney General, to form a designated unit of law enforcement officers who are selected, trained, and equipped to work as a team to investigate:        (1)    firearm trafficking;        (2)    straw purchases as defined in § 5–101 of this article;        (3)    the movement of illegal firearms; and        (4)    any offense related to an offense in items (1) through (3) of this subsection that may exceed the capabilities of other investigating units within the Department.    (c)    The funds appropriated under subsection (b) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available to the Department or the Attorney General.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs|Section 4-1004 - Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School

    (a)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall appropriate $300,000 in the annual State budget for the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School in Baltimore City.    (b)    The funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for the Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School in Baltimore City.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 10 - Miscellaneous Grant Programs|Section 4-1005 - Strategic Decision Support Centers

    (a)    In this section, “strategic decision support center” means a facility that is equipped with technology and systems that function as intelligence centers for law enforcement and enable functions including data integration, the study of crime trends, and the development of predictive and technology–based approaches in detecting and investigating criminal activity.    (b)    For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each year the Governor shall appropriate $100,000 in the annual State budget for Baltimore City to be used to support strategic decision support centers in the Eastern District and Western District of Baltimore City.    (c)    The funds appropriated under subsection (b) of this section shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for strategic decision support centers in the Eastern District and Western District of Baltimore City.