MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1323

(7) who is a regularly employed deputy sheriff of any county AND
WHO IS COMPENSATED BY THE COUNTY and whose usual
duties include the making of arrests.

(g) Nothing in this section shall impair any right of arrest
otherwise existing under this code.

(h) Nothing in this section shall deprive a person of the right
to receive a summons for traffic violation as provided in Article 66½
of this Code as amended from time to time.

(i) Nothing in this Section shall alter the geographical area in
which a police officer may act.

594B.

During times of public crisis, disaster, rioting, catastrophe or
similar public emergency, as defined in Article 41, Section 15B(b)
(1) of this Code, and when public safety is imperiled, or upon
reasonable apprehension of immediate danger thereof, the authority
to make an arrest without a warrant as granted to police officers
in Section 594A, shall be granted to any person:

(a)    who is serving under a proclamation issued by the Gov-
ernor, as provided in Article 41, Section 15B(c) of this Code, either:

(1)    as a member of a law enforcement body, as defined in Sec-
tion 594A (f) of this Article, or

(2)    as a member of the militia forces called into action by the
Governor, as provided in Article 41, Section 15B(e) of this Code; or

(b)    who is serving as a member of the militia ordered into active
service by the Governor pursuant to Article 65, Section 8 of this
Code; or

(c)    who may be a member of the armed services of the United
States under orders to aid civil authorities of the State in enforcing
law and order; provided, that this grant of authority shall not limit
or impair the powers and duties of a member of the armed forces
of the United States, or authorize any action incompatible with
provisions of Federal law or regulations.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is
held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect any other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given
effect without the provision or application held invalid; and to this
end each and all of the provisions of this Act are hereby declared
to be severable.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.