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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 654

(3) SECTION 9 (RELATING TO BURNING GOODS, WARES,

ETC., WITH INTENT TO INJURE INSURER); OR

(4) SECTION 10 (RELATING TO ATTEMPT TO BURN

BUILDING OR PROPERTY).

(D) (B) (1) THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL OR A DEPUTY STATE

FIRE MARSHAL-A FULL TIME ASSISTANT OF THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL MAY ARREST A PERSON WITHOUT A WARRANT IF
HE HAS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE AN OFFENSE LISTED IN:

(I) SECTION 8 (RELATING TO THE BURNING OF

A BARRACK, CRIB, HAY, CORN, LUMBER, ETC., RAILWAY, CAR,

WATER CRAFT, VEHICLE, ETC.); OR

(II) SECTION 9 (RELATING TO BURNING GOODS,

WARES, ETC., WITH INTENT TO INJURE INSURER); OR

(II) (III) SECTION 10A (RELATING TO

BURNING OF A CROSS OR OTHER RELIGIOUS SYMBOL); OR

(III)     (IV) SECTION 11 (RELATING TO SETTING

A FIRE WHILE PERPETUATING A CRIME); OR

(IV) (V) SECTION 156 (RELATING TO FALSE

ALARMS),; AND

           (2) THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE OFFENSE, AND

(3) THAT UNLESS THE PERSON IS IMMEDIATELY

ARRESTED:

(I) HE MAY NOT BE APPREHENDED; OR

(II) HE MAY CAUSE INJURY TO THE PERSON OR

PROPERTY OF ONE OR MORE OTHER PERSONS; OR

(III) HE MAY TAMPER WITH, DISPOSE OF, OR

DESTROY EVIDENCE.

(F-1) (A) THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL OR A FULL-TIME

ASSISTANT OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL HAS THE

SAME POWERS OF ARREST SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (C) AS TO
OFFENSES LISTED UNDER SECTIONS 6 AND 7 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL OR A FULL-TIME
ASSISTANT OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL HAS THE
SAME POWERS OF ARREST SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (D) AS TO
OFFENSES LISTED UNDER SECTIONS 8, 9, 10A, 11, AND 156 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act

shall take effect July 1, 1979.

Approved May 29, 1979.