Ch. 377                                   2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2003 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Public Safety
Section 3-101(e)(2) and 3-201(e)(2)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Criminal Law

4-201.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(d) "Law enforcement official" means:

(1)     a full-time member of a police force or other unit of the United
States, a state, a county, a municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of a
state who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the
enforcement of the laws of the United States, a state, a county, a municipal
corporation, or other political subdivision of a state;

(2)     a part-time member of a police force of a county or municipal
corporation who is certified by the county or municipal corporation as being trained
and qualified in the use of handguns; [or]

(3)     a fire investigator of the Prince George's County Fire Department
who:

(i) is certified by Prince George's County as being trained and
qualified in the use of handguns; and

(ii) has met the minimum qualifications and has satisfactorily
completed the training required by the Maryland Police Training Commission; OR

(4)      A MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE INVESTIGATOR AS
DEFINED IN § 2-208.1 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE.

Article - Criminal Procedure

2-208.

(a) (1) The State Fire Marshal or a full-time investigative and inspection
assistant of the Office of the State Fire Marshal may arrest a person without a
warrant if the State Fire Marshal or assistant has probable cause to believe:

(i) a felony that is a crime listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection
has been committed or attempted; and

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