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Maryland House Bill HB162

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 162
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1010 By: Delegate J. Lewis
1111 Requested: October 29, 2021
1212 Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
1313 Assigned to: Judiciary
1414
1515 A BILL ENTITLED
1616
1717 AN ACT concerning 1
1818
1919 Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras 2
2020
2121 FOR the purpose of requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards 3
2222 Commission to take certain actions relating to body–worn cameras, including adding 4
2323 certain misconduct to a certain disciplinary matrix, adopting certain policies, 5
2424 providing certain training, and conducting certain audits; requiring certain law 6
2525 enforcement agencies in the State to require the use of body–worn cameras by certain 7
2626 law enforcement officers on or before a certain date and adopt certain policies 8
2727 relating to disclosure of recordings and data; requiring the Department of Public 9
2828 Safety and Correctional Services, in coordination with the Department of 10
2929 Information Technology and the Commission, to negotiate certain contracts for 11
3030 certain law enforcement agencies and to establish and administer a certain 12
3131 statewide uniform storage and access system for certain body–worn camera data; 13
3232 requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to be 14
3333 responsible for certain costs and expenses related to the use of body–worn cameras 15
3434 by certain law enforcement agencies; authorizing the Commission to request that the 16
3535 Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim 17
3636 Services condition certain funding on certain action by a certain law enforcement 18
3737 agency; and generally relating to law enforcement and body–worn cameras. 19
3838
3939 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
4040 Article – Public Safety 21
4141 Section 3–101 22
4242 Annotated Code of Maryland 23
4343 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 24
4444 (As enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 25
4545
4646 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26
4747 Article – Public Safety 27
4848 Section 3–105 28 2 HOUSE BILL 162
4949
5050
5151 Annotated Code of Maryland 1
5252 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 2
5353 (As enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 3
5454
5555 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 4
5656 Article – Public Safety 5
5757 Section 3–201(a) and (d) 6
5858 Annotated Code of Maryland 7
5959 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 8
6060
6161 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
6262 Article – Public Safety 10
6363 Section 3–511 11
6464 Annotated Code of Maryland 12
6565 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
6666 (As enacted by Chapter 60 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 14
6767
6868 BY adding to 15
6969 Article – Public Safety 16
7070 Section 3–511.1 through 3–511.6 17
7171 Annotated Code of Maryland 18
7272 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 19
7373
7474 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
7575 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
7676
7777 Article – Public Safety 22
7878
7979 3–101. 23
8080
8181 (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
8282
8383 (b) “Administratively charged” means that a police officer has been formally 25
8484 accused of misconduct in an administrative proceeding. 26
8585
8686 (c) “Disciplinary matrix” means a written, consistent, progressive, and 27
8787 transparent tool or rubric that provides ranges of disciplinary actions for different types of 28
8888 misconduct. 29
8989
9090 (d) “Exonerated” means that a police officer acted in accordance with the law and 30
9191 agency policy. 31
9292
9393 (e) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title. 32
9494
9595 (f) “Not administratively charged” means that a determination has been made 33
9696 not to administratively charge a police officer in connection with alleged misconduct. 34
9797 HOUSE BILL 162 3
9898
9999
100100 (g) “Police misconduct” means a pattern, a practice, or conduct by a police officer 1
101101 or law enforcement agency that includes: 2
102102
103103 (1) depriving persons of rights protected by the constitution or laws of the 3
104104 State or the United States; 4
105105
106106 (2) a violation of a criminal statute; and 5
107107
108108 (3) a violation of law enforcement agency standards and policies. 6
109109
110110 (h) “Police officer” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title. 7
111111
112112 (i) “Serious physical injury” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Criminal 8
113113 Law Article. 9
114114
115115 (j) “Superior governmental authority” means the governing body that oversees a 10
