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§ 1-101	In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 1-201	The Governor may offer a reward in the name of the State for information...
§ 1-202	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 1-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 1-302	The General Assembly:
§ 1-303	This subtitle does not require a public service company to provide...
§ 1-304	Each county shall have in operation an enhanced 9-1-1 system.
§ 1-305	There is an Emergency Number Systems Board in the Department of...
§ 1-306	The Board shall coordinate the enhancement of county 9-1-1 systems.
§ 1-307	The Board shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the Secretary,...
§ 1-308	There is a 9-1-1 Trust Fund.
§ 1-309	On recommendation of the Board, each year the Secretary shall request...
§ 1-310	Each subscriber to switched local exchange access service or CMRS...
§ 1-311	In addition to the 9-1-1 fee, the governing body of each county,...
§ 1-312	During each county’s fiscal year, the county may spend the amounts...
§ 1-401	There is a Sexual Offender Advisory Board in the Department of Public...
§ 2-101	In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-201	There is a Department of State Police, established as a principal...
§ 2-202	The Governor shall appoint the Secretary of State Police with the...
§ 2-203	With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may designate without...
§ 2-204	The Secretary and deputy secretary have throughout the State the...
§ 2-205	The Secretary may adopt rules necessary to:
§ 2-206	The Attorney General shall represent the Department.
§ 2-207	The following units are in the Department:
§ 2-208	Salaries, expenses, and other costs incident to the operation of...
§ 2-301	The Department has the general duty to safeguard the lives and safety...
§ 2-302	The powers and duties of the Department with respect to law enforcement...
§ 2-303	As provided in the State budget, the Department shall make its training...
§ 2-304	The Department may permit a law enforcement agency of the State...
§ 2-305	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-306	The Department shall collect, analyze, and disseminate information...
§ 2-307	The Department shall collect, analyze, and disseminate information...
§ 2-308	Any information, records, or statistics collected under this subtitle...
§ 2-309	In any report issued under § 2-308 of this subtitle, the Department...
§ 2-310	Unless sufficient facilities are not available, the managing official...
§ 2-311	This section does not apply to personal property purchased or otherwise...
§ 2-312	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary...
§ 2-313	Each publicly owned dog used for law enforcement work by the State...
§ 2-401	If there are inconsistencies between this article and the State...
§ 2-402	In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary shall appoint...
§ 2-403	Each police employee, including an individual who is appointed to...
§ 2-404	In this section, "obsolete rank" means a rank designated by the...
§ 2-405	The Secretary shall develop a pay plan for police employees, State...
§ 2-406	The Secretary may approve vouchers in payment of expenses incurred...
§ 2-407	The Department shall provide uniforms and equipment necessary for...
§ 2-408	Except as allowed by this article, Title 9 or Title 10 of the Labor...
§ 2-409	There is a Sick Leave Reserve.
§ 2-410	The Secretary may grant work-related administrative leave to a police...
§ 2-411	If authorized by the Secretary, a police employee or a 40-hour civilian...
§ 2-412	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-413	A police employee may not be demoted or otherwise affected in rank,...
§ 2-414	Employment of an employee of the Department ends on the death, retirement,...
§ 2-415	Retirement shall occur in accordance with the State Personnel and...
§ 2-416	Resignation of an employee is not valid until accepted by the Secretary,...
§ 2-417	An employee, other than an employee in probationary status, may...
§ 2-418	Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection,...
§ 2-501	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-502	There is a statewide DNA data base system in the Crime Laboratory.
§ 2-503	After consulting with the Director, the Secretary shall adopt appropriate...
§ 2-504	In accordance with regulations adopted under this subtitle, an individual...
§ 2-505	To the extent fiscal resources are available, DNA samples shall...
§ 2-506	Each DNA record of identification characteristics that results from...
§ 2-507	At regular intervals not exceeding 180 days, the Crime Laboratory...
§ 2-508	On written or electronic request after verification by the Director...
§ 2-509	The Director shall create a population data base comprised of DNA...
§ 2-510	A match obtained between an evidence sample and a data base entry...
§ 2-511	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any DNA...
§ 2-512	A person who, by virtue of employment or official position, has...
§ 2-513	IN EFFECT
§ 2-514	IN EFFECT
§ 2-601	There is a Local Division in the Department.
§ 2-602	The local governing body of a county and the Secretary may enter...
§ 2-603	If an agreement entered into under § 2-602 of this subtitle is terminated,...
§ 2-604	Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if eight or more police...
§ 2-701	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-702	There is a Vehicle Theft Prevention Council in the Department.
§ 2-703	There is a Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund.
§ 2-801	In this section, "Fund" means the State Police Helicopter Replacement...
§ 3-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-102	Except for the administrative hearing process under Title 3, Subtitle...
§ 3-103	Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a law enforcement officer...
§ 3-104	The investigation or interrogation by a law enforcement agency of...
§ 3-105	A law enforcement officer who is denied a right granted by this...
§ 3-106	Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a law enforcement agency...
§ 3-107	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 3-111...
§ 3-108	A decision, order, or action taken as a result of a hearing under...
