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Ch. 425
1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(2) THE COMMISSION MAY DETERMINE THAT ANY PRIOR USE OF AN
INDIVIDUAL CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND MAY
BE SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR DENIAL OR REJECTION OF A PERSON APPLYING FOR
CERTIFICATION AS A POLICE OFFICER.
(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS UNDER THIS
SECTION BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
(1) THE FREQUENCY OF PRIOR USE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCE BY A PERSON APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION AS A POLICE OFFICER;
(2) THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CONTROLLED DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES USED BY A PERSON APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION AS A POLICE
OFFICER;
(3) THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT HAS PASSED SINCE THE USE OF A
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE BY A PERSON APPLYING FOR
CERTIFICATION AS A POLICE OFFICER;
(4) SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE REGARDING THE ADDICTIVE NATURE OR
LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE; AND
(5) ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR CRITERIA THAT THE COMMISSION
DETERMINES TO BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE FITNESS OF PERSONS APPLYING
FOR CERTIFICATION AS POLICE OFFICERS WITH REGARD TO PRIOR USE OF
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EVERY PERSON APPLYING FOR
CERTIFICATION AS A POLICE OFFICER TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION A
NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO:
(1) ANY PRIOR USE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE BY
THE PERSON; OR
(2) LACK OF ANY PRIOR USE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCE BY THE PERSON.
(a) [The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that a need for
improvement in the administration of the correctional system exists in order to better
protect the health, safety and welfare of Maryland citizens; that the ultimate goal of the
correctional system is to make the community safer by reducing the incidence of crime;
that establishing a system with significantly increased power to reduce recidivism and
prevent recruitment into criminal careers will require a sufficient number of qualified
staff to perform the many tasks to be done; that recent studies have revealed that greater
training preparation for correctional work would be highly desirable; that this need can
be substantially met by the creation of educational and training programs for persons who
seek careers as correctional, probation and parole officers; that such persons should be
required, while serving in a probationary capacity prior to permanent appointment, to
receive efficient training provided at facilities approved by a commission created for such
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