§ 3-517. Community policing policy.

MD Pub Safety Code § 3-517 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:

(1)    a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or

(2)    a sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.

(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.

(c)    Each local law enforcement agency shall:

(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)    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.