§ 3-109	An appeal from a decision made under § 3-108 of this subtitle shall...
§ 3-110	On written request, a law enforcement officer may have expunged...
§ 3-111	This subtitle does not prohibit summary punishment by higher ranking...
§ 3-112	This subtitle does not prohibit emergency suspension by higher ranking...
§ 3-113	A person may not knowingly make a false statement, report, or complaint...
§ 3-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-202	There is a Police Training Commission in the Department.
§ 3-203	The Commission consists of 15 members.
§ 3-204	The Secretary of State Police is the chairman of the Commission.
§ 3-205	A majority of the Commission is a quorum.
§ 3-206	With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission shall appoint...
§ 3-207	Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission has the...
§ 3-208	Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission has the...
§ 3-209	The Commission shall certify as a police officer each individual...
§ 3-210	The certification of a police officer automatically lapses 3 years...
§ 3-211	If the certification of a police officer is in danger of lapsing...
§ 3-212	Subject to the hearing provisions of subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 3-213	The Commission may recall the certificate of a police officer if...
§ 3-214	If the certification of a police officer is revoked, the police...
§ 3-215	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-216	A law enforcement agency may not employ an individual as a police...
§ 3-217	An individual may not serve as a police officer when the certification...
§ 3-218	Except as expressly provided in this subtitle, this subtitle does...
§ 3-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-302	The Governor may appoint and deputize as a special police officer...
§ 3-303	The following entities may apply for the appointment of special...
§ 3-304	The employer of an applicant for a commission shall submit the application...
§ 3-305	The Secretary shall investigate the character, reputation, and qualifications...
§ 3-306	The Governor shall issue a commission to each applicant approved...
§ 3-307	Each special police officer shall protect and preserve peace and...
§ 3-308	The special police officer is responsible for:
§ 3-309	Within 30 days after issuance of a commission and before performing...
§ 3-310	Unless a special police officer is on detective duty, the special...
§ 3-311	Each special police officer is deemed to be an employee of the entity...
§ 3-312	An initial commission expires 2 years after its date of issuance.
§ 3-313	Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a commission...
§ 3-314	The State and any subdivision or municipal corporation of the State...
§ 3-315	An individual may not exercise or attempt to exercise any of the...
§ 3-316	The Secretary may, as the Secretary considers necessary to carry...
§ 3-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-402	Each railroad company located wholly or partly in the State may...
§ 3-403	To qualify for appointment to act as a railroad police officer under...
§ 3-404	The chief railroad police officer of a railroad company shall:
§ 3-405	The Secretary shall submit to the Governor:
§ 3-406	Each railroad police officer has all the powers granted to a peace...
§ 3-407	The railroad company that employs a railroad police officer is liable...
§ 3-408	Before performing the duties of a railroad police officer, each...
§ 3-409	Each railroad police officer who is in uniform and on duty shall...
§ 3-410	Each railroad police officer shall receive compensation from the...
§ 3-411	An appointment issued under this subtitle remains in effect until:
§ 3-412	Employment of a railroad police officer ends on the retirement,...
§ 3-413	If sufficient facilities are available, the person in charge of...
§ 3-414	To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the Governor may enter...
§ 3-415	This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Railroad Police Act.
§ 3-501	In this section, "manufacturer" has the meaning stated in § 5–131(a)(2)...
§ 3-502	In this section, "police officer" means a member of:
§ 3-503	The purpose of this section is to preserve, promote, and protect...
§ 3-504	In this section, "quota" means the mandating of a finite number...
§ 3-505	In this section, "local law enforcement agency" means the police...
§ 3-506	On or before December 1, 2007, each law enforcement agency in the...
§ 3-507	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2014 PER CHAPTERS 542 AND 543 OF 2009...
§ 3-601	A law enforcement agency may not establish a mandatory waiting period...
§ 3-602	On or before October 1, 2008, all law enforcement agencies in the...
§ 3-603	The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain files of...
§ 3-604	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 3-701	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 4-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 4-102	There is a Protective Body Armor Fund.
§ 4-103	The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law...
§ 4-104	In accordance with the State budget, the Executive Director shall...
§ 4-105	A local law enforcement agency shall use the money distributed under...
§ 4-106	To reduce the cost of protective body armor, the Executive Director...
§ 4-107	On or before September 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall...
§ 4-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 4-202	There is a School Bus Safety Enforcement Fund.
§ 4-203	The Executive Director may make grants to law enforcement agencies...
§ 4-204	On or before September 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall...
§ 4-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 4-302	There is a Law Enforcement Equipment Fund.
§ 4-303	The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law...
§ 4-304	On or before September 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall...
§ 5-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-102	This subtitle does not apply to:
§ 5-103	This subtitle does not affect:
§ 5-104	This subtitle supersedes any restriction that a local jurisdiction...
§ 5-105	The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
§ 5-106	A person must lawfully possess a dealer’s license issued by the...
§ 5-107	An applicant for a dealer’s license shall:
§ 5-108	In this section, "Central Repository" means the Criminal Justice...
§ 5-109	The Secretary shall conduct an investigation to determine the truth...
