MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 594B(f) of Article 27 - Crimes and
Punishments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments

594B.

(f) For purposes of this section, the term "police
officer" means any person who, in his official capacity,
is authorized by law to make arrests and who is:

(1)   A member of the Maryland State Police; or

(2)    A member of the Baltimore City police
department; or

(3)    A member of the police department, bureau, or
force of any county; or

(4)   A member of the police department, bureau or
force of any incorporated city or town, except Baltimore
City, which is a "qualifying municipality," as defined in
§ 37 (a) (7) and § 39 of Article 15A of this Code; or

(5)   A member of the State Aviation Administration
Police Force of the Department of Transportation or the
Toll Facilities Police Force of the Maryland
Transportation Authority; or

(6)    A member of the University of Maryland Police;
or

(7)   A MEMBER OF THE FROSTBURG STATE COLLEGE POLICE;
OR

[(7)] (8) Appointed, or given the powers of, a
special policeman employed and compensated by the State
for the enforcement of law and the maintenance of order
on property of the State or of any of its agencies, or
for the protection of such property; or

[(8)] (9) The sheriff of any county or of Baltimore
City and whose usual duties include the making of
arrests; or

[(9)] (10) A regularly employed deputy sheriff of
any county and who is compensated by the county and whose
usual duties include the making of arrests.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 12(i) be and it is hereby added to Article 77A —