WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 577

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing

Article 88B - State Police

Section 4(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Regulation

10-412.

(A)     IN THIS SUBTITLE "POLICE OFFICER" MEANS:

(1)      ANY UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER; OR

(2)      ANY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE OR OF
THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY POLICE FORCE ASSIGNED TO
ENFORCE THIS SUBTITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE, BUT ONLY WHILE ACTING UNDER WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE.

(B)     (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, ANY POLICE OFFICER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THIS
SUBTITLE AND ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER IT.

(2) A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY POLICE FORCE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY STATED IN PARAGRAPH
(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ONLY IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS:

(I) ACTING UNDER THE IMMEDIATE DIRECTION AND CONTROL
OF A UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER; AND

(II) CERTIFIED BY THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE TO ENFORCE
THIS SUBTITLE AND ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER IT.

Article - Health - General

18-213.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Contagious disease or virus" means:

(i) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);

(ii) Hepatitis B;

(iii) Meningococcal meningitis;

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