Md. Code, Public Safety § 2-604
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 2-604, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§2–604.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if eight or more police employees are assigned to a county or municipal corporation in accordance with an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle:
(1) the county or municipal corporation shall give the Department at least 5 years’ notice whenever the county or municipal corporation decides to terminate the services of police employees provided under the agreement; and
(2) the number of police employees assigned to the county or municipal corporation in accordance with the agreement shall be phased out over 5 years.
(b) The Department and county or municipal corporation may modify the manner in which the services of police employees are terminated in an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle.
(1) the county or municipal corporation shall give the Department at least 5 years’ notice whenever the county or municipal corporation decides to terminate the services of police employees provided under the agreement; and
(2) the number of police employees assigned to the county or municipal corporation in accordance with the agreement shall be phased out over 5 years.
(b) The Department and county or municipal corporation may modify the manner in which the services of police employees are terminated in an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle.
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