§ 3-207. General powers and duties of Commission
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Public Safety, § 3-207
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 41, § 4-201
§ 3-207. General powers and duties of Commission
(a) The Commission has the following powers and duties:
(6) to require, for entrance-level police training and at least every 3 years for in-service level police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school, that the curriculum and minimum courses of study include special training in, attention to, and study of the application and enforcement of:
(15) to require, for entrance-level police training and annually for in-service level police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school, that the curriculum and minimum courses of study include, for police officers who are issued an electronic control device by a law enforcement agency, special training in the proper use of electronic control devices, as defined in § 4-109 of the Criminal Law Article, consistent with established law enforcement standards and federal and State constitutional provisions;
(16) to require, for entrance-level police training and, as determined by the Commission, for in-service level training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school, that the curriculum and minimum courses of study include, consistent with established law enforcement standards and federal and State constitutional provisions:
(17) to require, for entrance-level police training and at least every 2 years for in-service level police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school, that the curriculum and minimum courses of study include special training in, attention to, and study of the application of antidiscrimination and use of force de-escalation training;
(ii) for entrance-level police training and for in-service level training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school, that the curriculum and minimum courses of study include, consistent with established law enforcement standards and federal and State constitutional provisions, training related to motorcycle profiling in conjunction with existing training regarding other profiling;
(b)(1) The Commission shall develop a system by which law enforcement agencies report to the Commission each serious officer-involved incident each year, including for each incident:
(c) In consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Commission shall establish a confidential hotline that is available for police officers and other law enforcement personnel to contact and speak with a trained peer law enforcement officer or a mental health professional who may provide initial counseling advice and confidential referral to appropriate services.
(d) The Commission shall:
(e)(1) The Commission shall develop best practices for the establishment and implementation of a community policing program in each jurisdiction.
(f)(1) The Commission shall develop a uniform citizen complaint process to be followed by each law enforcement agency.
(g) The Commission shall develop and administer:
(h) The Commission shall distribute the victim's representation notification form developed by the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services under § 12-206.1(e) of the Transportation Article to each law enforcement agency in the State.
Training and certification curriculum for investigating compliance with court orders to surrender regulated firearms, rifles, and shotguns
(i) The Commission, in consultation with the Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, shall develop and maintain a uniform, statewide training and certification curriculum to ensure use of best practices in investigating compliance with court orders to surrender regulated firearms, rifles, and shotguns under § 6-234 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
Role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest
(j) The Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, shall develop and maintain a uniform statewide training and certification curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
(k) The Commission shall:
(l) The Commission shall:
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 485, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 320, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 321, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 107, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 108, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 351, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 352, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 221, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, c. 519, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 542, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 644, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 645, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 702, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 802, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 803, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 251, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 671, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 238, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 59, § 4, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2021, c. 370, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 371, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 383, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 508, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 3-207, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 3-207
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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