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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 220
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2. A stop of multiple vehicles due to a traffic accident or
emergency situation requiring the stopping of vehicles for public safety purposes; or
3. A stop based on the use of radar, laser, or vascar
technology.
(b) The Police Training Commission, in consultation with the Maryland
Justice Analysis Center, shall develop:
(1) A model format for the efficient recording of data required under
subsection (d) of this section on an electronic device, or by any other means, for use by
a law enforcement agency;
(2) Guidelines that each law enforcement agency may use as a
management tool to evaluate data collected by its officers for use in counseling and
improved training;
(3) A standardized format that each law enforcement agency shall use
in reporting data to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center under subsection (e) of this
section; and
(4) On or before July 1, 2002, a model policy against race-based traffic
stops that a law enforcement agency covered under subsection (c)(1) of this section can
use in developing its policy in accordance with subsection (g) of this section.
(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to
each law enforcement agency that:
(i) On January 1, 2002, has 100 or more law enforcement
officers;
(ii) On January 1, 2003, has 50 or more law enforcement
officers; and
(iii) On January 1, 2004, has 1 or more law enforcement officers.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (e)(2) of this section, this section
does not apply to a law enforcement agency that, on or before July 1, 2001, has entered
into an agreement with the United States Department of Justice that requires it to
collect data on the race or ethnicity of the drivers of motor vehicles stopped.
(d) Each time a law enforcement officer makes a traffic stop, that officer
shall report the following information to the law enforcement agency that employs the
officer using the format developed by the law enforcement agency under subsection
(b)(1) of this section:
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