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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 517
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(i) Engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender;
(ii) Specially requested or permitted to do so in a political
subdivision by its chief executive officer or its chief police officer; or
(iii) Ordered to do so by the Governor.
(2) Members of the police force have concurrent jurisdiction in the
performance of their duties with the law enforcement agencies of the State and of the
political subdivisions in which any transit facility or railroad facility of the
Administration is located or in which the Administration operates any transit service
or railroad service. Nothing contained in this section relieves the State or a political
subdivision or agency thereof from a duty to provide police, fire and other public
safety service and protection or affects the jurisdiction of other police, fire, and public
safety agencies.
(c) (1) In consultation with the Maryland Police Training Commission, the
Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary, shall adopt standards,
qualifications, and prerequisites of character, training, education, human and public
relations, and experience for Maryland Transit Administration police officers,
including standards for the performance of their duties.
(2) The Administrator shall adopt standards similar to the standards
adopted for the Department of State Police.
(d) The Administrator with the approval of the Secretary shall adopt rules and
regulations governing the operation and conduct of the Maryland Transit
Administration police force.
(e) The Administration may enter into agreements with railroad companies,
political subdivisions, and public safety agencies, including those of the federal
government, for the delineation of the functions and responsibilities of the
Administration's police force.
(f) The Maryland Transit Administration police force may issue citations for
violations of the rules and regulations adopted by the Administration under this title.
7-603.
(a) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A SWORN MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION POLICE FORCE WHO HAS THE POWERS GRANTED TO A
POLICE OFFICER UNDER § 7-207 OF THIS TITLE IF THAT INDIVIDUAL;
(1) BECOMES A SWORN OFFICER ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2005; OR
(2) ELECTED TO JOIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' PENSION
SYSTEM UNDER § 26-202 OF THE STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE.
(B) The Administration may establish and maintain a system of pensions and
retirement benefits for any of its employees.
[(b)] (C) The Administration may:
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