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MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  2-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 2 - Department of State Police|Subtitle 6 - Local Division|Section 2-604 - Termination of Services of Police Employees Under Agreement

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if eight or more police employees are assigned to a county or municipal corporation in accordance with an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle:        (1)    the county or municipal corporation shall give the Department at least 5 years’ notice whenever the county or municipal corporation decides to terminate the services of police employees provided under the agreement; and        (2)    the number of police employees assigned to the county or municipal corporation in accordance with the agreement shall be phased out over 5 years.    (b)    The Department and county or municipal corporation may modify the manner in which the services of police employees are terminated in an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  2-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 2 - Department of State Police|Subtitle 7 - Vehicle Theft Prevention Council and Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund|Section 2-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commercial motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 16-803 of the Transportation Article.    (c)    “Council” means the Vehicle Theft Prevention Council.    (d)    “Fund” means the Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  2-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 2 - Department of State Police|Subtitle 7 - Vehicle Theft Prevention Council and Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund|Section 2-703 - Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund

    (a)    There is a Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund.    (b)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (c)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money received by the Fund under § 17-106 of the Transportation Article;        (2)    money received by the Council or the Fund from any source; and        (3)    investment earnings of the Fund.    (d)    The money of the Fund shall be invested in the same manner as other State money.    (e)    The Council shall spend money in the Fund in the following order of priority:        (1)    to pay the expenses of the Council; and        (2)    to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.    (f)    When making grants from the Fund, the Council shall consider and prioritize the following entities and programs:        (1)    State and local law enforcement agencies:            (i)    to enhance vehicle theft enforcement and prevention teams or efforts; and            (ii)    for programs designed to reduce the incidence of vehicle theft;        (2)    local prosecutors and judicial agencies, for enhanced prosecution and adjudication of vehicle theft crime;        (3)    neighborhood, community, or business organizations, for programs designed to reduce the incidence of vehicle theft;        (4)    educational programs designed to inform motor vehicle owners of methods to prevent motor vehicle theft and to provide equipment, for experimental purposes, to enable motor vehicle owners to prevent motor vehicle theft;        (5)    programs designed to reduce the incidence of vehicle theft and recidivism by juveniles; and        (6)    programs designed to reduce or deter damage or vandalism to vehicles in connection with vehicle theft or theft of property from vehicles.    (g)    To the extent practicable, the Council shall allocate grants made under this subtitle among the subdivisions of the State on a pro rata basis determined by the total number of vehicles registered in each subdivision divided by the total number of vehicles registered in the State.    (h)    (1)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only:            (i)    in accordance with the State budget; or            (ii)    by the budget amendment procedure as provided in § 7-209 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, if at least 45 days have passed since the budget amendment and supporting information were submitted to the budget committees for their review and comment.        (2)    The proposed budget and any budget amendment submitted to the General Assembly shall include an itemized list of each grant and other expenditure from the Fund to be made in the fiscal year.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-102 - Effect of Subtitle. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    Except for the administrative hearing process under Subtitle 2 of this title that relates to the certification enforcement power of the Police Training and Standards Commission, this subtitle supersedes any other law of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation that conflicts with this subtitle.    (b)    Any local law is preempted by the subject and material of this subtitle.    (c)    This subtitle does not limit the authority of the chief to regulate the competent and efficient operation and management of a law enforcement agency by any reasonable means including transfer and reassignment if:        (1)    that action is not punitive in nature; and        (2)    the chief determines that action to be in the best interests of the internal management of the law enforcement agency.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-103 - Rights of Law Enforcement Officers Generally. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a law enforcement officer has the same rights to engage in political activity as a State employee.        (2)    This right to engage in political activity does not apply when the law enforcement officer is on duty or acting in an official capacity.    (b)    A law enforcement agency:        (1)    may not prohibit secondary employment by law enforcement officers; but        (2)    may adopt reasonable regulations that relate to secondary employment by law enforcement officers.    (c)    A law enforcement officer may not be required or requested to disclose an item of the law enforcement officer’s property, income, assets, source of income, debts, or personal or domestic expenditures, including those of a member of the law enforcement officer’s family or household, unless:        (1)    the information is necessary to investigate a possible conflict of interest with respect to the performance of the law enforcement officer’s official duties; or        (2)    the disclosure is required by federal or State law.    (d)    (1)    A law enforcement officer may not be discharged, disciplined, demoted, or denied promotion, transfer, or reassignment, or otherwise discriminated against in regard to the law enforcement officer’s employment or be threatened with that treatment because the law enforcement officer:            (i)    has exercised or demanded the rights granted by this subtitle;            (ii)    has lawfully exercised constitutional rights; or            (iii)    has disclosed information that evidences:                1.    gross mismanagement;                2.    a gross waste of government resources;                3.    a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or                4.    a violation of law committed by another law enforcement officer.        (2)    A law enforcement officer may not undertake an independent investigation based on knowledge of disclosures described in paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection.    (e)    A statute may not abridge and a law enforcement agency may not adopt a regulation that prohibits the right of a law enforcement officer to bring suit that arises out of the law enforcement officer’s duties as a law enforcement officer.    (f)    A law enforcement officer may waive in writing any or all rights granted by this subtitle.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-105 - Application for Show-Cause Order [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    A law enforcement officer who is denied a right granted by this subtitle may apply to the circuit court of the county where the law enforcement officer is regularly employed for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.    (b)    The law enforcement officer may apply for the show cause order:        (1)    either individually or through the law enforcement officer’s certified or recognized employee organization; and        (2)    at any time prior to the beginning of a hearing by the hearing board.    (c)    On a finding that a law enforcement agency obtained evidence against a law enforcement officer in violation of a right granted by this subtitle, the court shall grant appropriate relief.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-106 - Limitation on Administrative Charges. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a law enforcement agency may not bring administrative charges against a law enforcement officer unless the agency files the charges within 1 year after the act that gives rise to the charges comes to the attention of the appropriate law enforcement agency official.    (b)    The 1-year limitation of subsection (a) of this section does not apply to charges that relate to criminal activity or excessive force.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-106.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-106.1 - Agency List of Officers Found or Alleged to Have Committed Acts Bearing on Exculpatory or Impeachment Evidence. [Subtitlesubject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    A law enforcement agency required by law to disclose information for use as impeachment or exculpatory evidence in a criminal case, solely for the purpose of satisfying the disclosure requirement, may maintain a list of law enforcement officers who have been found or alleged to have committed acts which bear on credibility, integrity, honesty, or other characteristics that would constitute exculpatory or impeachment evidence.    (b)    A law enforcement agency may not, based solely on the fact that a law enforcement officer is included on the list maintained under subsection (a) of this section, take punitive action against the law enforcement officer, including:        (1)    demotion;        (2)    dismissal;        (3)    suspension without pay; or        (4)    reduction in pay.    (c)    A law enforcement agency that maintains a list of law enforcement officers under subsection (a) of this section shall provide timely notice to each law enforcement officer whose name has been placed on the list.    (d)    A law enforcement officer maintains all rights of appeal provided in this subtitle.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-109 - Judicial Review [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    An appeal from a decision made under § 3-108 of this subtitle shall be taken to the circuit court for the county in accordance with Maryland Rule 7-202.    (b)    A party aggrieved by a decision of a court under this subtitle may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-110 - Expungement of Record of Formal Complaint. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    On written request, a law enforcement officer may have expunged from any file the record of a formal complaint made against the law enforcement officer if:        (1)    (i)    the law enforcement agency that investigated the complaint:                1.    exonerated the law enforcement officer of all charges in the complaint; or                2.    determined that the charges were unsustained or unfounded; or            (ii)    a hearing board acquitted the law enforcement officer, dismissed the action, or made a finding of not guilty; and        (2)    at least 3 years have passed since the final disposition by the law enforcement agency or hearing board.    (b)    Evidence of a formal complaint against a law enforcement officer is not admissible in an administrative or judicial proceeding if the complaint resulted in an outcome listed in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-111 - Summary Punishment. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    This subtitle does not prohibit summary punishment by higher ranking law enforcement officers as designated by the chief.    (b)    (1)    Summary punishment may be imposed for minor violations of law enforcement agency rules and regulations if:            (i)    the facts that constitute the minor violation are not in dispute;            (ii)    the law enforcement officer waives the hearing provided under this subtitle; and            (iii)    the law enforcement officer accepts the punishment imposed by the highest ranking law enforcement officer, or individual acting in that capacity, of the unit to which the law enforcement officer is attached.        (2)    Summary punishment imposed under this subsection may not exceed suspension of 3 days without pay or a fine of $150.    (c)    (1)    If a law enforcement officer is offered summary punishment in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and refuses:            (i)    the chief may convene a hearing board of one or more members; and            (ii)    the hearing board has only the authority to recommend the sanctions provided in this section for summary punishment.        (2)    If a single member hearing board is convened:            (i)    the member need not be of the same rank as the law enforcement officer; but            (ii)    all other provisions of this subtitle apply.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-112 - Emergency Suspension. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    This subtitle does not prohibit emergency suspension by higher ranking law enforcement officers as designated by the chief.    (b)    (1)    The chief may impose emergency suspension with pay if it appears that the action is in the best interest of the public and the law enforcement agency.        (2)    If the law enforcement officer is suspended with pay, the chief may suspend the police powers of the law enforcement officer and reassign the law enforcement officer to restricted duties pending:            (i)    a determination by a court with respect to a criminal violation; or            (ii)    a final determination by a hearing board with respect to a law enforcement agency violation.        (3)    A law enforcement officer who is suspended under this subsection is entitled to a prompt hearing.    (c)    (1)    If a law enforcement officer is charged with a felony, the chief may impose an emergency suspension of police powers without pay.        (2)    A law enforcement officer who is suspended under paragraph (1) of this subsection is entitled to a prompt hearing.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 1 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Section 3-113 - False Statement, Report, or Complaint. [Subtitle Subject to Repeal Effective July 1, 2022; Repealed Version Follows This Subtitle]