§ 5-110	The Secretary shall disapprove an application for a dealer’s license...
§ 5-111	Unless a dealer’s license is renewed for a 1-year term as provided...
§ 5-112	A dealer’s license is not transferable.
§ 5-113	A licensee shall display conspicuously the dealer’s license and...
§ 5-114	The Secretary shall suspend a dealer’s license if the licensee:
§ 5-115	A person whose dealer’s license is suspended or revoked and who...
§ 5-116	A revocation may not take effect while an appeal is pending.
§ 5-117	A person must submit a firearm application in accordance with this...
§ 5-118	A firearm applicant shall:
§ 5-119	A firearm applicant is not required to complete a certified firearms...
§ 5-120	On receipt of a firearm application, a licensee or designated law...
§ 5-121	On receipt of a firearm application, the Secretary shall conduct...
§ 5-122	The Secretary shall disapprove a firearm application if:
§ 5-123	A licensee may not sell, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm until...
§ 5-124	A person who is not a licensee may not sell, rent, transfer, or...
§ 5-125	An approved firearm application is valid only for the purchase,...
§ 5-126	A firearm applicant who is aggrieved by the action of the Secretary...
§ 5-127	Any subsequent judicial review shall be held in accordance with...
§ 5-128	Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to:
§ 5-129	Notwithstanding § 5-128(b) of this subtitle, a person may purchase...
§ 5-130	In this section, "gun show" means any organized gathering open to...
§ 5-131	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-132	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-133	This section supersedes any restriction that a local jurisdiction...
§ 5-134	This section supersedes any restriction that a local jurisdiction...
§ 5-135	A regulated firearm that is sold, rented, transferred, possessed,...
§ 5-136	This section does not apply to a person who purchases a regulated...
§ 5-137	A person who seeks to own a regulated firearm and purchases the...
§ 5-138	A person may not possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of...
§ 5-139	A person may not knowingly give false information or make a material...
§ 5-140	A dealer or other person may not transport a regulated firearm into...
§ 5-141	A dealer or other person may not be a knowing participant in a straw...
§ 5-142	A person may not obliterate, remove, change, or alter the manufacturer’s...
§ 5-143	Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a dealer or other...
§ 5-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-202	This subtitle does not apply to a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled...
§ 5-203	A person may not possess a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled...
§ 5-204	In this section, "adjacent state" means Delaware, Pennsylvania,...
§ 5-205	Unless the person possesses a physician’s certificate that the person...
§ 5-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-302	There is a Handgun Permit Review Board in the Department of Public...
§ 5-303	A person shall have a permit issued under this subtitle before the...
§ 5-304	An application for a permit shall be made under oath.
§ 5-305	In this section, "Central Repository" means the Criminal Justice...
§ 5-306	Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall issue...
§ 5-307	A permit is valid for each handgun legally in the possession of...
§ 5-308	A person to whom a permit is issued or renewed shall carry the permit...
§ 5-309	A permit expires on the last day of the holder’s birth month following...
§ 5-310	The Secretary may revoke a permit on a finding that the holder:
§ 5-311	A person who is denied a permit or renewal of a permit or whose...
§ 5-312	A person who is denied a permit or renewal of a permit or whose...
§ 5-313	A person may not fail to return a revoked permit.
§ 5-314	A person who holds a permit may not wear, carry, or transport a...
§ 5-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-402	This subtitle does not affect a person’s right to:
§ 5-403	The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out this...
§ 5-404	There is a Handgun Roster Board in the Department of State Police.
§ 5-405	The Board shall:
§ 5-406	Except as provided in § 5-402 of this subtitle, a person may not...
§ 5-501	In this subtitle, "Council" means the Cease Fire Council.
§ 5-502	There is a Cease Fire Council in the Governor’s Office of Crime...
§ 5-503	The purpose of the Council is to administer the Cease Fire Council...
§ 5-504	There is a Cease Fire Council Grant Program.
§ 6-101	In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 6-201	There is a State Fire Prevention Commission in the Department.
§ 6-202	The Commission consists of nine members.
§ 6-203	The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from among...
§ 6-204	A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission is a quorum.
§ 6-205	The Commission may make recommendations to the Secretary about the...
§ 6-206	(i)To protect life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion,...
§ 6-207	The exercise of all powers and authority and the performance of...
§ 6-301	There is an office of State Fire Marshal in the Department.
§ 6-302	The Secretary shall appoint a State Fire Marshal from a list of...
§ 6-303	The State Fire Marshal may employ a staff in accordance with the...
§ 6-304	A county or municipal corporation of the State may designate a fire...
§ 6-305	The State Fire Marshal shall enforce:
§ 6-306	Subject to Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article,...
§ 6-307	The State Fire Marshal shall inspect for fire exits and reasonable...
§ 6-308	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State...
§ 6-309	At any time, the State Fire Marshal may investigate the origin or...
§ 6-310	The State Fire Marshal may:
§ 6-311	If in the judgment of the State Fire Marshal testimony taken under...
§ 6-312	At the request of the governing body of a county or municipal corporation...
