1. (a) In this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:

   1. (1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or
   2. (2) a sheriff's office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.
2. (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.

3. (c) Each local law enforcement agency shall:

   1. (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. (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.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 519, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.