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MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Missing Persons|Section 3-604 - Silver Alert Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Caregiver” means a parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, or person responsible for the supervision of another adult.        (3)    “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.        (4)    “Missing person” means an individual:            (i)    whose whereabouts are unknown;            (ii)    who suffers a cognitive impairment including a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to the extent that the individual requires assistance from a caregiver; and            (iii)    whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the health and safety of the individual due to age, health, mental or physical disability, environment, or weather conditions, as determined by a law enforcement agency.    (b)    (1)    The Department of State Police shall establish a Silver Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of information to assist in locating a missing person.        (2)    The Department of State Police shall:            (i)    adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Silver Alert for a missing person;            (ii)    provide training to local law enforcement agencies on the guidelines and procedures to be used to handle a report of a missing person;            (iii)    provide assistance to a local law enforcement agency, as necessary, to assist in the safe recovery of a missing person;            (iv)    recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, local volunteer groups, and other members of the public to assist in developing and implementing a Silver Alert;            (v)    consult with the State Highway Administration to establish a plan for providing information relevant to a Silver Alert to the public through the dynamic message sign system located across the State; and            (vi)    consult with the State Department of Education to develop a program that:                1.    allows high school students to assist in the search for a missing person under this section;                2.    complies with COMAR 13A.03.02.06; and                3.    is consistent with the student service–learning guidelines developed by the State Department of Education.    (c)    A caregiver or person filing a report regarding a missing person immediately shall notify the local law enforcement agency with which the report was filed and the Department of State Police if:        (1)    the missing person who was the subject of the report is located; and        (2)    it is unlikely that the local law enforcement agency or the Department of State Police has knowledge that the missing person has been located.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Missing Persons|Section 3-605 - Blue Alert Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.        (3)    “Missing offender” means an individual:            (i)    whose whereabouts are unknown;            (ii)    who is suspected of killing or seriously injuring a law enforcement officer;            (iii)    whose disappearance poses a serious threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel; and            (iv)    whose vehicle the reporting law enforcement agency is able to describe, including any information about the vehicle’s registration plate.    (b)    (1)    The Department of State Police shall establish a Blue Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of information to assist in locating and apprehending a missing offender.        (2)    The Department of State Police shall:            (i)    adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Blue Alert for a missing offender;            (ii)    provide training to local law enforcement agencies on the guidelines and procedures to be used to make and handle a report of a missing offender;            (iii)    provide assistance to a local law enforcement agency, as necessary, to assist in the location and apprehension of a missing offender;            (iv)    recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, local volunteer groups, and other members of the public to assist in developing and implementing a Blue Alert; and            (v)    consult with the State Highway Administration and the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management to establish a plan for providing information relevant to a Blue Alert to the public through the dynamic message sign system located across the State.    (c)    A law enforcement officer or agency that apprehends a missing offender who is the subject of a Blue Alert immediately shall notify the Department of State Police and the law enforcement agency that filed the report resulting in the Blue Alert that the missing offender has been apprehended.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Missing Persons|Section 3-606 - Yellow Alert Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Law enforcement agency” means a State, county, or municipal police department or agency, or a sheriff’s department.        (3)    “Missing suspect” means an individual:            (i)    whose whereabouts are unknown;            (ii)    who is suspected of violating § 27–113 of the Transportation Article; and            (iii)    whose vehicle the reporting law enforcement agency is able to describe, including any information about the vehicle’s registration plate.    (b)    (1)    The Department of State Police shall establish a Yellow Alert Program to provide a system for rapid dissemination of information to assist in locating and apprehending a missing suspect.        (2)    The Department of State Police shall:            (i)    adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a Yellow Alert for a missing suspect;            (ii)    provide training to local law enforcement agencies on the guidelines and procedures to be used to make and handle a report of a missing suspect;            (iii)    provide assistance to a local law enforcement agency, as necessary, to assist in the location and apprehension of a missing suspect;            (iv)    recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, local volunteer groups, and other members of the public to assist in developing and implementing a Yellow Alert; and            (v)    consult with the State Highway Administration to establish a plan for providing information relating to a Yellow Alert to the public through the dynamic message sign system located across the State.    (c)    A law enforcement officer or agency that apprehends a missing suspect who is the subject of a Yellow Alert immediately shall notify the Department of State Police and the law enforcement agency that filed the report resulting in the Yellow Alert that the missing suspect has been apprehended.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  3-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 3 - Law Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Missing Persons|Section 3-607 - Direct Link to the Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons Internet Site

