ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 293

and imminent danger of the individual's doing bodily harm to the individual or
another] THE INDIVIDUAL PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE LIFE OR SAFETY OF THE
INDIVIDUAL OR OF OTHERS.

(b)     The court order for an emergency evaluation shall state the grounds.

(c)      Unless the court directs otherwise, an individual who is taken to an
emergency facility under this section shall stay in the custody of the peace officer
until the individual either is admitted to an appropriate facility or returned to the
court or an appropriate jail.

(d)     If an individual was detained lawfully before the court ordered an
emergency evaluation under this section and the individual does not meet the
requirements for involuntary admission under .this subtitle:

(1)     The examining physician shall send a brief report of the evaluation to
the court; and

(2)     The peace officer shall:

(i) Return to the court the individual, the court order, and the
report of the examining physician; or

(ii) If the court is not in session, take the individual to an
appropriate jail and, before the end of the next day that the court is in session, return
to the court the individual and the report of the examining physician.

(e)     A court order under this section is a detainer against an individual until:

(1)     The charges against the individual are dismissed, nol prossed, or
stetted; or

(2)     The individual appears in court.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

May 22, 2003

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 293 - Baltimore City - Sheriff's Office - Appointed Positions.

This bill decreases from 17 to 16 the number of command staff deputy sheriff
positions appointed by the Sheriff of Baltimore City by: (1) repealing the positions of
administrative officer II sheriff and fiscal associate II sheriff; and (2) adding the
position of assistant sheriff.

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