§ 6-313	On determining that a chimney contributed to causing a fire, the...
§ 6-314	Within 10 days after the adjustment of a loss from a fire in excess...
§ 6-315	The State Fire Marshal, a designee of the State Fire Marshal, a...
§ 6-316	The State Fire Marshal, a designee of the State Fire Marshal, or...
§ 6-317	A person may not erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain,...
§ 6-318	The State Fire Marshal may issue a reasonable abatement order if...
§ 6-319	An abatement order directed to the occupant of the premises shall...
§ 6-320	If an owner or occupant of a building, structure, or premises who...
§ 6-321	If a building, structure, or equipment is or is proposed to be erected,...
§ 6-322	The exercise of all powers and authority and the performance of...
§ 6-401	The powers, duties, and jurisdiction conferred by this article on...
§ 6-402	On request of the chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the...
§ 6-403	The Baltimore City Fire Department shall report to the appropriate...
§ 6-501	An appeal to the Commission may be taken by:
§ 6-502	The time within which an appeal under § 6-501 of this subtitle must...
§ 6-503	A party who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Commission is...
§ 6-601	A person may not knowingly violate this title or a regulation adopted...
§ 6-602	A person may not willfully interfere with or obstruct the State...
§ 7-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-102	This subtitle shall be liberally construed in order to effect its...
§ 7-103	A fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity may enter into...
§ 7-104	A fire, rescue, or emergency medical services entity may enter into...
§ 7-105	Each fire department in the State may have members trained in response...
§ 7-106	For purposes of a workers’ compensation or other law or benefit...
§ 7-107	Necessary expenditures for purposes of this subtitle shall be made...
§ 7-201	In Part I of this subtitle, "Board" means the Board of Trustees...
§ 7-202	A member of a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad is...
§ 7-203	The Board shall pay death benefits under this section if a member...
§ 7-204	The Governor shall include in the State budget each year at least...
§ 7-205	A member of a volunteer fire company or rescue squad who is engaged...
§ 7-208	In Calvert County, the fire and rescue commission shall administer...
§ 7-209	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-210	In Charles County, the County Commissioners shall administer the...
§ 7-211	To encourage volunteer service in Frederick County, the Board of...
§ 7-212	The Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may:
§ 7-213	By resolution or ordinance, the Washington County Commissioners...
§ 7-301	In this subtitle, "commanding officer" means the captain, chief,...
§ 7-302	This section applies only to Baltimore County, Caroline County,...
§ 7-303	This section applies only to Allegany County, Carroll County, Cecil...
§ 7-304	In this section, "fire and ambulance company" means a volunteer,...
§ 7-401	This section does not apply to nonemergency transportation or ambulance...
§ 7-402	A person may not willfully interfere with or obstruct a firefighter,...
§ 7-403	If no public water source is available to a fire company to supply...
§ 8-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 8-102	There is a Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance...
§ 8-103	Subject to subsection (b) of this section, each county shall receive...
§ 8-104	(i)The money distributed under this subtitle shall be used by each...
§ 8-105	On or before December 31 of each year, each county shall submit...
§ 8-106	The Director may withhold money allocated for the next fiscal year...
§ 8-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 8-202	There is a Volunteer Company Assistance Fund.
§ 8-203	The purpose of the Fund is to ensure adequate fire protection and...
§ 8-204	A volunteer company shall submit each request for a grant or loan...
§ 8-205	After consultation with the Association, the Governor may include...
§ 8-206	On or before August 30 of each fiscal year, the Association shall...
§ 8-301	This section does not apply to Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County,...
§ 8-302	This section applies only to Dorchester County.
§ 8-303	This section applies to Allegany County, Calvert County, Charles...
§ 9-101	Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, this subtitle...
§ 9-102	Each sleeping area within each occupancy classified residential,...
§ 9-103	At least one smoke detector shall be installed on each level, including...
§ 9-104	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 9-102(d)...
§ 9-105	A person may sell or install a smoke detection system or specialized...
§ 9-106	If approved by the State Fire Prevention Commission, an approved...
§ 9-107	Failure to comply with this subtitle may not be used as a policy...
§ 9-108	If after investigating a fire in a one, two, or three family residential...
§ 9-109	A person may not knowingly violate this subtitle.
§ 9-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 9-202	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle...
§ 9-203	The State Fire Marshal or a local or State authority with jurisdiction...
§ 9-204	Each sprinkler system required under this section shall:
§ 9-205	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if there is...
§ 9-206	A person may not knowingly violate this subtitle.
§ 9-301	This subtitle:
§ 9-302	A county fire chief, fire administrator, or municipal fire chief...
§ 9-303	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each hotel...
§ 9-304	Each fast response residential fire sprinkler system installed shall:
§ 9-305	When evaluating and approving a builder’s overall site development...
§ 9-306	A person who violates this subtitle is subject to the penalty provided...
§ 9-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 9-402	The purpose of this subtitle is to provide for the physical safety...
§ 9-403	Each high-rise building constructed after July 1, 1974, shall be...
§ 9-404	An order for compliance with the requirements of § 9-403 of this...
§ 9-501	This subtitle does not apply to Washington County.
