Ch. 51

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Calvert County

Section 14-102(f) to be under the amended subtitle "Subtitle 1. Volunteer Fire,

Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members"
Article 5 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1986 Edition and July 1991 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 5 - Calvert County

Subtitle 1. Volunteer Fire [Fighters and Rescue Squad], RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY

MEDICAL SERVICES Members.

[14-101.

There is a length of service award program for qualified active volunteer members
of the Calvert County volunteer fire companies and volunteer rescue squads. For the
purposes of this subtitle, an active volunteer member is an individual who accumulated a
minimum of 60 points per calendar year in accordance with the point system set forth in
§ 14-104 of this subtitle.]

14-101.

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

(2)     "ACTIVE VOLUNTEER MEMBER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS
ACCUMULATED A MINIMUM OF 60 POINTS PER CALENDAR YEAR IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE POINT SYSTEM SET FORTH IN THIS SUBTITLE.

(3)     "CERTIFIED VOLUNTEER" MEANS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER MEMBER
WHOSE SERVICE CREDIT IS VERIFIED THROUGH AN OATH TAKEN BY A
DEPARTMENT.

(4)     "CREDIT' MEANS POINTS USED BY A DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO QUALIFY AS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER MEMBER.

(5)     "DEPARTMENT' MEANS A VOLUNTEER FIRE, RESCUE, EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, RESCUE DIVE TEAM, OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT UNIT
DEPARTMENT OR COMPANY IN CALVERT COUNTY, OR ANY COMBINATION OF
THOSE DEPARTMENTS OR COMPANIES.

(6)     "POINT' MEANS A SERVICE CREDIT VALUE FOR ACTIVITIES
TOWARD THE QUALIFICATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL AS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER
MEMBER.

(7)     "QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
RECEIVING BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 14-102(B), (C),
(D), OR (G) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

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