116116 law enforcement agency. 11
117117
118118 (k) “Unfounded” means that the allegations against a police officer are not 12
119119 supported by fact. 13
120120
121121 3–105. 14
122122
123123 (a) (1) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall 15
124124 develop and adopt, by regulation, a model uniform disciplinary matrix for use by each law 16
125125 enforcement agency in the State. 17
126126
127127 (2) THE MODEL UNIFORM DIS CIPLINARY MATRIX DEV ELOPED UNDER 18
128128 PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL ADDRESS MISCONDUCT RELATED T O 19
129129 THE IMPROPER USE OF BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY . 20
130130
131131 (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt the uniform State disciplinary 21
132132 matrix. 22
133133
134134 (c) (1) Within 15 days after an administrative charging committee issues an 23
135135 administrative charge against a police officer, the chief of the law enforcement agency shall 24
136136 offer discipline to the police officer who has been administratively charged in accordance 25
137137 with the disciplinary matrix. 26
138138
139139 (2) The chief may offer the same discipline that was recommended by the 27
140140 administrative charging committee or a higher degree of discipline within the applicable 28
141141 range of the disciplinary matrix, but may not deviate below the discipline recommended by 29
142142 the administrative charging committee. 30
143143
144144 (3) If the police officer accepts the chief’s offer of discipline, then the offered 31
145145 discipline shall be imposed. 32
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147147
148148
149149 (4) If the police officer does not accept the chief’s offer of discipline, then 1
150150 the matter shall be referred to a trial board. 2
151151
152152 (5) At least 30 days before a trial board proceeding begins, the police officer 3
153153 shall be: 4
154154
155155 (i) provided a copy of the investigatory record; 5
156156
157157 (ii) notified of the charges against the police officer; and 6
158158
159159 (iii) notified of the disciplinary action being recommended. 7
160160
161161 3–201. 8
162162
163163 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
164164
165165 (d) (1) “Law enforcement agency” means a governmental police force, sheriff’s 10
166166 office, or security force or law enforcement organization of the State, a county, or a 11
167167 municipal corporation that by statute, ordinance, or common law is authorized to enforce 12
168168 the general criminal laws of the State. 13
169169
170170 (2) “Law enforcement agency” does not include members of the Maryland 14
171171 National Guard who: 15
172172
173173 (i) are under the control and jurisdiction of the Military 16
174174 Department; 17
175175
176176 (ii) are assigned to the military property designated as the Martin 18
177177 State Airport; and 19
178178
179179 (iii) are charged with exercising police powers in and for the Martin 20
180180 State Airport. 21
181181
182182 3–511. 22
183183
184184 (a) In this section, “law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 23
185185 of this title. 24
186186
187187 (b) On or before January 1, 2016, the Maryland Police Training and Standards 25
188188 Commission shall develop and publish online a policy for the issuance and use of a 26
189189 body–worn camera by a law enforcement officer that addresses: 27
190190
191191 (1) the testing of body–worn cameras to ensure adequate functioning; 28
192192
193193 (2) the procedure for the law enforcement officer to follow if the camera 29
194194 fails to properly operate at the beginning of or during the law enforcement officer’s shift; 30
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196196
197197
198198 (3) when recording is mandatory; 1
199199
200200 (4) when recording is prohibited; 2
201201
202202 (5) when recording is discretionary; 3
203203
204204 (6) when recording may require consent of a subject being recorded; 4
205205
206206 (7) when a recording may be ended; 5
207207
208208 (8) providing notice of recording; 6
209209
210210 (9) access to and confidentiality of recordings; 7
211211
212212 (10) the secure storage of data from a body–worn camera; 8
213213
214214 (11) review and use of recordings; 9
215215
216216 (12) retention of recordings; 10
217217
218218 (13) dissemination and release of recordings; 11
219219
220220 (14) consequences for violations of the agency’s body–worn camera policy; 12
221221
222222 (15) notification requirements when another individual becomes a party to 13
223223 the communication following the initial notification; 14
224224
225225 (16) specific protections for individuals when there is an expectation of 15
226226 privacy in private or public places; and 16
227227
228228 (17) any additional issues determined to be relevant in the implementation 17
