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§ 6-205. Peace officers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division I. General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-205
Formerly cited as MD Code, Art. 2B, § 16-401
§ 6-205. Peace officers
Currentness
Duty to enforce and prosecute
(a) The State's Attorneys, sheriffs, bailiffs, police, and other prosecuting and peace officers shall:
(1) enforce this article; and
(2) prosecute a person charged with violating this article.
Duties not abrogated by powers or duties conferred on State officials
(b) The powers and duties conferred on the Comptroller, the Commission, the Executive Director, or any other State official by this article do not relieve local officials from the duty of enforcement or prosecution.
No restriction on appropriation of funds
(c) This section does not restrict the appropriation of funds by a political subdivision of the State to aid enforcement of this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 359, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 360, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-205, MD AL BEV § 6-205
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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