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568 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 13
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE UNIFORM
THROUGHOUT THE TRANSIT ZONE. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER SHALL BE ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESS INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PUBLISHING OR OTHERWISE
CIRCULATING OF A NOTICE OF THE INTENDED ACTION OF THE
AUTHORITY AND THE AFFORDING TO INTERESTED PERSONS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT DATA OR VIEWS ORALLY OR IN WRITING,
AND THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY PERSON
VIOLATING ANY RULE OR REGULATION OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL,
UPON CONVICTION BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, PAY
A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $250 AND COSTS.
(F) CLASSIFICATIONS; TRAINING; UNIFORMS.
WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE,
THE AUTHORITY SHALL
(1) ESTABLISH CLASSIFICATIONS BASED ON THE
NATURE AND SCOPE OF DUTIES, AND FIX AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR
QUALIFICATION, APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL, TENURE, TERM,
COMPENSATION, PENSION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS;
(2) PROVIDE FOR THEIR TRAINING AND, FOR THIS
PURPOSE, THE AUTHORITY MAY ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR
AGREEMENTS WITH ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATION
ENGAGED IN POLICE TRAINING, AND THIS TRAINING AND THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE UNIFORMED AND PLAINCLOTHES
PERSONNEL SHALL AT LEAST EQUAL THE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH
SIGNATORY AND OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF IN
THE TRANSIT ZONE FOR THEIR PERSONNEL PERFORMING
COMPARABLE DUTIES; AND
(3) PRESCRIBE DISTINCTIVE UNIFORMS TO BE WORN.
(G) DELINEATION OF FUNCTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY
POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES OF SIGNATORIES; MUTUAL
ASSISTANCE.
THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ENTER INTO
PLANS, ARRANGEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH THE SIGNATORIES,
THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENCIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FOR
THE DELINEATION OF FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE
PERFORMED BY THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE AND OTHER DULY
CONSTITUTED POLICE, FIRE AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENCIES, AND FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.
(H) OATH.
BEFORE ENTERING UPON THE DUTIES OF OFFICE, EACH
MEMBER OF THE METRO TRANSIT POLICE SHALL TAKE OR
SUBSCRIBE TO AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION, BEFORE A PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS, FAITHFULLY TO PERFORM THE
DUTIES OF THAT OFFICE.
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77. EXEMPTION FROM REGULATION.
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