FOR the purpose of defining a certain term for purposes of certain provisions of law
relating to the filing of a charging document against certain emergency services
personnel adding certain emergency services personnel to those occupations for
which certain procedures concerning statements of charges apply to District
Court Commissioners and State's Attorneys under certain circumstances;
defining a certain term; making technical corrections; and generally relating to
the filing of a charging document against certain emergency services personnel.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-608

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

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

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;

A RESCUE SQUAD EMPLOYEE OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION; AND

(V) (IV) A MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE, RESCUE, OR
AMBULANCE COMPANY IN A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

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