MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2445

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments

Section 594B(f) (6)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 83 be and it is hereby aided
to Article 77A — Higher Education, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1975 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)
to read as follows:

Article 77a — Higher Education

83.

(A)    A MEMBER OF THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE
IS AND HAS THE POWERS OF A PEACE AND POLICE OFFICER ONLY
ON PROPERTY OWNED, LEASED, OPERATED, OR UNDER THE CONTROL
OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.

(B)    MEMBERS OF THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE
MAY NOT ACT ON PROPERTY WHICH IS NOT OWNED, LEASED,
OPERATED, OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EXCEPT: (1) WHEN IN HOT PURSUIT OF A SUSPECTED OFFENDER;
[[(2) WHEN IN SEARCH OF AN OFFENDER WANTED FOR A CRIME
COMMITTED ON PROPERTY OWNED, LEASED, OPERATED, OR UNDER
THE CONTROL OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ]][[ , OR WHEN
SEEKING TO INTERVIEW A WITNESS OR SUPPOSED WITNESS TO A
CRIME COMMITTED ON PROPERTY OWNED, LEASED, OPERATED, OR
UNDER THE CONTROL OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY]]; [[(3)]]
(2) WHEN NECESSARY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ORDERLY
INGRESS OR EGRESS OF TRAFFIC TO AND FROM PROPERTY OWNED,
LEASED, OPERATED, OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF MORGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY; OR [[(4]]] (3) [[WHEN SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED
OR PERMITTED TO SO ACT BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR
THE CHIEF POLICE OFFICER OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; OR
(5)]] WHEN ORDERED TO SO ACT BY THE GOVERNOR.

(C)    THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE AND THE
MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND
PROMULGATE STANDARDS, QUALIFICATIONS AND PREREQUISITES OF
CHARACTER, TRAINING, EDUCATION, HUMAN AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICE, INCLUDING STANDARDS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
DUTIES. HOWEVER, THE STATUS OF ANY PRESENTLY QUALIFIED
CURRENT MEMBER OF THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE MAY
NOT BE AFFECTED IN THE FUTURE BY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED
AND PROMULGATED RELATING TO THE MINIMUM HIRING
QUALIFICATIONS OF MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE
OFFICERS. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAL THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SHALL ESTABLISH AND PROMULGATE STANDARDS WHICH ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS FOR THE MARYLAND STATE
POLICE. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL ESTABLISH RULES
AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION AND CONDUCT FOR