Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-103
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-103, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§4–103.
Official statutory text
(a) The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law enforcement agencies to apply for money from the Fund.
(b) A local law enforcement agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with the following information:
(1) the number of violent crime incidents committed within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency for the last 2 years;
(2) the current number of sworn officers;
(3) the current number of sworn officers not assigned protective body armor;
(4) the number and age of protective body armor units currently in use by the local law enforcement agency;
(5) the number of protective body armor units requested:
(i) for officers not currently assigned protective body armor; and
(ii) for officers assigned protective body armor in need of replacement due to age or wear;
(6) the regulations of the local law enforcement agency that relate to the use of protective body armor;
(7) the local law enforcement agency’s budget request for supplies and equipment for the current and last 2 fiscal years; and
(8) any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary to make grants for protective body armor.
(b) A local law enforcement agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with the following information:
(1) the number of violent crime incidents committed within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency for the last 2 years;
(2) the current number of sworn officers;
(3) the current number of sworn officers not assigned protective body armor;
(4) the number and age of protective body armor units currently in use by the local law enforcement agency;
(5) the number of protective body armor units requested:
(i) for officers not currently assigned protective body armor; and
(ii) for officers assigned protective body armor in need of replacement due to age or wear;
(6) the regulations of the local law enforcement agency that relate to the use of protective body armor;
(7) the local law enforcement agency’s budget request for supplies and equipment for the current and last 2 fiscal years; and
(8) any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary to make grants for protective body armor.
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