Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-516
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-516, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§3–516.
Official statutory text
(a) Each law enforcement agency shall establish a confidential and nonpunitive early intervention system to identify police officers who are at risk of engaging in the use of excessive force and to provide the officers with training, behavioral interventions, reassignments, or other appropriate responses to reduce the risk of the use of excessive force.
(b) A system described in this section may not prevent the investigation of or imposition of discipline for any particular complaint.
(b) A system described in this section may not prevent the investigation of or imposition of discipline for any particular complaint.
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