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1232
LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 470
Police Training Commission
FOR the purpose of altering the definitions of
law—enforcement unit and police officer; generally
relating to the Police Training Commission; and
clarifying language.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 41 — Governor — Executive and Administrative
Departments
Section 70A (a) (4) and (8)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 70A(a)(4) and (8) of Article 41 -
Governor — Executive and Administrative Departments, of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume
and 1975 Supplement) be and they are hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:
Article 41 — Governor — Executive
and Administrative Departments
70A.
(a) As used in this section:
(4) "Law—enforcement unit" means any
governmental police force, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, security
force or law-enforcement organization of the State,
county, or municipality which has by statute [or],
ordinance, OR COMMON LAW, THE AUTHORITY OR the
responsibility of detecting crime or enforcing the
general criminal laws of this State.
(8) "Police officer" means a [members] MEMBER
of a police force, sheriff's office, or other
law-enforcement organization of State, county or
municipal government who HAS THE AUTHORITY OR is
responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and
the enforcement of the laws of the State as defined in §
70A (a) (4) of this act, but does not include any person
serving as such solely by virtue of his occupying any
other office or position, nor does the term include a
sheriff. Superintendent of State Police, commissioner of
police, deputy or assistant commissioner of police, chief
of police, deputy or assistant chief of police, or any
person having an equivalent title who is appointed or
employed by a government to exercise equivalent
supervisory authority.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.
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