Ch. 3

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

4-905.

Each person appointed under this subtitle as a special policeman is charged with the
protection and preservation of peace and good order on the property described in the
application for the commission. He has the power to arrest persons who trespass or
commit offenses thereon. He has, and may exercise, the powers of a police officer upon
the property described in the application for the commission and may exercise these
powers in any county or city of the State in connection with the care, custody, and.
protection of other property of the requesting authority or other property, real or
personal, for which it has assumed an obligation to maintain or protect. In order to
facilitate the orderly ingress and egress of traffic to and from the property described in
the application, he has authority to direct and control traffic on public highways and
roads adjacent to and in the immediate vicinity of the property described in the
application when this activity is approved in advance by the [Superintendent]
SECRETARY of the [Maryland] State Police; however, only a special policeman with a
probationary or permanent appointment as a security officer or. a member of any
industrial police force who holds a special police commission, and has completed the
basic training course for police officers as established by the Police Training Commission,
pursuant to § 4-201 of this article may make arrests or issue traffic citations for violations
of any of the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other State or local traffic
laws or regulations. He may exercise this power only upon the property of his employer as
described in the application for the commission unless he is in active pursuit of an
individual for the purpose of immediate apprehension. He is responsible for any abuse of
his powers or the exercise of them on property not within his jurisdiction. The requesting
authority for whose convenience and protection the policeman has been appointed is also
responsible for any wrongful actions committed by him in the course of his duties as well
as any abuse of the powers granted by the Commission either on or off the premises.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

This section is amended to reflect the status of the head of the Department of
State Police as the Secretary of a principal department of State government in
light of Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994 and to delete surplus language.

4-907.

(a) Every special policeman shall wear a distinctive police badge which shall carry
proper identification identifying him as a special policeman and be in plain view to all
who come in contact with him. The policeman shall also wear a uniform which shall be
distinguishable from ordinary civilian clothing and give some notice of his designation as
a law-enforcement official. The uniform and badge and identification shall be subject to
the acceptance or refusal by the DEPARTMENT OF State Police. The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to a special policeman when on detective duty.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsection (a) of this section is amended to reflect the establishment of the
Department of State Police as a principal department of State government by
Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994.

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