    The Department of State Police shall place a direct link to the Internet site of the Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons on the home page of the Department’s website.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-101 - 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 Protective Body Armor Fund.    (d)    “Local law enforcement agency” means the police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State.    (e)    “Protective body armor” means a vest or similar article that is:        (1)    designed to be worn on the body to protect against blunt force trauma associated with the impact of a firearm projectile; and        (2)    manufactured of bullet resistant fabric that conforms to National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0101.03 (or the current edition) and V-50 ballistic testing requirements.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-102 - Protective Body Armor Fund

    (a)    There is a Protective Body Armor Fund.    (b)    The purposes of the Fund are:        (1)    to assist local law enforcement agencies to:            (i)    acquire protective body armor for each police officer of the local law enforcement agency; and            (ii)    replace protective body armor at least every 10 years, or sooner if testing indicates a need for replacement; and        (2)    upon the fulfillment of the purposes specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, to assist the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to acquire protective body armor for its agents with the remainder of the funds.    (c)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.    (d)    The Fund consists of money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund.    (e)    (1)    As authorized by the Executive Director, the Treasurer shall make payments out of the Fund to local law enforcement agencies and the Division of Parole and Probation.        (2)    A local law enforcement agency and the Division of Parole and Probation may use State money provided under this subtitle only to purchase or replace protective body armor.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-103 - Applications for Money From Fund

    (a)    The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law enforcement agencies to apply for money from the Fund.    (b)    A local law enforcement agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with the following information:        (1)    the number of violent crime incidents committed within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency for the last 2 years;        (2)    the current number of sworn officers;        (3)    the current number of sworn officers not assigned protective body armor;        (4)    the number and age of protective body armor units currently in use by the local law enforcement agency;        (5)    the number of protective body armor units requested:            (i)    for officers not currently assigned protective body armor; and            (ii)    for officers assigned protective body armor in need of replacement due to age or wear;        (6)    the regulations of the local law enforcement agency that relate to the use of protective body armor;        (7)    the local law enforcement agency’s budget request for supplies and equipment for the current and last 2 fiscal years; and        (8)    any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary to make grants for protective body armor.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-104 - Grants From Fund

    (a)    (1)    In accordance with the State budget, the Executive Director shall make grants to local law enforcement agencies to purchase and replace protective body armor based on the comparative needs of each local law enforcement agency as determined by the criteria set forth in § 4-103(b) of this subtitle.        (2)    A single grant may not initially exceed 10% of the total money budgeted in the Fund for any fiscal year.    (b)    After the initial allocation of money, the Executive Director may distribute any money remaining in the Fund on an equitable basis, as determined by the criteria set forth in § 4-103(b) of this subtitle.    (c)    After the allocations of money made in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Executive Director may distribute any of the money remaining in the Fund to the Division of Parole and Probation to assist the Division to acquire protective body armor for its agents.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-105 - Money Additional to Other Appropriations; Expenditures by Local Law Enforcement Agencies

    (a)    A local law enforcement agency shall use the money distributed under this subtitle as an addition to and not as a substitute for money appropriated from sources other than the Fund to acquire or replace protective body armor.    (b)    (1)    Each local law enforcement agency shall spend money from its own sources to acquire or replace protective body armor in an amount at least equal to the amount of State money awarded from the Fund.        (2)    After a local law enforcement agency receives notice from the Executive Director of a grant, the local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Executive Director proof of expenditures on protective body armor.        (3)    After certifying the expenditures under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Executive Director may authorize the reimbursement of one-half of the local law enforcement agency’s expenditures on protective body armor, up to a maximum of the amount of the grant.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-106 - Bulk Purchase Encouraged

    To reduce the cost of protective body armor, the Executive Director should encourage the bulk purchase of protective body armor.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 1 - Protective Body Armor Fund|Section 4-107 - Annual Report