229229 and use of body–worn cameras by law enforcement officers. 18
230230
231231 (c) (1) (i) This paragraph applies to: 19
232232
233233 1. the Department of State Police; 20
234234
235235 2. the Anne Arundel County Police Department; 21
236236
237237 3. the Howard County Police Department; and 22
238238
239239 4. the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. 23
240240
241241 (ii) On or before July 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency to which this 24
242242 paragraph applies shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the 25
243243 use of body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law 26
244244 enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with 27 6 HOUSE BILL 162
245245
246246
247247 members of the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties. 1
248248
249249 (2) On or before July 1, 2025, [a] ALL law enforcement [agency of a county] 2
250250 AGENCIES, other than a law enforcement agency described in paragraph (1) of this 3
251251 subsection, shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the use of 4
252252 body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law enforcement 5
253253 officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with members of 6
254254 the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties. 7
255255
256256 (d) (1) A law enforcement agency described in subsection (c) of this section 8
257257 shall develop and maintain a written policy consistent with the policy published by the 9
258258 Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under subsection (b) of this section 10
259259 for the use of body–worn cameras. 11
260260
261261 (2) A policy developed and maintained under paragraph (1) of this 12
262262 subsection shall specify which law enforcement officers employed by the law enforcement 13
263263 agency are required to use body–worn cameras. 14
264264
265265 (e) A body–worn camera that possesses the requisite technological capability 15
266266 shall automatically record and save at least 60 seconds of video footage immediately prior 16
267267 to the officer activating the record button on the device. 17
268268
269269 (f) A law enforcement agency may not negate or alter any of the requirements or 18
270270 policies established in accordance with this section through collective bargaining. 19
271271
272272 (G) (1) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 20
273273 COMMISSION MAY PROVIDE TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI CERS AND LAW 21
274274 ENFORCEMENT AGENC Y EMPLOYEES REGARDING BODY –WORN CAMERA POLICIES 22
275275 AND THE USE OF BO DY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY . 23
276276
277277 (2) THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 24
278278 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION M AY 25
279279 BE IN COORDINATION WITH ANY TRAINING OFFERED BY THE PROVIDER OR 26
280280 MANUFACTURER OF THE BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, OR TECHNOLOGY . 27
281281
282282 (H) ALL BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY USED BY 28
283283 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI CERS SHALL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE STATEWIDE 29
284284 UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM UNDER § 3–511.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 30
285285
286286 3–511.1. 31
287287
288288 (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 32
289289 SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION 33
290290 TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 34
291291 COMMISSION, SHALL NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS TO ACQUIRE BODY–WORN CAMERAS , 35 HOUSE BILL 162 7
292292
293293
294294 EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A LL LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCIES UNDER § 1
295295 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 2
296296
297297 (2) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIA TED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 3
298298 SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE CONTRA CTS FOR: 4
299299
300300 (I) BODY–WORN CAMERA S; 5
301301
302302 (II) A STATEWIDE UNIFORM ST ORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM FOR 6
303303 BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA ; AND 7
304304
305305 (III) ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DETERMINED 8
306306 TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BODY–WORN CAMERAS . 9
307307
308308 (B) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIA TED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 10
309309 SECTION SHALL PRIORI TIZE: 11
310310
311311 (1) EQUIPMENT AND T ECHNOLOGY THAT COMPL IES WITH THE 12
312312 POLICIES DEVELOPED B Y THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 13
313313 COMMISSION UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 14
