ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR, Governor                                Ch. 5

(II) IF A MEMBER APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF IS NOT A
MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE FIRE COMPANY OR AMBULANCE COMPANY
THAT HAS BEEN DISPATCHED, THEN THE MEMBER MAY NOT PERFORM THE DUTIES
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION.

(2) A MEMBER APPOINTED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF PERFORMING THE
DUTIES OF DEPUTY SHERIFF AT A PUBLIC EVENT CONDUCTED BY OR UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF A FIRE COMPANY OR AMBULANCE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THAT FIRE COMPANY OR
AMBULANCE COMPANY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 87, § 53(b)(1) through (7).

In subsections (c)(1), (d)(3), (4), and (5), and (e)(l)(i) and (ii) and (2) of this
section, the references to "member[s] [of a fire company] appointed as
deputy sheriff[s]" are substituted for the former references to "fire police"
for consistency with terminology used throughout this subtitle. The former
phrase "fire police" only appeared in former Art. 87, § 53(b), and was not
used elsewhere in the former subtitle.

In subsection (d)(5) of this section, the reference to a "municipal
corporation" is substituted for the former references to a "municipality"
and "town" to conform to Md. Constitution, Art. XI-E.

In subsection (e)(l)(i) of this section, the reference to the Carroll County
"Emergency Operations Center" is substituted for the former reference to
the Carroll County "Communication Control Center" to use the current
name of the entity.

The Public Safety Article Review Committee notes, for consideration by the
General Assembly, that the reference to a "volunteer" fire company in the
first sentence of former Art. 87, § 53(b)(4) was too narrow. This section
applies to career and volunteer fire companies. Consequently, subsection
(d)(1)(v) of this section is revised to refer to a "fire company" for consistency
throughout this section.

The Public Safety Article Review Committee also notes, for consideration
by the General Assembly, that this section applies to Cecil County. Chapter
352, Acts of 1977, added Cecil County to former Art. 87, § 53(b)(1). There
are potential conflicts in the law as it applies to Cecil County because Cecil
County is covered by both §§ 7-302 and 7-303 of this subtitle.

Former Art. 87, § 53(b)(8), which provided that the Sheriff of Allegany
County may remove a member appointed as deputy sheriff at any time for
just cause, is deleted as surplusage. The Sheriff of Allegany County may
dismiss a member appointed as deputy sheriff at any time for just cause
under former Art. 87, § 51(a), which is revised in § 7-302(f)(2) of this
subtitle.

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