HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2489

CHAPTER 433

(House Bill 643)

AN ACT concerning

Warrantless Arrest - Fleeing and Eluding
Offenses for Which Permitted

FOR the purpose of permitting a police officer to arrest without
a warrant a person believed to have violated the vehicle
laws or any traffic law or ordinance of a local authority by
fleeing or eluding a police officer.

FOR the purpose of changing the offenses for which a police
officer may arrest without a warrant a person believed to
have violated certain vehicle laws or traffic laws or
ordinances of a local authority.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation
Section 26-202(a)(3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

26-202.

(a) A police officer may arrest without a warrant a person
for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law, including any rule
or regulation adopted under it, or for a violation of any traffic
law or ordinance of any local authority of this State, if:

(3) The officer has probable cause to believe that
the person has committed the violation, and the violation is any
of the following offenses:

(i) Driving or attempting to drive while
intoxicated or while under the influence of alcohol;

(ii) Driving or attempting to drive while under
the influence of any drug, any combination of drugs, or any
combination of drugs and alcohol or while under the influence of
any controlled dangerous substance;

(iii) Failure to stop, give information, or
render reasonable assistance, as required by §§ 20-102 and 20-104
of this article, in the event of an accident resulting in bodily