Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-517
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 3-517, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§3–517.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:
(1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or
(2) a sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.
(b) Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a community policing program in accordance with best practices developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
(c) Each local law enforcement agency shall:
(1) post a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program on the Internet in accordance with § 3–515 of this subtitle; and
(2) annually file a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in accordance with § 3–207 of this title.
(1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or
(2) a sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.
(b) Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a community policing program in accordance with best practices developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
(c) Each local law enforcement agency shall:
(1) post a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program on the Internet in accordance with § 3–515 of this subtitle; and
(2) annually file a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in accordance with § 3–207 of this title.
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