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§ 4-504. Administration of Fund

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: July 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. State Aid for Police Protection Fund (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-504
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 41, § 4-406
§ 4-504. Administration of Fund
Currentness
In general
(a) The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.
Certification of grants
(b) The Executive Director shall:
(1) certify to the Comptroller, counties, and qualifying municipalities the amount of payments under this subtitle to the counties and qualifying municipalities; and
(2) adopt regulations and require reports that are necessary to certify the amounts.
Standards of police protection
(c) In administering the Fund, the Executive Director shall:
(1) make a continuing effort to establish standards of police protection adequate to the various local situations; and
(2) subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, report periodically to the General Assembly on progress in establishing and meeting those standards, including the payment amounts certified under subsection (b) of this section and any other relevant fiscal information.
Determining qualifications for police officers
(d) The Executive Director shall apply the minimum standards determined by the Police Training and Standards Commission under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article to determine whether police officers are qualified.
Minimum standards for police officers
(e) The Police Training and Standards Commission shall print and distribute to all municipalities its regulations that set forth the minimum standards for police qualifications.
Failure to meet minimum standards
(f)(1) If a municipality fails to meet the minimum standards for police qualifications for 2 successive years, the Executive Director shall withhold from the municipality payments that would otherwise be payable the second year.
(2)(i) Any payment withheld for noncompliance is forfeited.
(ii) A municipality may not make a claim for the withheld payment.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 106, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-504, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 4-504
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 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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