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§ 5-201. Enforcement of title

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Powers and Responsibilities of Department
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-201
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 296
§ 5-201. Enforcement of title
Currentness
In general
(a) The Department, those of its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives whom the Secretary designates, and each police officer and State's Attorney in the State shall:
(1) enforce the provisions of this title that are not specifically delegated; and
(2) cooperate with each unit that enforces any federal, state, or local law relating to controlled dangerous substances.
Optional programs
(b) The Department may:
(1) arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of dangerous substances;
(2) coordinate and cooperate in training programs on dangerous substance law enforcement at the local and State levels;
(3) eradicate wild or unlawfully grown plants from which controlled dangerous substances may be extracted; and
(4) cooperate with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration by establishing a centralized unit that will:
(i) accept, catalogue, file, and collect statistics obtained from law-enforcement units, including records of drug dependent persons convicted of drug crimes and of other offenders who violate dangerous substance laws in the State; and
(ii) make the statistics available for federal, State, and local law-enforcement purposes.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 296.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-201, MD CRIM LAW § 5-201
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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