Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-608.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Charging document" means a written accusation alleging that a
defendant has committed an offense.

(3) "Citation" means a charging document, other than an indictment, an
information, or a statement of charges, issued to a defendant by a peace officer or
other person authorized by law to do so.

(4) "Educator" means a principal, vice-principal, teacher, or teacher's
aide at a public or private preschool, elementary, or secondary school.

(5) "EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL" MEANS:

(I) A CAREER FIREFIGHTER OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION;

(II) AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER AS DEFINED IN
§ 13-516 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION;

(III) AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AMBULANCE, BASIC,
OR PARAMEDIC OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION;

(IV) (III) A RESCUE SQUAD EMPLOYEE OF A COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; AND

(V) (IV) A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER,
OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT UNIT MEMBER OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

[(5)] (6) "Indictment" means a charging document returned by a grand
jury and filed in circuit court.

[(6)] (7) "Information" means a charging document filed in court by a
State's Attorney.

[(7)] (8) "Offense" means a violation of the criminal laws of the State or
any political subdivision of the State.

[(8)] (9) "Statement of charges" means a charging document, other than
a citation, filed in District Court by a peace officer, a District Court Judge, or a
District Court Commissioner.

[(9)] (10) "Law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer as
defined in Article 27, § 727(b) of the Code or any federal law enforcement officer who
exercises the powers set forth in Article 27, § 594B(h) of the Code.

(b) An application filed in the District Court that requests that a statement of
charges be filed against a law enforcement officer, EMERGENCY SERVICES
PERSONNEL, or an educator for an offense allegedly committed in the course of.