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§ 2-207. Authority of correctional and other employees

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Warrantless Arrests (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-207
§ 2-207. Authority of correctional and other employees
Correctional employees
(a) Correctional employees assigned by the Commissioner of Correction to monitor incarcerated individuals on home detention under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Correctional Services Article have the same powers to arrest incarcerated individuals in the home detention program as are set forth in this title for police officers.
Parole and probation employees
(b) Parole and probation employees assigned by the Director of Parole and Probation to supervise offenders on home detention under § 6-108 of the Correctional Services Article have the same powers to arrest these offenders as are set forth in this title for police officers.
Correctional officers designated by Commissioner of Correction
(c) Correctional officers designated by the Commissioner of Correction under § 3-216 of the Correctional Services Article have the same powers to arrest persons on the property of a correctional facility of the Division of Correction as are set forth in this title for police officers.
Correctional officers designated by managing official of local correctional facility
(d) Correctional officers designated by the managing official of a local correctional facility under § 11-802 of the Correctional Services Article have the same powers to arrest persons on the property of the facility as are set forth in this title for police officers.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 27, § 594B.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-207, MD CRIM PROC § 2-207
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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