Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 3-413

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) If sufficient facilities are available, the person in charge of a jail or place of detention shall receive and confine an individual arrested by a railroad police officer.

(b) An individual confined under subsection (a) of this section:

(1) is deemed to be in the custody of the railroad police; and

(2) has the same status as an individual arrested by any other peace or police officer of the State.