Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 4-124
Designation of drug free school zones
Effective Oct 1, 2012Added as Education § 4-122 by Acts 1989, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 381, § 1, eff. June 30, 1995. Renumbered as Education § 4-124 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2012, c. 405, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2013, c. 264, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 265, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.State of Maryland
- (a) A county board may adopt regulations requiring the posting of signs designating the areas within 1,000 feet of public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools as “drug-free school zones”.
- (b) The signs shall be designed in order to provide notice of the provisions of § 5-627 of the Criminal Law Article.
- (c) In Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Prince George's County, all new and replacement signs shall include a hotline number to report information concerning suspected illegal drug activity.
Added as Education § 4-122 by Acts 1989, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 381, § 1, eff. June 30, 1995. Renumbered as Education § 4-124 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2012, c. 405, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2013, c. 264, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 265, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.