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responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the
enforcement of the laws of the State as defined in § 70A(a)(4) of
this act, but does not include any person serving as such solely
by virtue of his occupying any other office or position, nor does
the term include a sheriff. Superintendent of State Police,
commissioner of police, deputy or assistant commissioner of
police, chief of police, deputy or assistant chief of police, or
any person having an equivalent title who is appointed or
employed by a government to exercise equivalent supervisory
authority.

(9) "Security officer" means a special police officer
employed by any municipal, county, or other governmental body of
the State of Maryland for the purpose of protecting any property
owned, leased, or regularly used by the governmental body or any
of its agencies or by any governmental college or university
located in the State for the protection of its property or
students and who exercises those police powers and duties as
provided for in Article 41, § 64 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, or who exercises similar police powers and duties
conferred upon him by a special police commission issued under
any State, county, city or municipal law or ordinance creating a
department, commission, board, authority or agency which has or
will have a law enforcement unit as defined in (a)(4).] A PERSON
WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE GENERAL CRIMINAL LAWS OF
THIS STATE AND IS A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LAW
ENFORCEMENT UNITS:

1.  MARYLAND STATE POLICE;

2.  BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT;

3.  POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE OF
A COUNTY;

4.  POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE OF
AN INCORPORATED CITY OR TOWN;

5.  STATE AVIATION ADMINISTRATION POLICE
FORCE, THE MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION POLICE FORCE, THE MARYLAND
PORT ADMINISTRATION POLICE FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, OR THE TOLL FACILITIES POLICE FORCE OF THE
MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY;

6.  POLICE FORCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND OR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY;

7.  POLICE FORCE FOR A STATE UNIVERSITY OR
COLLEGE UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES;

BALTIMORE CITY;

8. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF ANY COUNTY OR