Md. Code Ann., Correct. Servs. § 3-216
Correctional officers--power of arrest
Effective Oct 1, 2016Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5.State of Maryland
- (a) The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under § 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(b) A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:
- (1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and
- (2) complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
Added by Acts 1999, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 27, § 684A.