Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-308
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-308, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§3–308.
Official statutory text
(a) The special police officer is responsible for:
(1) any abuse of the special police officer’s powers; and
(2) the exercise of the special police officer’s powers on property not within the special police officer’s jurisdiction.
(b) The entity that requested the appointment of the special police officer is also responsible for:
(1) any wrongful action that the special police officer commits in the course of the special police officer’s duties; and
(2) any abuse of the powers granted by the commission, either on or off the premises.
(1) any abuse of the special police officer’s powers; and
(2) the exercise of the special police officer’s powers on property not within the special police officer’s jurisdiction.
(b) The entity that requested the appointment of the special police officer is also responsible for:
(1) any wrongful action that the special police officer commits in the course of the special police officer’s duties; and
(2) any abuse of the powers granted by the commission, either on or off the premises.
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