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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 447
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[(h)] (I) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of State Police
may initiate investigations and enforce this section throughout the State without
regard to any limitation otherwise applicable to that department's activities in a
municipal corporation or other political subdivision.
[(i)] (J) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement officer of
the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the Maryland Port Administration
Police, the park police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, or a municipal corporation or county may investigate violations of this
section throughout the State without any limitation as to jurisdiction and to the same
extent as a law enforcement officer of the Department of State Police.
(2) The authority granted in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
exercised only in accordance with regulations that the Department of State Police
adopts.
(3) The regulations are not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State
Government Article.
(4) The authority granted in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
exercised only if an act related to the crime was committed in the investigating law
enforcement agency's jurisdiction or if the complaining witness resides in the
investigating law enforcement agency's jurisdiction.
[(j)] (K) If action is taken under the authority granted in subsection [(i)]
(J) of this section, notification of an investigation:
(1) in a municipal corporation, shall be made to the chief of police or
designee of the chief of police;
(2) in a county that has a county police department, shall be made to
the chief of police or designee of the chief of police;
(3) in a county without a police department, shall be made to the
sheriff or designee of the sheriff;
(4) in Baltimore City, shall be made to the Police Commissioner or the
Police Commissioner's designee;
(5) on property owned, leased, or operated by or under the control of
the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Maryland Aviation Administration, or the
Maryland Port Administration, shall be made to the respective chief of police or the
chief's designee; and
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