The Council shall consider and give priority to the following when making program awards:
- A. Comprehensive and coordinated law enforcement and prosecution programs which target criminals and juveniles who use or illegally possess firearms;
- B. Law enforcement and prosecution salaries and overtime in support of firearm violence reduction programs;
- C. Covert firearms-related investigations and debriefing of criminal and juvenile arrestees and offenders for information related to illegal firearms trafficking;
- D. Initiatives that support the tracing of firearms used to commit crimes or delinquent acts and the identification of illegal firearms traffickers;
- E. Purchases of technology and information systems to support firearm violence reduction initiatives; and
- F. Other efforts that aid in the apprehension and prosecution of criminals and juveniles who use or illegally possess firearms.
Authority: Public Safety Article, Title 5, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.10 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1836); emergency status expired March 29, 2001; adopted permanently effective April 2, 2001 (28:6 Md. R. 622)