BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1615

(Senate Bill 355)

AN ACT concerning

State Police — Local Division

FOR the purpose of permitting municipalities in Charles and
St. Mary's Counties to contract directly with the State
Police for services provided by the Maryland State
Police Local Division.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 88B - State Police
Section 63(b),(c), and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 88B - State Police

63.

(b)    The board of county commissioners or county
council of any county, or the mayor and city council of the
City of Baltimore, and the Superintendent of the Department
may conclude an agreement that the Department act as and
take over all or a portion of the functions of a local
police force for the county, [and/] or municipality. Local
governing todies are hereby authorized and empowered to
enter into such contractual agreements with municipalities
located therein for the participation of the municipalities
in the contractual agreements entered into by the local
governing bodies and the State Police. IN CHARLES AND ST.
MARY'S COUNTIES MUNICIPALITIES ALSO MAY ENTER INTO SEPARATE
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE POLICE.

(c)  Under any such agreement, the Department within the
county shall enforce the public local laws of the county or
municipality and perform related police services, in
addition to its other and regular duties therein. For this
purpose the Department shall provide such employees,
buildings, and facilities as may be required by the
agreement or, if not so required, as may be reasonable and
proper in the discretion of the Department to perform the
objects of the agreement.

(d)   Every agreement shall provide that the reasonable
and proper cost of the Local Division, for and within the
particular county be determined by the Superintendent of the
Maryland State Police and that the county OR MUNICIPALITY
shall reimburse the Maryland State Police an amount equal to
75% of the cost so determined. The agreement further shall