Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1040
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1040, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§13A–1040.
Official statutory text
(a) A person subject to this title who is drunk on duty shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.
(b) A person subject to this title who, as a result of indulgence in an alcoholic beverage or drug, is incapacitated for the proper performance of duty shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.
(c) A person subject to this title who is a prisoner and, while in such status, is drunk shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.
(b) A person subject to this title who, as a result of indulgence in an alcoholic beverage or drug, is incapacitated for the proper performance of duty shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.
(c) A person subject to this title who is a prisoner and, while in such status, is drunk shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.
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