Ch. 5                                       2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

"circuit" court where the commission is received is substituted for the
former reference to the clerk of the court in the "county or Baltimore City"
for specificity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former reference to "Baltimore
City" is deleted as included in the defined term "county". See § 1-101 of
this article.

Defined terms: "Commission" § 3-301
"County" § 1-101
"Special police officer" § 3-301

3-310. UNIFORM, BADGE, AND IDENTIFICATION.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

(1)      UNLESS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER IS ON DETECTIVE DUTY, THE
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER SHALL WEAR:

(I)      A UNIFORM THAT IS DISTINGUISHABLE FROM ORDINARY
CIVILIAN CLOTHING AND THAT GIVES NOTICE THAT THE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER
IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL; AND

(II)     A DISTINCTIVE POLICE BADGE THAT PROPERLY IDENTIFIES
THE OFFICER AS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER

(2)      THE BADGE SHALL BE WORN IN PLAIN VIEW.

(3)      THE UNIFORM, BADGE, AND IDENTIFICATION ARE SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

(B)     DETECTIVE DUTY.

EACH SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER ON DETECTIVE DUTY SHALL CARRY:

(1)      IDENTIFICATION THAT PROPERLY IDENTIFIES THE SPECIAL POLICE
OFFICER AS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER; AND

(2)      THE DISTINCTIVE POLICE BADGE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION.

(C)     SURRENDER OF IDENTIFICATION OR BADGE.

A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER SHALL SURRENDER TO THE SPECIAL POLICE
OFFICER'S EMPLOYER ANY IDENTIFICATION OR BADGE THAT IDENTIFIES THE
INDIVIDUAL AS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER THE
SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF:

(1)      THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER; OR

(2)      THE COMMISSION OF THE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 3-313 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 41, § 4-907.

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