HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 88B - State Police

Section 4(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

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

Article 88B - State Police

2.

(d) "Employee" means any employee of the Department.
A "police employee" is an employee to whom the
Superintendent assigns the powers contained in § 4. A
"civilian employee" is an employee other than a police
employee.

4.

(a)  The Superintendent, the deputy superintendent, and
employees designated by the Superintendent as police
employees shall have throughout the State the same powers,
privileges, immunities, and defenses as sheriffs,
constables, police officers, and other peace officers
possessed at common law and may now or hereafter exercise
within their respective jurisdictions. Any warrant of
arrest may be executed by a police employee in any part of
the State without further endorsement.

(b)  Police employees shall not act within the limits
of any incorporated municipality which maintains a police
force except (1) when in pursuit of an offender or suspected
offender; (2) when in search of an offender or suspected
offender wanted for a crime committed outside of the limits
of the municipality, or when interviewing or seeking to
interview a witness or supposed witness to such a crime; (3)
WHEN A CRIME IS COMMITTED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE POLICE
EMPLOYEE; THE ARRESTED PARTY SHALL BE . IMMEDIATELY
TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY; (3) (4) when requested to act by the chief executive
officer or the chief police officer of the municipality; (4)
(5) when ordered by the Governor to act within the
municipality; (5) (6) when EXCEPT IN BALTIMORE CITY, WHEN
enforcing the motor vehicle laws of this State; (6) (7)
(7) IN BALTIMORE CITY, ONLY WHEN ENFORCING TITLE 23
(VEHICLE LAWS - INSPECTION OF USED VEHICLES AND WARNINGS FOR
DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT) OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE; (8) in
any building or place when ordered by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, or either
of them, to guard the safety of legislators or the integrity