§ 9-502	Each hotel, motel, and lodging house shall post in a prominent place...
§ 9-503	Each building constructed after July 1, 1977, that is intended to...
§ 9-505	Alternative and equivalent fire and safety requirements are allowed...
§ 9-506	A person who violates this subtitle is subject to the penalties...
§ 9-601	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 9-602	On request of a fire investigator, an insurer investigating a fire...
§ 9-603	If an insurer has reason to suspect that a fire loss to real or...
§ 9-604	A fire investigator who receives information under this subtitle...
§ 9-605	In the absence of fraud, an insurer or person who provides information...
§ 9-606	A person may not purposely:
§ 9-701	Subject to subsection (e) of this section, the local governing body...
§ 9-702	In this section, "plan review" has the meaning stated in § 6-308...
§ 9-801	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 9-802	This subtitle does not apply to Baltimore County.
§ 9-803	A fire official may inspect a building, structure, or other place...
§ 9-804	A fire official shall give written notice to the occupant of premises...
§ 9-805	A person may not hinder, obstruct, or refuse to allow a fire inspection...
§ 9-901	In this subtitle, "fire sprinkler contractor" means a person who...
§ 9-902	The State Fire Prevention Commission shall adopt regulations to...
§ 9-903	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may...
§ 9-904	The State Fire Marshal shall:
§ 9-905	A person may not knowingly violate this subtitle.
§ 9-1001	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 10-101	In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 10-102	This title does not apply to:
§ 10-103	Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the State Fire...
§ 10-104	A person must have a permit to discharge fireworks as provided by...
§ 10-105	Before issuing a permit to discharge fireworks, the State Fire Marshal...
§ 10-106	An applicant for a permit shall provide:
§ 10-107	The State Fire Marshal may deputize the chief or another member...
§ 10-108	A person may not advertise in written or printed form that a fireworks...
§ 10-109	The State Fire Prevention Commission shall adopt regulations to...
§ 10-110	Unless the person holds a permit issued under this subtitle, a person...
§ 10-111	A person who possesses or discharges fireworks in violation of this...
§ 10-112	A person may not sell sparklers or sparkling devices to a person...
§ 10-113	This section applies to a distributor or wholesaler of sparklers...
§ 10-201	Only the State Fire Marshal may issue a license to operate a fireworks...
§ 10-202	As necessary or advisable to protect the safety of employees of...
§ 10-203	The State Fire Marshal or a designee of the State Fire Marshal shall...
§ 10-204	Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a mixing building...
§ 10-205	Each building in a fireworks plant shall be constructed as provided...
§ 10-206	Each building in a fireworks plant shall be equipped as provided...
§ 10-207	In this subsection, "explosive composition" or "pyrotechnic composition"...
§ 10-208	A licensee may test fireworks or their components only in an area...
§ 10-209	The licensee shall designate an employee in each fireworks plant...
§ 10-210	A person may not manufacture or process fireworks in the State except...
§ 11-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 11-102	This subtitle does not apply to explosives while being transported...
§ 11-103	The State Fire Prevention Commission may adopt regulations to carry...
§ 11-104	The State Fire Marshal may investigate an explosion or fire that...
§ 11-105	Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person shall obtain...
§ 11-106	An applicant for a license to engage in business as a manufacturer...
§ 11-107	The State Fire Marshal shall issue a license or permit to each applicant...
§ 11-108	A license to engage in business as a dealer authorizes the licensee...
§ 11-109	A license issued under this subtitle expires on the third anniversary...
§ 11-110	The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation or business...
§ 11-111	A license issued under this subtitle may be revoked by the State...
§ 11-112	Each manufacturer and each dealer shall keep, for all explosives...
§ 11-113	Each theft or other unauthorized taking of explosives from a licensee...
§ 11-114	Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not...
§ 11-115	A person may not possess at any time or store in any one place more...
§ 11-116	Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...
§ 11-117	If a person has been convicted of a violation of § 11-114(a) and...
§ 11-118	In an action under this subtitle:
§ 12-101	This section applies only to inspections under § 12-909 and Subtitle...
§ 12-201	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-202	In this section, "Department" means the Department of Housing and...
§ 12-203	In this section, "Department" means the Department of Housing and...
§ 12-204	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-302	The General Assembly finds that:
§ 12-303	Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, local land...
§ 12-304	The Department shall establish a schedule of fees to administer...
§ 12-305	The Department:
§ 12-306	An industrialized building that is manufactured after June 30, 1977,...
§ 12-307	The Department shall determine whether each proposed industrialized...
§ 12-308	If the Department determines that an industrialized building meets...
§ 12-309	Industrialized buildings certified by the Department for sale in...
§ 12-310	The issuance, denial, or modification of a certification:
§ 12-311	The Department shall maintain a program of adequate inspection of...
§ 12-312	The Department may act as necessary or desirable to carry out a...
§ 12-313	A person may not violate this subtitle or a regulation adopted under...
§ 12-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-402	This subtitle does not apply to a person who executed a legally...
§ 12-403	After notice and hearing as required under Title 10, Subtitle 1...
