PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

Article 65 - Militia

8.

The Governor shall have the power in times of public crisis, disaster, rioting,
catastrophe, insurrection, invasion, tumult, breach of peace or upon reasonable
apprehension of the imminence thereof, or to enforce the laws of this State, or to carry on
any of the functions of the militia of this State, or any part thereof, or whenever, by the
law of the land, martial law may be declared, to order into the active service of the State
all or any part of the militia as he may deem proper or necessary. Whenever the militia
shall be in the active service each and every member thereof so ordered to active State
duty shall be vested, in enforcing the laws of this State, with all the authority of peace or
police officers for the duration of such active State duty of such members, and their
bailiwick shall extend throughout the State. Active State service or active duty as referred
to herein shall not include drill periods or preparation therefor or equivalent training, or
annual field training of the militia while in its capacity as National Guard of the United
States, unless the Governor shall provide specifically to the contrary. Whenever the
militia or any part thereof shall be in the active service of the State, under the provisions
of this section, the ranking officer of the militia or such part thereof ordered into active
State service, or his subordinates on active State duty, shall cooperate with local law
enforcement authorities or, as the exigencies of the case may require, pursuant only to
proper order from the Governor, subordinate the local law enforcement authorities,
including the DEPARTMENT OF State Police, to their direction and control and shall
assume all the powers vested in these subordinated law enforcement authorities. The
provisions of this section shall apply to the Maryland Defense Force as defined in the
militia laws of Maryland, whenever the Maryland Defense Force shall be in existence
pursuant to law.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

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.

Article 83C - Juvenile Services

2-107.

(a) (2) Of the 18 State Advisory Board members:

(iv) 1 shall be a representative of the DEPARTMENT OF [Maryland]
State Police;

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsection (a)(2)(iv) 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 and to delete surplus language.

2-119.1.

(c) The Committee shall:

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