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LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 13
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73. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES.
THE BOARD SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL LAWS, ORDINANCES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE SIGNATORIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
AND AGENCIES THEREOF WITH RESPECT TO USE OF STREETS,
HIGHWAYS AND ALL OTHER VEHICULAR FACILITIES, TRAFFIC
CONTROL AND REGULATION, ZONING, SIGNS AND BUILDINGS.
76. METRO TRANSIT POLICE; PULES AND REGULATIONS.
(A) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF POLICE FORCE
AUTHORIZED; COMPOSITION; DUTIES; JURISDICTION; EFFECT ON
OTHER POLICE PROTECTION.
THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH AND
MAINTAIN A REGULAR POLICE FORCE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE METRO
TRANSIT POLICE, TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR ITS PATRONS,
PERSONNEL, AND TRANSIT FACILITIES. THE METRO TRANSIT
POLICE SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES AND SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. IT SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF BOTH UNIFORMED AND PLAINCLOTHES PERSONNEL AND
SHALL BE CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF ENFORCING THE LAWS OF
THE SIGNATORIES, AND THE LAWS, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF ENCOMPASSED WITHIN
THE TRANSIT ZONE, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
AUTHORITY. THE JURISDICTION OF THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE
SHALL BE LIMITED TO ALL THE TRANSIT FACILITIES OWNED,
CONTROLLED OR OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY, BUT THIS SHALL
NOT LIMIT THE POWER OF THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE TO MAKE
ARRESTS IN THE TRANSIT ZONE FOR VIOLATIONS COMMITTED
UPON, TO OR AGAINST SUCH TRANSIT FACILITIES COMMITTED
FROM WITHIN OR OUTSIDE SUCH TRANSIT FACILITIES WHILE IN
HOI OR CLOSE PURSUIT, OR TO EXECUTE TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND
CRIMINAL PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (C) BELOW.
THE MEMBERS OF THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE SHALL HAVE
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
DUTIES WITH THE DULY CONSTITUTED LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
OF THE SIGNATORIES AND OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
THEREOF IN WHICH ANY TRANSIT FACILITY OF THE AUTHORITY IS
LOCATED OR IN WHICH THE AUTHORITY OPERATES ANY TRANSIT
SERVICE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL EITHER RELIEVE
ANY SIGNATORY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF
FROM ITS DUTY TO PROVIDE POLICE, FIRE AND OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY SERVICE AND PROTECTION, OR LIMIT, RESTRICT OR
INTERFERE WITH THE JURISDICTION OF OR THE PERFORMANCE OF
DUTIES BY THE EXISTING POLICE, FIRE AND OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY AGENCIES.
(B) POWERS GENERALLY; WEAPONS.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, A MEMBER OF THE
METRO TRANSIT POLICE HAS THE SAME POWERS, INCLUDING THE
POWER OF ARREST, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME LIMITATIONS,
INCLUDING REGULATORY LIMITATIONS, IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
HIS DUTIES AS A MEMBER OF THE DULY CONSTITUTED POLICE
FORCE OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN WHICH THE METRO
TRANSIT POLICE MEMBER IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
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