Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 3-517

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:

(1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or

(2) a sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.

(b) Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a community policing program in accordance with best practices developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.

(c) Each local law enforcement agency shall:

(1) post a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program on the Internet in accordance with § 3-515 of this subtitle; and

(2) annually file a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in accordance with § 3-207 of this title.