938                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         CH. 502

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 63 be and it is hereby added to Article 88B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title
"State Police," to follow immediately after Section 62 thereof, and
to be under the new subtitle "Local Division," and to read as follows:

Local Division
63.

(a)  A Local Division is created in the Department, with the
powers, duties, functions, and employees provided in this subtitle.

(b)  The board of county commissioners or county council of any
county OR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BALTIMORE and the Superintendent of the Department may
conclude an agreement (for a period not in excess of five years, but
renewable) that the Department act as and take over all or a portion
of the functions of a local police force for the county. LOCAL
GOVERNING BODIES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
EMPOWERED TO ENTER INTO SUCH CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED THERE-
IN FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MUNICIPALITIES
IN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO
BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND THE STATE
POLICE.

(c)   Under any such agreement, the Department within the county
shall enforce the public local laws of the county and perform related
police services, in addition to its other and regular duties therein.
For this purpose the Department shall provide such employees,
buildings, and facilities as may be required by the agreement or,
if not so required, as may be reasonable and proper in the discretion
of the Department to perform the objects of the agreement.

(d)  Every agreement shall provide that the reasonable and proper
cost of the Local Division, for and within the particular county, is
the obligation of the county. The agreement further shall provide
for the time and manner of payments by the county to the State
to pay this obligation.

(e)    Every agreement requires the prior approval of the State
Law Department as to legal sufficiency. Financial arrangements
in every agreement require the prior approval of the State Budget
Director.

(f)   The Department may have and provide such employees, build-
ings, equipment, facilities, and other operating materials for the
Local Division as may be provided in the State Budget from time
to time.

(g)   The employees in the Local Division from time to time shall
be provided as an addition to the regular number of employees.

(H) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE WORD
"COUNTY" SHALL INCLUDE THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.