§ 4-506. Calculation of grants
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: June 1, 2017
Effective: June 1, 2017
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-506
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 41, § 4-403
§ 4-506. Calculation of grants
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and subject to § 4-507 of this subtitle and the limitations and requirements provided in this subtitle, each fiscal year the State shall pay to each county and each qualifying municipality, in the manner provided in this subtitle, an amount determined as provided in this section.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, for fiscal year 2018, the total amount of the grants provided under this subtitle shall be $73,714,998 and each county and each qualifying municipality shall receive the same State funding that the county or qualifying municipality received in fiscal year 2017.
(b)(1) If the aggregate expenditures for police protection in a county equal or exceed $6.00 per person, the State shall pay to the county the amount by which $6.00 per person exceeds 0.09% of the wealth base of the county.
(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in addition to the amount, if any, payable under subsection (b) of this section, the State shall pay to each county 25% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $6.00 per person.
(3) For a county with a population density of at least 100 but less than 500 per square mile, and for a county with a population density of less than 100 per square mile and in which at least 30% of the total population resides in a municipality, payment under this subsection may not exceed $3.50 per person.
(d)(1) The State shall pay to each county the amount by which $2.50 per person exceeds the total payments determined under subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(2) A county for which the population estimate is less than the population estimated for the first year of the grant may not receive in any year a smaller amount of State aid for police protection than it received in any previous year if it has not reduced the level of expenditures for police protection which entitled it to the amount of the previous year's grant.
(e) In addition to the payments made under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the State shall pay to each county with a population density of less than 500 per square mile, $2.00 per person.
(f)(1) In addition to the payments made under subsections (b) through (e) of this section, the State shall pay:
(g) Each fiscal year, the State shall pay to each county an additional grant equal to the greater of:
(h) The State shall pay each county the amount by which the grant paid to the county in fiscal year 1984 exceeds the total payments determined under subsections (b) through (g) of this section.
(i) Each fiscal year, the State shall pay to each qualifying municipality, in addition to the payments made under subsections (b) through (h) of this section, $1,950 for each sworn officer actually employed on a full-time basis by the qualifying municipality, as determined by the Executive Director.
(j) The payment made to each county under subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h) of this section shall be allocated to each county and qualifying municipality by multiplying the total payment by a fraction:
Credits
Added by Acts 2014, c. 106, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 489, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 23, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-506, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 4-506
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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