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(iv) Tuberculosis; or

(v) Mononucleosis.

(3) "Law enforcement officer" means any person who, in an official
capacity, is authorized by law to make arrests and who is a member of one of the following
law enforcement agencies:

(i)     The Maryland State Police;.

(ii)    The Baltimore City Police Department;

(iii)   The police department, bureau, or force of any county;

(iv)    The police department, bureau, or force of any incorporated city

or town;

(v) The office of the sheriff of any county;

(vi) The police department, bureau, or force of any bicounty agency or
constituent institution of the University of Maryland System, Morgan State University, St.
Mary's College, or of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Higher
Education Commission;

(vii) The [Maryland Aviation Administration police force of the
Department of Transportation, the] Mass Transit Administration police force of the
Department of Transportation, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force, and
the Maryland Port Administration police force of the Department of Transportation;

(viii) The law enforcement officers of the Department of Natural
Resources; or

(ix) The Maryland Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Enforcement Unit.

(4)     "Correctional institution" means a place of detention or correctional
confinement operated by or for the State or a local government.

(5)     (i) "Correctional officer" means a member of a correctional unit who
is charged with and actually performs those duties that relate to the investigation, care,
custody, control, or supervision of persons confined to places of incarceration.

(ii) "Correctional officer" includes any sheriff, warden,
superintendent, or any other person having an equivalent title.

(6)     "Medical care facility" means a hospital as defined in § 19-301 of this
title or a health care facility of a correctional institution.

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9-222.                                             

(A) IN THIS PART IV OF THIS SUBTITLE "POLICE OFFICER" MEANS:
(1) ANY UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER; OR

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