§ 12-404	After notice and hearing as required under Title 10, Subtitle 1...
§ 12-405	Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each light...
§ 12-406	A person may not in the State knowingly sell, install, consent,...
§ 12-407	A person may not violate this subtitle.
§ 12-501	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-502	This subtitle does not alter or abrogate the authority of:
§ 12-503	The Department shall adopt by regulation, as the Maryland Building...
§ 12-504	A local jurisdiction may adopt local amendments to the Standards...
§ 12-505	(i)Each local jurisdiction shall implement and enforce the most...
§ 12-506	The Department shall maintain a central automated database in accordance...
§ 12-507	The Department may:
§ 12-508	In this section, "agricultural building" means a structure designed...
§ 12-601	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-602	This subtitle does not apply to Baltimore County, Carroll County,...
§ 12-603	Each electrical installation in the State shall conform to:
§ 12-604	Within 15 days after completion, each electrical installation shall...
§ 12-605	This subsection does not apply in a county that has a board or department...
§ 12-606	This section applies in Charles County and St. Mary’s County.
§ 12-607	A person may not violate this subtitle.
§ 12-701	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each elevator...
§ 12-702	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-703	A person may not use welded clip and seat type connections or other...
§ 12-704	A person may not erect structural steel or iron beams or girders...
§ 12-801	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-804	Part II of this subtitle does not apply to an elevator unit that...
§ 12-805	The Commissioner shall administer and enforce Part II of this subtitle.
§ 12-806	Except as otherwise provided in this section, each elevator unit...
§ 12-807	An elevator unit may not be operated in a building, structure, or...
§ 12-808	Except as otherwise provided in this section, each elevator unit...
§ 12-809	A State inspector shall make the following inspections:
§ 12-810	The Commissioner shall conduct a final acceptance inspection on...
§ 12-811	If an inspection discloses that an elevator unit complies with the...
§ 12-812	A certificate is valid for the period indicated on the certificate.
§ 12-813	If a State inspector cancels a final acceptance inspection under...
§ 12-814	When an inspection by a State inspector discloses that an elevator...
§ 12-814.1	The Commissioner may prohibit use of an elevator unit after determining,...
§ 12-814.2	Subject to subsection (k) of this section, if, after an inspection...
§ 12-814.3	If, after investigation, the Commissioner determines that an owner...
§ 12-815	Each passenger elevator in a permanent installation used by the...
§ 12-816	This subsection does not apply to:
§ 12-819	There is an Elevator Safety Review Board in the Department of Labor,...
§ 12-820	The Board consists of the following nine members:
§ 12-821	The Governor shall appoint a chairman from among the members of...
§ 12-822	The Board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter, at the...
§ 12-823	In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Board may:
§ 12-824	The Board shall establish fees for the application, issuance, and...
§ 12-824.1	In this section, "Fund" means the Elevator Safety Review Board Fund.
§ 12-825	The Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to...
§ 12-826	Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this subtitle, a person...
§ 12-827	An applicant for an elevator mechanic license shall:
§ 12-828	An applicant for a license shall:
§ 12-829	An applicant who otherwise qualifies for an elevator mechanic license...
§ 12-830	Subject to the limitations of this section, the Board may waive...
§ 12-831	If an applicant qualifies for a license under Part III of this subtitle,...
§ 12-832	While an elevator mechanic license is in effect, it authorizes the...
§ 12-833	Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, unless a license is...
§ 12-834	A licensed elevator contractor shall notify the Board if there are...
§ 12-835	A licensed elevator contractor shall respond as necessary to ensure...
§ 12-836	An elevator contractor may not engage in the business of elevator...
§ 12-837	Subject to the hearing provisions of § 12-838 of this subtitle,...
§ 12-838	Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State...
§ 12-839	Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested...
§ 12-840	Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this subtitle, an individual...
§ 12-841	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who...
§ 12-842	Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the...
§ 12-901	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-902	The General Assembly finds that there have been many incidents of...
§ 12-903	Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle applies...
§ 12-904	There is a Board of Boiler Rules in the Division of Labor and Industry...
§ 12-905	The Board shall formulate regulations for the safe construction,...
§ 12-906	Whenever the position of Chief Boiler Inspector or deputy boiler...
§ 12-907	The following entities may request the Commissioner to issue special...
§ 12-908	A new boiler or pressure vessel may not be installed and operated...
§ 12-909	The requirements of this section and §§ 12–910 and 12–911 of this...
§ 12-910	Each authorized insurer, or authorized inspection agency, that employs...
§ 12-911	If the report filed in accordance with § 12-910(a) of this subtitle...
§ 12-912	The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel shall:
§ 12-913	An authorized insurer that provides insurance coverage for boilers...
§ 12-914	A person who repairs or alters a boiler or pressure vessel shall:
§ 12-915	On inspection, the Chief Boiler Inspector or an authorized deputy...
§ 12-916	Except as otherwise provided in § 12-915(e) of this subtitle, the...
§ 12-917	A person may not:
§ 12-918	This subtitle may be cited as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety...
§ 12-919	The provisions of this subtitle creating the Board and relating...
