OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Col David B Mitchell, Secretary of State Police

1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208—3899 (410) 653 4219

Appointed b) the Governor with Senate advice
and consent, the Secretary of State Police serves at the
pleasure of the Governor The Secretary may name a
deputy secretary with the approval of the Governor
(Cudel957,Ail 88B,sccs 14,16) Forma ly called
Superintendent of State Police, the Secretary received
the present title m 1995 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1995)
The Secretary of State Police chairs the Handgun
Roster Board and the Pokce Training Commission
and co chairs the Task Force on Law Enforcement of
the Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
The Secretary also serves on the Governor's bxecutive
Council, the State Information Technology Board,
the State Postmortem Examiners Commission, the
State Advisory Board for Juvenile Justice, the Board
of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension
System, the Vehicle Theft Pre\ ention Council, and the
Task Force to Study Ann Asian Violence

HANDGUN ROSTER BOARD
Chair Col David B Mitchell, Secretary
of State Police
(410)653 4219

The Handgun Roster Board was formed in the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services in 1988 (Chapter 533, Acts of 1988) In
1995, the Board became part of the Department of
State Police (Chapter 3, Acts of 1995)

In Maryland, it is illegal to sell or offer tor sale a
handgun manufactured after January 1,1985, that is
not on the Handgun Roster The Board compiles,
maintains, and publishes the Handgun Roster, which
lists those handguns that after January 1,1985, may
be offered for sale in Maryland Semiannually, the
Handgun Roster is pubhshed in the Maryland Register
The Board's nine members are appointed to
four year terms by the Governor with Senate advice
and consent The Secretary of State Police serves as
chair (Code 1957, Art 27, sees 36F, 361, 36J)

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
Steven F Geppi, Commander
(410) 290 0780

The Criminal Intelligence Division began as the
Intelligence Division in 1962 Under the Special
Operations Bureau, it received its present name in
1990 The Division was placed under the Office of
the Secretary in 1995
The Division gathers information pertaining to
organized crime and narcotics trafficking, and
other strategic data Within the Division is the State
Clearinghouse for Missing Children

STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING CHILDREN

Contact CarlaT Proudfoot (410)290 0780
toll free 1 800 637 KIDS

The State Clearinghouse for Missing Children
was established within the Investigation Division of
the Special Operations Bureau in 1985 (Chapter
496, Acts of 1985) The Clearinghouse in 1989 was
placed under the Intelligence Diusion, now the
Criminal Intelligence Division