ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 469

Article 4 - Baltimore City

16-16D.

(A)     ON THE APPLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BALTIMORE CITY MAY APPOINT
BALTIMORE URBAN PARK RANGERS.

(B)     (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN URBAN PARK
RANGER MAY:

(I) MAKE ARRESTS TO ENFORCE THE GENERAL CRIMINAL LAWS
OF THE STATE; AND

(II) ISSUE TRAFFIC CITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE
MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW OR LOCAL TRAFFIC LAWS OR REGULATIONS, INCLUDING
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS.

(2) AN URBAN PARK RANGER MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ONLY ON PROPERTY CONTROLLED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS, UNLESS;

(I) THE URBAN PARK RANGER IS ENCAGED IN FRESH PURSUIT OF
A SUSPECTED OFFENDER;

(II) THE URBAN PARK RANGER IS REQUESTED OR AUTHORIZED TO
ACT IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY BY THE POLICE COMMISSIONER;

(III) THE EXERCISE OF POWER IS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE
ORDERLY FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO AND FROM PROPERTY CONTROLLED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS; OR

(IV) THE URBAN PARK RANGER IS ORDERED TO ACT IN AN OFFICIAL
CAPACITY BY THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY.

(C) AN URBAN PARK RANGER HAS THE SAME POWERS, PRIVILEGES,
IMMUNITIES, AND DEFENSES AS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

(D) (1) THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ALL
APPOINTMENTS OF URBAN PARK RANGERS.

(2) THE POLICE COMMISSIONER MAY REVOKE AN APPOINTMENT AT ANY
TIME.

(E) (1) THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE THE UNIFORM TO BE
WORN BY AN URBAN PARK RANGER

(2) AN URBAN PARK RANGER MAY NOT WEAR A UNIFORM THAT THE
POLICE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT APPROVE.

(F) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION,
THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS SHALL ADOPT;

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