§ 12-1001	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-1002	This subtitle is effective notwithstanding any other provisions...
§ 12-1003	There is a Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council.
§ 12-1004	The Department, in cooperation with the Maryland Building Rehabilitation...
§ 12-1005	At a minimum, the MBRC shall:
§ 12-1006	Within 90 days after the adoption of the MBRC and any subsequent...
§ 12-1007	At least every 3 years, the Department, in cooperation with the...
§ 12-1101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-1102	This subtitle only applies to a dwelling that:
§ 12-1103	A carbon monoxide alarm may be combined with a smoke alarm if the...
§ 12-1104	There must be a carbon monoxide alarm installed in a central location...
§ 12-1105	Except as part of routine maintenance, a person may not render a...
§ 12-1106	This subtitle does not prevent a county or municipal corporation...
§ 13-101	In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 13-201	This title applies to all uniformed volunteer companies.
§ 13-202	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the militia...
§ 13-203	There are two classes of State militia:
§ 13-204	The general appropriations for the militia shall be exclusively...
§ 13-205	Subject to the provisions of this title and the regulations governing...
§ 13-206	An individual enlisting in the organized militia shall take and...
§ 13-207	An organization commander:
§ 13-208	During a time of duty, a commanding officer may arrest for the period...
§ 13-209	The Adjutant General, Assistant Adjutants General, officers, warrant...
§ 13-210	This subsection applies to the period of time that an employee is...
§ 13-211	To promote efficiency and reward continuous service, the Governor...
§ 13-212	A member of the organized militia, including the member’s conveyance...
§ 13-213	The Governor may adopt regulations that provide for the retirement...
§ 13-214	Except for the units of the organized militia and the troops of...
§ 13-215	The Adjutant General may organize a uniformed honor guard from the...
§ 13-216	The Department may acquire by purchase or condemnation real property...
§ 13-217	With the prior approval of the Board of Public Works, the Department...
§ 13-218	The Military Department shall adopt regulations for exemption of...
§ 13-219	There is a Maryland Military Department Center for Military History.
§ 13-301	The Adjutant General:
§ 13-302	The Adjutant General may appoint:
§ 13-303	The Governor shall appoint two Assistant Adjutants General for the...
§ 13-304	The Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutants General shall have...
§ 13-305	The Governor shall appoint a Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for...
§ 13-306	Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted individuals who are full-time...
§ 13-401	The National Guard consists of:
§ 13-402	A member of the National Guard has the same police power, authority,...
§ 13-403	To maintain an appropriate organization and to assist in instruction...
§ 13-404	Except as otherwise authorized by law, the National Guard:
§ 13-405	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 13-406	This section:
§ 13-407	A commissioned officer of the National Guard shall take the following...
§ 13-408	An officer of the National Guard shall take rank from the date that...
§ 13-409	Any individual who is ordered into active duty for the National...
§ 13-501	There is established in the State a Maryland Defense Force within...
§ 13-502	The Governor may adopt regulations to carry out this title governing...
§ 13-503	The Maryland Defense Force consists of:
§ 13-504	An officer or warrant officer commissioned or appointed in the Maryland...
§ 13-505	The Governor may requisition any arms and equipment from the Secretary...
§ 13-506	Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the...
§ 13-507	A military force or an organization, unit, or detachment of a military...
§ 13-508	This title does not authorize the Maryland Defense Force to be ordered...
§ 13-509	A commissioned officer of the Maryland Defense Force shall take...
§ 13-510	The Governor shall appoint and commission each commissioned officer...
§ 13-601	On the recommendation of the Adjutant General, the Governor may...
§ 13-602	A commission of an officer of the organized militia may be vacated:
§ 13-603	A commissioned officer of the organized militia tendering a resignation...
§ 13-701	If the militia of the State is ordered under the Constitution and...
§ 13-702	This section applies to the Maryland Defense Force and the National...
§ 13-703	An officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer may warn...
§ 13-704	The rights granted to members of the National Guard and Maryland...
§ 13-705	A member of the organized militia ordered into the active military...
§ 13-706	An officer or employee of the State, a county, or other political...
§ 13-707	A member of the organized militia ordered into State active duty...
§ 13-801	This subtitle applies to a court-martial of the organized militia...
§ 13-802	There are three types of courts-martial:
§ 13-803	This subsection does not apply to a commissioned officer on duty...
§ 13-804	The military judge or officer presiding over a court-martial may:
§ 13-805	Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer, or a member of the...
§ 13-806	#VALUE!
§ 13-807	The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp or other...
§ 13-808	The commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post or other place,...
§ 13-809	An individual has the immunity from liability described in § 5-513...
§ 13-810	The actual necessary expense of conveying a prisoner when the conveyance...
§ 13-811	No excuse is valid for absence from an assembly except:
§ 13-812	A general court-martial may impose one or more of the following...
§ 13-813	After imposing a sentence of imprisonment and on approval of the...
§ 13-814	On the imposition of a fine by a court-martial and on the approval...
§ 13-901	This section does not apply to the wearing of:
§ 13-902	This section does not apply to a member of the United States Army,...