    On or before September 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on:         (1)    the distribution of money under this subtitle; and        (2)    the ratio of protective body armor to police officers in each local jurisdiction of the State that applied for money from the Fund.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 4 - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund|Section 4-401 - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Forensic laboratory” means a facility, an entity, or a site that offers or performs forensic analysis and is owned or operated by the State, a county or municipal corporation in the State, or another governmental entity.        (3)    “Fund” means the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund.        (4)    “Law enforcement agency” means the Department of State Police or a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State.    (b)    There is a Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide law enforcement agencies with funding to pay for testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits by forensic laboratories.    (d)    The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall:        (1)    administer the Fund;        (2)    establish and publish procedures for the distribution of funding to law enforcement agencies;        (3)    ensure each jurisdiction in the State that has a forensic laboratory is able to access the Fund;        (4)    consider the number of sexual assault incidents that were investigated by a law enforcement agency in the prior fiscal year when distributing funding; and        (5)    submit a report with information on the distribution of funding to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, before September 1 each year.    (e)    (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.    (f)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    any interest earnings of the Fund; and        (3)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (g)    The Fund may be used only for equipment, supplies, personnel, and outsourcing necessary for the testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits in forensic laboratories.    (h)    (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, including interest earnings under subsection (f) of this section, shall be credited to the Fund.    (i)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.    (j)    Money expended from the Fund for testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for testing of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-502 - Limits on Spending Requirements

    Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as requiring a county or qualifying municipality to spend more for police protection than the greater of:        (1)    the actual expenditures for police protection, not including capital expenditures; or        (2)    the sum of:            (i)    the amount received in State aid under this subtitle; and            (ii)    local funds equal to the percentage of local wealth used in calculating the State share in basic expenditures under § 4–506(b) of this subtitle.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-503 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund

    (a)    There is a State Aid for Police Protection Fund.    (b)    The Fund provides a continuing grant from the General Fund of the State that shall be used exclusively to provide adequate police protection in the counties and qualifying municipalities through the sharing of costs on an equitable basis within certain limits related to population factors.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-504 - Administration of Fund

    (a)    The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.    (b)    The Executive Director shall:        (1)    certify to the Comptroller, counties, and qualifying municipalities the amount of payments under this subtitle to the counties and qualifying municipalities; and        (2)    adopt regulations and require reports that are necessary to certify the amounts.    (c)    In administering the Fund, the Executive Director shall:        (1)    make a continuing effort to establish standards of police protection adequate to the various local situations; and        (2)    subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, report periodically to the General Assembly on progress in establishing and meeting those standards, including the payment amounts certified under subsection (b) of this section and any other relevant fiscal information.    (d)    The Executive Director shall apply the minimum standards determined by the Police Training and Standards Commission under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article to determine whether police officers are qualified.    (e)    The Police Training and Standards Commission shall print and distribute to all municipalities its regulations that set forth the minimum standards for police qualifications.    (f)    (1)    If a municipality fails to meet the minimum standards for police qualifications for 2 successive years, the Executive Director shall withhold from the municipality payments that would otherwise be payable the second year.        (2)    (i)    Any payment withheld for noncompliance is forfeited.            (ii)    A municipality may not make a claim for the withheld payment.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-505 - Population and Density Determinations

    For population and density determinations under this subtitle:        (1)    population numbers for a county shall be those estimated by the Maryland Department of Health, as of July 1 of each year; and        (2)    the percentage of population residing in municipalities shall be determined from time to time by the most recently published federal decennial census data.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-507 - Reduction for Crime and Wealth Assessments

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Crime assessment” means an amount obtained for each county or Baltimore City by multiplying the percent of total Part I crimes in the State that were committed in the county or Baltimore City by 10% of the costs for the crime laboratory of the State Police as provided in the State budget for the fiscal year of the assessment.        (3)    “Part I crimes” means the crimes reported by the State Police as Part I crimes in the annual uniform crime report for the second completed calendar year preceding the fiscal year of the crime assessment.        (4)    “Wealth assessment” means an amount obtained for each county or Baltimore City by multiplying the percent of the total wealth base of the State that is attributable to the wealth base of the county or Baltimore City by 20% of the costs for the crime laboratory of the State Police as provided in the State budget for the fiscal year of the assessment.    (b)    For each fiscal year, the amount determined under § 4–506 of this subtitle for each county or Baltimore City shall be reduced by the sum of the crime assessment and the wealth assessment for the county or Baltimore City.
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. §  4-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Safety|Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs|Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund|Section 4-508 - Payments From Fund

    The State Treasurer shall make the payments required under this subtitle to each county and qualifying municipality:        (1)    on warrants of the Comptroller;        (2)    at the end of each quarter of each fiscal year; and        (3)    in approximately equal amounts for each quarter to the appropriate county or qualifying municipality.