WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 196

shall be paid by the State, except rental and/or purchase costs of terminal devices and the
circuitry necessary thereto tied to the State Police Computer System; all supplies and
other charges connected therewith shall be paid by the law enforcement agency.

7A.

(B) (1) (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)      "CIVIL CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT" MEANS ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING, WHEN ISSUED FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER:

(I)      AN ARREST WARRANT;

(II)     A BENCH WARRANT;

(III)    A BODY ATTACHMENT ISSUED BY A CIRCUIT COURT; OR

(IV)   A WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR.

(3)     "SYSTEM" MEANS THE MARYLAND INTERAGENCY LAW
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT OFFICES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO RECEIVE, ACCEPT
OR, AND INCORPORATE CIVIL CHILD SUPPORT WARRANTS INTO IN THE MARYLAND
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (MILES) SYSTEM.

(2) (C) ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR OFFICER MAY ACCESS
THE MILES SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF ANY OUTSTANDING CIVIL CHILD
SUPPORT WARRANT ISSUED BY A COURT OF THE STATE.

(D) LOCAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT OFFICES AND APPROPRIATE
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTRY,
MAINTENANCE, AND PROMPT VALIDATION OF CIVIL CHILD SUPPORT WARRANTS IN
THE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993 1994.

Approved April 26, 1993.

CHAPTER 196
(House Bill 1580)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Environmental Service

FOR the purpose of separating the Maryland Environmental Service from the
Department of Natural Resources and reconstituting the Service as an

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