PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 387

(c) Under any such agreement, the Department within the county shall enforce
the public local laws of the county or municipality and perform related police services, in
addition to its other and regular duties therein. For this purpose the Department shall
provide such employees, buildings, and facilities as may be required by the agreement or,
if not so required, as may be reasonable and proper in the discretion of the Department
to perform the objects of the agreement.

(d) Every agreement shall provide that the reasonable and proper cost of the
Local Division, for and within the particular county be determined by the Secretary and
that the county or municipality shall reimburse the Department an amount equal to 100%
of the cost so determined. The agreement further shall provide for the time and manner
of payments by the county or municipality to the Department to pay this obligation.

(e) Every agreement requires the prior approval of the Office of the Attorney
General as to legal sufficiency. Financial arrangements in every agreement require the
prior approval of the Secretary of Budget and Management.

(f) The Department may have and provide such employees, buildings, equipment,
facilities, and other operating materials for the Local Division as may be provided in the
State budget from time to time.

(g) The employees in the Local Division from time to time shall be provided as an
addition to the regular number of employees.

(h) For the purposes of this section, the word "county" shall include the City of
Baltimore.

(I) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "EQUIPMENT' MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE,
RADIO, OR LIGHT BAR.

(2) IF AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION IS TERMINATED, ALL
VEHICLES AND OTHER THE VALUE OF EQUIPMENT USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PAID FOR BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THE
AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE PROPERTY OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT
WAS A PARTICIPANT IN THE AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT REVERT TO THE STATE
DEPRECIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REIMBURSE THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
FOR THE DEPRECIATED VALUE OF THE EQUIPMENT.

(3) THE VALUE OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE DEPRECIATED OVER A
5-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE DATE THE EQUIPMENT WAS PUT IN SERVICE AS
FOLLOWS:

(I) AFTER 1 YEAR, THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE VALUED AT 80% OF
ITS INITIAL COST:

(II) AFTER 2 YEARS, THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE VALUED AT 60% OF
ITS INITIAL COST;

(III) AFTER 3 YEARS, THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE VALUED AT 40% OF
ITS INITIAL COST:

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