ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments

SUBTITLE 4. State Aid for Police Protection Fund.
[64.] 4-401.

There is hereby created out of the general funds of the State a fund to be known
as the State Aid for Police Protection Fund, to be used for the purpose and distributed
in the manner hereinafter specified.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 88B, § 64.

No changes are made.

[65.] 4-402.

(a)     The State Aid for Police Protection Fund is a continuing grant, intended for
and to be used exclusively to provide adequate police protection in the subdivisions
and qualifying municipalities of this State, by State and subdivision sharing of costs
on an equitable basis within certain limits related to population factors.

(b)     Provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as requiring a
subdivision or qualifying municipality to expend more for police protection than the
greater of:

(1)     The actual expenditures for police protection, as defined in [§ 66 of
this article] § 4-403 OF THIS SUBTITLE, except for capital expenditures; or

(2)     The sum of the amount received in State aid under this program and
local funds equal to that percentage of the local wealth used in calculating the State
share in basic expenditures under the provisions of [§ 66(b)(1) of this article] §
4-403(B)(l) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 88B, § 65.

The only changes are in style.

[66.] 4-403.

(a) As used in this subtitle:

(1)     "Subdivision" means any county of Maryland but does not include
Baltimore City; or where the context requires, the governing body thereof.

(2)     "Municipality" means any incorporated city or town, except
Baltimore City, within Maryland; or where the context requires, the governing body
thereof.

(3)     "Expenditures for police protection" shall be those for the fiscal year
immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the calculation of State aid is to be
made. Thus, State aid for the first year of this grant (1968-1969) shall be based on
"expenditures for police protection" in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; State aid
for the second year of this grant (1969-1970) shall be based on expenditures in the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and so forth. "Expenditures for police protection"

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