Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)      THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF A FIRE COMPANY AS DEPUTY
SHERIFF TERMINATES IF THE MEMBER CEASES TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FIRE
COMPANY.

(2)      THE SHERIFF OF A COUNTY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION MAY REMOVE
A MEMBER APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF AT ANY TIME FOR JUST CAUSE.

(3)      IF A MEMBER APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF DIES, RESIGNS, IS
DISMISSED, REFUSES TO SERVE, OR IS UNABLE TO SERVE, THE COMMANDING
OFFICER MAY DESIGNATE ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE FIRE COMPANY TO BE
APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF.

(4)      (I) EXCEPT IN CAROLINE COUNTY, IF THE COMMANDING OFFICER
DESIGNATES ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE FIRE COMPANY TO BE APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY SHERIFF, THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY SHALL APPOINT THAT MEMBER AS
DEPUTY SHERIFF, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION.

(II) IN CAROLINE COUNTY, THE SHERIFF OF CAROLINE COUNTY
MAY APPOINT THE DESIGNATED MEMBER AS DEPUTY SHERIFF.

(G) WASHINGTON COUNTY — PENSIONS.

IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, A MEMBER OF A FIRE COMPANY APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY SHERIFF UNDER THIS SECTION IS DEEMED AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL AND
SHALL BE TREATED AS AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL FOR PURPOSES OF TITLES 22 AND 23
OF THE STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 87, §§ 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, and 53(a) and (c).

In subsections (b) and (d)(1)(i) of this section, the reference to a sheriff of a
"county subject to this section" is substituted for the former reference to
the sheriffs of "the several counties" for clarity.

In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to a "career" fire company is
substituted for the former reference to a "paid" fire company for
consistency with terminology used throughout this article.

In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the former phrase "as is described in §
49 of this article", which modified "fire company", is deleted as an
unnecessary cross-reference.

Subsections (d)(1)(ii) and (f)(4)(ii) of this section are revised to state that
the Sheriff of Caroline County "may" appoint the designated member as
deputy sheriff for clarity. Former Art. 87, § 53(c), from which subsections
(d)(1)(ii) and (f)(4)(ii) of this section are derived, stated that these duties
"are not mandatory on the Sheriff of Caroline County".

In subsection (e)(2) of this section, the former reference to a "regular"
police force is deleted as included in the reference to an "organized" police
force.

In subsection (f)(4)(i) of this section, the phrase "subject to subsections (d)

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