314314
315315 (2) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNO LOGY THAT CONFORM TO INDUSTRY 15
316316 STANDARDS AND BEST P RACTICES; 16
317317
318318 (3) CYBERSECURITY AND DA TA PRIVACY; 17
319319
320320 (4) COMPATIB ILITY WITH DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT AND 18
321321 TECHNOLOGY ; 19
322322
323323 (5) CAPABILITIES TO EFFECTIVELY VIEW , EDIT, REDACT, AND 20
324324 TRANSFER DATA FROM B ODY–WORN CAMERAS ; AND 21
325325
326326 (6) COST EFFECTIVENESS . 22
327327
328328 (C) (1) THE RIGHT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY T O RECEIVE 23
329329 SERVICES FROM ANY EN TITY RELATED TO VIEW ING, EDITING, REDACTING, OR 24
330330 TRANSFERRING DATA FR OM BODY–WORN CAMERAS MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED IN ANY 25
331331 MANNER. 26
332332
333333 (2) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 27
334334 COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE OR DI SAPPROVE ANY REQUEST TO USE AN ENTITY 28
335335 NOT SPECIFIED IN A C ONTRACT NEGOTIATED U NDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 29
336336 SECTION TO RECEIVE S ERVICES RELA TED TO VIEWING , EDITING, REDACTING, OR 30 8 HOUSE BILL 162
337337
338338
339339 TRANSFERRING DATA FR OM BODY–WORN CAMERAS . 1
340340
341341 3–511.2. 2
342342
343343 (A) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 3
344344 AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 4
345345 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND 5
346346 STANDARDS COMMISSION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE 6
347347 UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM FOR ALL BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA 7
348348 CAPTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 8
349349
350350 (B) THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM ST ORAGE AND ACCESS SYS TEM UNDER 9
351351 SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL : 10
352352
353353 (1) ENABLE LAW ENFORCEME NT AGENCIES TO REMOT ELY UPLOAD 11
354354 DATA FROM BODY –WORN CAMERAS IN AN EFFICIENT MANN ER; 12
355355
356356 (2) PROVIDE FOR AN ORGAN IZED CATALOGING AND RETENTION OF 13
357357 BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA TO ENSURE EASE OF ACCES S AND MANAGEMENT ; 14
358358
359359 (3) ENABLE LAW ENFORCEME NT AGENCIES TO REMOTELY USE THE 15
360360 STATEWIDE UNIFORM ST ORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM TO VIEW , EDIT, REDACT, AND 16
361361 TRANSFER DATA FROM B ODY–WORN CAMERAS ; 17
362362
363363 (4) BE CAPABLE OF ADAPTI NG TO THE DIFFERENT SIZES AND NEEDS 18
364364 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCIES ACROSS THE STATE; AND 19
365365
366366 (5) CONFORM TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS A ND BEST PRACTICES . 20
367367
368368 (C) THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM FOR 21
369369 BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA SHA LL BE THE CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE BODY –WORN 22
370370 CAMERA DATA IS STORE D AND ACCESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCIES. 23
371371
372372 3–511.3. 24
373373
374374 THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES IS 25
375375 RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND EXPENS ES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF 26
376376 BODY–WORN CAMERAS BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS 27
377377 SUBTITLE, INCLUDING: 28
378378
379379 (1) THE INITIAL COSTS ASSOCI ATED WITH BODY –WORN CAMERAS, 29
380380 EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ; AND 30
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382382
383383
384384 (2) ONGOING OPERATING COS TS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF 1
385385 BODY–WORN CAMERA S BY THE LAW ENFORCEME NT AGENCY. 2
386386
387387 3–511.4. 3
388388
389389 (A) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 4
390390 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH ONLINE A POLICY 5
391391 FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF BODY–WORN CAMERA RECORDINGS AND DATA TO THE 6
392392 PUBLIC. 7
393393
394394 (2) THE POLICY DEVELOPED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 8
395395 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL GIVE CONSIDERATION T O: 9
396396
397397 (I) PUBLIC INTEREST ; 10
398398
399399 (II) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ; 11
400400
401401 (III) INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY; 12
402402
403403 (IV) WHETHER THERE WILL B E ANY PREJUDICE TO AN ONGOING 13
404404 INVESTIGATION ; 14
405405
406406 (V) WHETHER ANY EDITS OR REDACTIONS ARE NECES SARY; 15
407407 AND 16
408408
409409 (VI) ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUE S DETERMINED TO BE R ELEVANT TO 17
410410 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY FOR THE DISCL OSURE OF BODY –WORN CAMERA 18