§ 13-903	A person may not willfully:
§ 13-904	A person who is the owner or who is an agent of the owner of a place...
§ 13-905	A member of the organized militia may not be arrested on any process...
§ 14-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-102	To ensure that the State will be adequately prepared to deal with...
§ 14-103	There is a Maryland Emergency Management Agency in the Military...
§ 14-104	The Adjutant General shall appoint the director of MEMA with the...
§ 14-105	There is an Emergency Management Advisory Council.
§ 14-106	The Governor:
§ 14-107	If the Governor finds that an emergency has developed or is impending...
§ 14-108	After a state of emergency is declared in another state and the...
§ 14-109	Each political subdivision shall:
§ 14-110	Each county shall:
§ 14-110.1	In this section, "human service facility" means a facility licensed...
§ 14-111	Only the principal executive officer of a political subdivision...
§ 14-112	Expenditures necessitated by emergencies shall first be made using...
§ 14-113	Each emergency management agency established under this subtitle...
§ 14-114	A person may not violate an order, rule, or regulation issued under...
§ 14-115	This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Emergency Management...
§ 14-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-202	The purposes of this subtitle are:
§ 14-203	This subtitle applies to proceedings in any court.
§ 14-204	This subtitle shall be enforced in accordance with:
§ 14-205	If in accordance with this subtitle a court stays, postpones, or...
§ 14-206	Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if in a proceeding...
§ 14-207	The period during which a person is a person in emergency management...
§ 14-208	Before a court enters judgment in a proceeding in any court in which...
§ 14-209	If an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed...
§ 14-210	In a proceeding in a court against a person in emergency management...
§ 14-211	Except as otherwise provided, a court under this subtitle may stay...
§ 14-212	Except by order of court in a proceeding affecting the right of...
§ 14-213	For nonpayment of an installment due under a contract for the purchase...
§ 14-214	This section applies only to an obligation that:
§ 14-215	Except if a court finds that 50% or more of the purchase price of...
§ 14-216	This section applies to real property:
§ 14-217	If a person’s ability to pay income tax is materially impaired because...
§ 14-218	A person may not make or use an affidavit required under § 14-208...
§ 14-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-302	The General Assembly recognizes the Governor’s broad authority in...
§ 14-303	During a public emergency in the State, the Governor may proclaim...
§ 14-304	On reasonable apprehension that an energy emergency exists, the...
§ 14-305	If the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, each...
§ 14-306	In this section, "militia" means the organized and unorganized militia...
§ 14-307	In this section, "emergency" includes an emergency that results...
§ 14-308	The State shall repair or replace any equipment, facilities, or...
§ 14-309	A person may not violate this subtitle or an order, rule, or regulation...
§ 14-3A-01	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-3A-02	If the Governor determines that a catastrophic health emergency...
§ 14-3A-03	After the Governor issues a proclamation under this subtitle, the...
§ 14-3A-04	The Secretary may require an individual to go to and remain in a...
§ 14-3A-05	If the Secretary or other designated official requires an individual...
§ 14-3A-06	A health care provider is immune from civil or criminal liability...
§ 14-3A-07	The authority granted under this subtitle is in addition to, and...
§ 14-3A-08	A person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with an...
§ 14-401	In this subtitle, "local governing body" means:
§ 14-402	The powers in this section may be exercised only during the effective...
§ 14-403	In this section, "executive officer" means the mayor or comparable...
§ 14-404	In this section, "tax district" includes:
§ 14-405	If there is serious human suffering, death, personal injury, or...
§ 14-406	Each law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the State, a political...
§ 14-501	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-502	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-503	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-504	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-505	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-506	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-507	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-508	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-509	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-510	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-511	// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 PER CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 //
§ 14-601	WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America has enacted...
§ 14-602	The contracting states solemnly agree:
§ 14-603	The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and...
§ 14-604	The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to prepare and...
§ 14-605	If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this subtitle...
§ 14-701	The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is entered into with...
§ 14-702	Article I. Purpose and Authorities.
§ 14-801	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-802	The Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact is entered...
§ 14-803	Article 1. Purpose.
§ 14-8A-01	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 14-8A-02	The state, the governing body of a county or municipal corporation,...
§ 14-8A-03	Any provision or part of a state, local, or municipal corporation...
§ 14-901	This subtitle does not apply to:
§ 14-902	To carry out this subtitle, the Governor may appoint or employ assistants...
§ 14-903	The Governor by proclamation may require that each able-bodied individual...
§ 14-904	The Governor shall assign or cause to be assigned and, if necessary,...
§ 14-905	As soon as the Governor issues a proclamation under § 14-903 of...
§ 14-906	Each individual required to work under this subtitle is entitled...
§ 14-907	An individual may not fail to register under this subtitle.
§ 14-908	An individual may not fail to do the work assigned to the individual...
§ 14-1001	In this section, "structure" means:
§ 14-1002	A county or municipal corporation is not liable under § 14-1001...
§ 14-1003	An action for damages under § 14-1001 of this subtitle shall be...
§ 14-1004	The form of any pleading in an action under § 14-1001 of this subtitle...

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