Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-216
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-216, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§3–216.
Official statutory text
(a) The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(b) A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:
(1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and
(2) complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
(b) A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2–207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:
(1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and
(2) complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
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