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§ 5-207. Legislative authority -- Public safety

MD Local Gov Code § 5-207 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A municipality may establish and maintain:

(1)    a fire department; and

(2)    a police force.

(b)    A municipality may:

(1)    provide for the removal of fire hazards;

(2)    control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and

(3)    prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.

(c)    A municipality may:

(1)    pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;

(2)    prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;

(3)    enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:

(i)    within the municipality; and

(ii)    up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and

(4)    prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.

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