830                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 413

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 22-9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
City (1969 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "Supreme Bench,"
subheading "Court House Security," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments; and that new Section 22-9A be and it

is hereby added to said Code, tile, subtitle and subheading, to follow

immediately after Section 22-9 thereof, and to read as follows:

22-9. POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS.

Court Security Officers as provided in this sub-title are hereby
vested with the powers of peace officers within the confines of the
Baltimore City Court House and any building or portion thereof uti-
lized as an annex thereto; and with powers to preserve security and
protect from damage; and with powers to maintain order and the
free and unimpeded passage therein and therefrom; and in further-
ance thereof, to arrest any person who defaces or damages said build-
ings, and any person who by any act or conduct disturbs or interferes
with the decorum and tranquility of any court room, or any other
part of said buildings, as to disrupt and endanger the administration
of justice, the integrity and dignity of the judicial processes, the
orderly progress of a trial, or the rights of litigants. [such] Such
powers shall extend outside the Court House and any annex when-
ever such Court House Security Officer may be in pursuit of any
person who has committed any offense or breach of peace within
such buildings or has escaped from the lawful custody of any Sheriff,
jail guard, prison guard, or police officer, and whenever a Court
House Security Officer accompanies any judge of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City while the judge is performing any official duty or
is proceeding from the Court House to, or returning to the Court
House from, any place within the City of Baltimore that a judicial
duty is performed. Under no circumstances may a Court Security
Officer act as a chauffeur or drive for a judge or perform any other
duty not directly related to the functions of the Court and of the
judge.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses, of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 6, 1971.

22-9A. Penalties.

Anyone who violates any of the provisions of Section 22-9 of this

subtitle shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-

tion thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thou-

sand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one year,

or both.