(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
** 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 […]
