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Ch. 263 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(ii) Any civilian employee of the Department of State Police
assigned to enforce any rule or regulation adopted under this section, but only while
acting under written authorization of the Secretary of the State Police;
(iii) Any civilian employee of the Maryland Transportation
Authority Police who is:
1. Acting under the immediate direction and control of a
uniformed police officer;
2. Acting under the written authorization of the Secretary of
the State Police; and
3. Certified by the Department of State Police to perform an
inspection authorized under this section; or
(iv) Any civilian employee of a local government who is:
1. Acting under the immediate direction and control of a
uniformed police officer;
2. Acting under the written authorization of the Secretary of
the State Police; and
3. Certified by the Department of State Police to perform an
inspection authorized under this section.
[(4)] (5) "Public Service Commission inspector" means a person who is
assigned by the Public Service Commission and certified by the Department of State
Police to perform an inspection authorized under this section.
[(5)] (6) "Transportation emergency" means any natural or man-made
emergency that disrupts or hinders the free flow of traffic on the State's highways
and local streets and roads for more than 8 hours so that public safety is or may be
threatened as a result.
[(6)] (7) "Utility emergency" means any natural or man-made
emergency that disrupts or severs or has the potential to disrupt or sever gas, electric,
telephone, water, sewer, CABLE, or other utility service to:
(i) Any large number of residential or commercial customers in an
area or areas of the State; or
(ii) Any public or private institutions in an area or areas of the
State so that the public health, welfare, or safety is or may be threatened as a result.
(8) "UTILITY COMPANY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC COMPANY, GAS COMPANY,
SEWAGE DISPOSAL COMPANY, TELEPHONE COMPANY, WATER COMPANY, OR CABLE
COMPANY, OR WATER OR SEWER UTILITY.
(b) (1) Upon direction by a police officer or by an electronic signal to vehicles
equipped with a CVISN transponder, the driver of any vehicle that is subject to any
rule or regulation adopted under this section shall stop and submit to an inspection:
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