411411 RECORDINGS AND DATA TO THE PUBLIC. 19
412412
413413 (3) THE POLICY FOR THE DI SCLOSURE OF BODY –WORN CAMERA 20
414414 RECORDINGS AND DATA TO THE PUBLIC SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN COMPLIANCE 21
415415 WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS . 22
416416
417417 (B) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, THE POLIC IES DEVELOPED IN 23
418418 SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE ADOPTED AND IMP LEMENTED BY ALL 24
419419 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 25
420420
421421 3–511.5. 26
422422
423423 (A) (1) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 27
424424 COMMISSION MAY CONDUCT AUDITS OF ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY UNDER § 28
425425 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEME NTATION OF BODY –WORN 29
426426 CAMERA POLICIES AND THE USE OF BO DY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND 30 10 HOUSE BILL 162
427427
428428
429429 TECHNOLOGY IN ACCORD ANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS . 1
430430
431431 (2) THE SCOPE AND OBJECTI VES OF ANY AUDIT UNDER THIS 2
432432 SUBSECTION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND 3
433433 STANDARDS COMMISSION. 4
434434
435435 (B) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION 5
436436 SHALL PROVIDE INFORM ATION REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS TO A LAW 6
437437 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BEFORE AN AUDIT IS CONDUCTED . 7
438438
439439 (C) A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY S HALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE 8
440440 MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION ALL EMPLOYEES , 9
441441 RECORDS, AND INFORMATION SYST EMS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MARYLAND 10
442442 POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT 11
443443 REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. 12
444444
445445 3–511.6. 13
446446
447447 (A) (1) FOLLOWING AN AUDIT UN DER § 3–511.5 OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 14
448448 MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT A 15
449449 VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LA W OR REGULATION RELATED TO BODY –WORN 16
450450 CAMERA POLICIES OR THE USE OF BO DY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, OR 17
451451 TECHNOLOGY TO: 18
452452
453453 (I) THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ; 19
454454
455455 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 20
456456 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 21
457457
458458 (III) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, 22
459459 AND VICTIM SERVICES. 23
460460
461461 (2) A REPORT UNDER THIS SU BSECTION SHALL REQUEST THAT THE 24
462462 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACT ION TO CORR ECT THE 25
463463 VIOLATION. 26
464464
465465 (B) (1) THE LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCY THAT RECEIVES A REPORT OF 27
466466 AN APPARENT VIOLATIO N UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L SUBMIT 28
467467 A WRITTEN RESPONSE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO: 29
468468
469469 (I) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 30
470470 COMMISSION; 31
471471 HOUSE BILL 162 11
472472
473473
474474 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 1
475475 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 2
476476
477477 (III) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, 3
478478 AND VICTIM SERVICES. 4
479479
480480 (2) THE RESPONSE OF THE L AW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL 5
481481 INCLUDE WHAT ACTIONS , IF ANY, WERE TAKEN AS A RESU LT OF THE FINDINGS O F 6
482482 THE AUDIT. 7
483483
484484 (C) IF AN AUDIT UNDER § 3–511.5 OF THIS SUBTITLE IDE NTIFIES ANY 8
485485 VIOLATION BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 9
486486 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MAY REQUEST THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 10
487487 THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES 11
488488 CONDITION FUNDING FROM THE STATE AID FOR POLICE PROTECTION FUND ON 12
489489 ACTION BY THE LAW ENFO RCEMENT AGENCY TO REMEDY THE VIOLAT ION AND 13
490490 PREVENT REPEAT VIOLA TIONS. 14
491491
492492 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 15
493493 apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 16
494494 application to any contract related to body–worn cameras negotiated before the effective 17
495495 date of this Act. 18
496496
497497 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
498498 1, 2022, the effective date of Chapters 59 and 60 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 20
499499 2021. If the effective date of Chapters 59 or 60 is amended, this Act shall take effect on the 21
500500 taking effect of Chapter 59 or 60, whichever is later. 22