Ch. 522                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  The provisions of the foregoing sections in this
subtitle shall only apply to Allegany, Baltimore, Cecil, Harford,
Queen Anne's and Washington counties, but the powers conferred by
virtue hereof upon members of fire companies shall not apply or
be exercised in incorporated cities, towns or villages which
maintain an organized or regular police force.

(b)  (1) The provisions of this subtitle are applicable in
Carroll County, Cecil County, Frederick County, Kent County,
[and] Wicomico County, AND WORCESTER COUNTY, respectively, except
as modified in this section. Twelve members of each fire company
may be designated by the captain, chief, or other commanding
officer of the fire companies of these counties, respectively,
and recommended to be appointed deputy sheriffs by the sheriffs
of the several counties. The powers of the deputies are limited
to those necessary to perform their duties when functioning as
fire police at parades, accidents, floods or other emergencies,
or at any public function conducted by, or under the auspices of,
any volunteer fire company, or by the sheriff's department. Such
powers may be exercised in incorporated cities, towns, counties,
or on State roadways but only under the discretion and control of
the chief of the police force of the city, town, or State Police.
All fire police, when on such duty, and when wearing a badge of
authority, shall be deemed to be performing the duties of their
office. In Frederick County and Carroll County, fire police may
also perform traffic control for public functions held by any
municipality, town, group, or committee upon request for and
approval of such services by the sheriff.

(2)  At no time shall any fire police use any weapon
in the performance of his duties as described in this section.

(3)  Any duly authorized fire police performing his
duties in an emergency situation to which a fire company or
ambulance company has been dispatched by the Frederick County
Central Alarm Board in Frederick County or the Carroll County
Communications Control Center in Carroll County, shall be subject
to the authority of the officer in charge of such fire company or
ambulance company, and if the fire police is not a member in good
standing of such fire company or ambulance company, then he may
not perform his duties as described in this section. Any duly
authorized fire police performing his duties at any public
function conducted by, or under the auspices of, a fire company
or ambulance company, shall be subject to the authority of the
officer in charge of such company.

(4)  The sheriff of the county may require any fire
police to demonstrate a satisfactory level of training in those
areas of law enforcement commensurate with the duties of the fire
police as described in this section. If the sheriff of the county
shall require a demonstration of a satisfactory level of
training, then the training shall be provided by the sheriff of
the county, at a time and place as he shall deem suitable.

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