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§ 5-503. Purpose and duties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Firearms (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Cease Fire Council (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-503
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 88B, § 81
§ 5-503. Purpose and duties
Purpose
(a) The purpose of the Council is to administer the Cease Fire Council Grant Program to support innovative and collaborative firearms violence reduction initiatives.
Duties
(b) The Council shall:
(1) make grants in accordance with § 5-504 of this subtitle;
(2) establish or assist in the establishment of programs designed to reduce the incidence of firearms violence related crime and encourage participation in existing programs with these objectives;
(3) identify specific goals, objectives, and methodologies to be used in support of programs eligible for funding under this subtitle;
(4) identify priorities for firearms violence related crime prevention strategies in the State; and
(5) develop criteria to evaluate the outcomes of programs that receive money under this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-503, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-503
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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