(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
To reduce the cost of protective body armor, the Executive Director should encourage the bulk purchase of protective body armor.
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 […]