    (a)    A person may not knowingly make a false statement, report, or complaint during an investigation or proceeding conducted under this subtitle.    (b)    A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties of § 9-501 of the Criminal Law Article.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission|Section 3-202 - Established

    There is a Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, which is an independent commission that functions in the Department.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission|Section 3-203 - Membership

    (a)    The Commission consists of the following members:        (1)    the President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association;        (2)    the President of the Maryland Sheriffs Association;        (3)    the Attorney General of the State;        (4)    the Secretary of State Police;        (5)    the agent in charge of the Baltimore office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;        (6)    one member representing the Maryland State Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police;        (7)    one member representing the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association;        (8)    the Chair of the Maryland Municipal League Police Executive Association;        (9)    the President of Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc.;        (10)    the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City;        (11)    the President of the Police Chiefs’ Association of Prince George’s County;        (12)    a representative from the Wor–Wic Program Advisory Committee – Criminal Justice;        (13)    two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;        (14)    two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and        (15)    the following individuals, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:            (i)    three police officers, representing different geographic areas of the State;            (ii)    one individual with expertise in community policing;            (iii)    one individual with expertise in policing standards;            (iv)    one individual with expertise in mental health; and            (v)    two citizens of the State without relationships to law enforcement.    (b)    (1)    The term of an appointed member is 3 years.        (2)    The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2016.        (3)    At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (c)    Except for the appointed members, a member of the Commission may serve personally at a Commission meeting or may designate a representative from the member’s unit, agency, or association who may act at any meeting to the same effect as if the member were personally present.    (d)    The members of the Commission appointed from the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates shall serve in an advisory capacity only.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission|Section 3-204 - Chair and Vice Chair

    The Commission annually shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission|Section 3-205 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Records

    (a)    A majority of the Commission is a quorum.    (b)    The Commission shall meet in the State at the times that it or its chairman determines.    (c)    A member of the Commission:        (1)    may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    The Commission shall:        (1)    maintain minutes of its meetings and any other records that it considers necessary; and        (2)    provide information, on request, regarding the budget, activities, and programs of the Commission.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission|Section 3-206 - Staff

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Governor, the Commission shall appoint an executive director.        (2)    The executive director shall perform general administrative and training management functions.        (3)    The executive director serves at the pleasure of the Commission.    (b)    (1)    The Commission shall appoint a deputy director and any other employees that the Commission considers necessary to perform general administrative and training management functions.        (2)    The deputy director and other employees appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.    (c)    In accordance with the State budget, the Commission may set the compensation of:        (1)    the executive director and the deputy director; and        (2)    a Commission employee in a position that:            (i)    is unique to the Commission;            (ii)    requires specific skills or experience to perform the duties of the position; and            (iii)    does not require the employee to perform functions that are comparable to functions performed in other units of the Executive Branch of State government.    (d)    The Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Commission, shall determine the positions for which the Commission may set compensation under subsection (c) of this section.