Md. Code, Local Government § 5-207
This is the official text of Md. Code, Local Government § 5-207, part of Maryland’s Code, Local Government — governs the powers and operations of Maryland counties and municipalities.
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§5–207.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may establish and maintain:
(1) a fire department; and
(2) a police force.
(b) A municipality may:
(1) provide for the removal of fire hazards;
(2) control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and
(3) prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.
(c) A municipality may:
(1) pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;
(2) prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;
(3) enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:
(i) within the municipality; and
(ii) up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and
(4) prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.
(1) a fire department; and
(2) a police force.
(b) A municipality may:
(1) provide for the removal of fire hazards;
(2) control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and
(3) prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.
(c) A municipality may:
(1) pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;
(2) prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;
(3) enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:
(i) within the municipality; and
(ii) up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and
(4) prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.
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