Section 2-102 – Authority of Police Officers — in General
(a) This section does not apply to an employee of the Department of State Police to whom the Secretary of State Police assigns the powers contained in § 2-412 of the Public Safety Article. (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of paragraph (3) of this subsection, a police officer may make arrests, conduct investigations, and otherwise enforce the […]
Section 2-103 – Authority of Police Officers — Service of Arrest Warrants
(a) In this section, “primary law enforcement officer” means: (1) the chief of police, if any, or the chief’s designee, in a municipal corporation; (2) the chief of police or the chief’s designee in a county with a county police department; (3) the sheriff or the sheriff’s designee in a county without a police department; (4) the Police Commissioner or […]
Section 2-104 – Authority of Federal Law Enforcement Officers
(a) In this section, “federal law enforcement officer” means an officer who may: (1) make an arrest with or without a warrant for violations of the United States Code; and (2) carry firearms in the performance of the officer’s duties. (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a federal law enforcement officer may: (i) make arrests […]
Section 2-104.1 – Authority of Federal Law Enforcement Officers — United States Park Police Officer
A United States Park Police officer may make arrests, conduct investigations, issue citations, and otherwise enforce the laws of the State within areas of the National Park System.
Section 2-105 – Mutual Aid Agreements
(a) In this section, “governing body” means: (1) the county executive and county council of a charter county with a county executive; (2) the county council of a charter county with no county executive; (3) the board of county commissioners of a county; or (4) the mayor and council, by whatever name known, of a municipal corporation. (b) By action as […]
Section 2-106 – Keeping Custody of Arrested Persons
(a) (1) A peace officer, who is appointed in the jurisdiction in which a person is arrested, may keep custody of the arrested person in another jurisdiction in which a District Court commissioner is located to bring the person before the District Court commissioner in the other jurisdiction. (2) The peace officer has the same power to keep […]
Section 2-106.1 – Custody of Arrested Persons Before Release in Allegany County
(a) This section applies only in Allegany County. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a police officer or an agent acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency shall keep custody of an arrested person from the time of arrest until the arrested person is: (1) committed by lawful authority to a State or […]
Section 2-107 – Duty to Semiconscious or Unconscious Suspects
(a) (1) Before a law enforcement officer may charge with a crime a person who is found by the law enforcement officer in a semiconscious or unconscious condition, the law enforcement officer shall make a diligent effort to determine whether the person: (i) suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or another type of illness that causes semiconsciousness […]
Section 2-108 – Notification of Parent or Guardian of the Charging or Arrest of Minor
(a) A law enforcement officer who charges a minor with a criminal offense shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or guardian of the minor of the charge. (b) If a law enforcement officer takes a minor into custody, the law enforcement officer or the officer’s designee shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the […]
Section 2-109 – Duties of Police Officer Upon Traffic Stop or Other Stop — Failure to Comply — Recording the Officer’s Actions
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 59 OF 2021 ** (a) At the commencement of a traffic stop or other stop, absent exigent circumstances, a police officer shall: (1) display proper identification to the stopped individual; and (2) provide the following information to the stopped individual: (i) the officer’s name; (ii) the officer’s identification number issued by the […]