MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1919

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 39 of Chapter 780 of the Laws of
Maryland, of 1959, being also Section 85-39 of the Public
Local Laws of Montgomery County being Article 16 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1972 Edition) ,
being also Section 59—44 of the Public Local Laws of
Prince George's County being Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1963 Edition and 1967
Supplement, as amended) be and they are hereby repealed
and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Chapter 780

39. (85-39 and 59-44)

The commission may appoint such park police officers
as may be necessary to [protect the park system] PROVIDE
PROTECTION FOR THE [[COMMISSIONER'S]] COMMISSION'S
ACTIVITIES AND PROPERTY. IN CONNECTION WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THAT PROTECTION, IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARK POLICE TO PREVENT CRIME,
APPREHEND CRIMINALS, ENFORCE THE CRIMINAL AND MOTOR
VEHICLE LAWS OF THE STATE, ENFORCE PARK REGULATIONS AND
PERFORM WHATEVER OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS ARE IMPOSED BY
THE COMMISSION. They shall have concurrent general police
jurisdiction with the Montgomery and Prince George's
County police within the parks and other areas and within
buildings under the jurisdiction of the commission, AND
[[ALL ROADS ADJACENT TO OR ENTERING THE PARK]] THAT
PORTION OF ALL ROADS AND SIDEWALKS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT
TO ANY PROPERTY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.
They shall possess all the powers and authority vested by
existing law in the Montgomery and Prince George's County
police; but they shall be responsible to and under the
supervision of the [director of parks] COMMISSION and
shall exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the park
system. The Montgomery and Prince George's County police
shall have the same general police jurisdiction and
responsibility for the apprehension of criminals and
detection of crime within the parks and other areas and
buildings under the commission's jurisdiction as they
have elsewhere in their respective counties.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved April 30, 1974.