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Maryland Senate Bill SB558

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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77 SENATE BILL 558
88 E4 2lr2341
99 CF HB 162
1010 By: Senators Sydnor and Jackson
1111 Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
1212 Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras 2
1919
2020 FOR the purpose of requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards 3
2121 Commission to take certain actions relating to body–worn cameras, including adding 4
2222 certain misconduct to a certain disciplinary matrix, adopting certain policies, 5
2323 providing certain training, and conducting certain audits; requiring certain law 6
2424 enforcement agencies in the State to require the use of body–worn cameras by certain 7
2525 law enforcement officers on or before a certain date and adopt certain policies 8
2626 relating to disclosure of recordings and data; requiring the Department of Public 9
2727 Safety and Correctional Services, in coordination with the Department of 10
2828 Information Technology and the Commission, to negotiate certain contracts for 11
2929 certain law enforcement agencies and to establish and administer a certain 12
3030 statewide uniform storage and access system for certain body–worn camera data; 13
3131 requiring the Department of Public Safety and C orrectional Services to be 14
3232 responsible for certain costs and expenses related to the use of body–worn cameras 15
3333 by certain law enforcement agencies; authorizing the Commission to request that the 16
3434 Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim 17
3535 Services condition certain funding on certain action by a certain law enforcement 18
3636 agency; and generally relating to law enforcement and body–worn cameras. 19
3737
3838 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
3939 Article – Public Safety 21
4040 Section 3–101 22
4141 Annotated Code of Maryland 23
4242 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 24
4343 (As enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 25
4444
4545 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26
4646 Article – Public Safety 27
4747 Section 3–105 28
4848 Annotated Code of Maryland 29 2 SENATE BILL 558
4949
5050
5151 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 1
5252 (As enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 2
5353
5454 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3
5555 Article – Public Safety 4
5656 Section 3–201(a) and (d) 5
5757 Annotated Code of Maryland 6
5858 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 7
5959
6060 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
6161 Article – Public Safety 9
6262 Section 3–511 10
6363 Annotated Code of Maryland 11
6464 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
6565 (As enacted by Chapter 60 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021) 13
6666
6767 BY adding to 14
6868 Article – Public Safety 15
6969 Section 3–511.1 through 3–511.6 16
7070 Annotated Code of Maryland 17
7171 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
7272
7373 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
7474 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
7575
7676 Article – Public Safety 21
7777
7878 3–101. 22
7979
8080 (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 23
8181
8282 (b) “Administratively charged” means that a police officer has been formally 24
8383 accused of misconduct in an administrative proceeding. 25
8484
8585 (c) “Disciplinary matrix” means a written, consistent, progressive, and 26
8686 transparent tool or rubric that provides ranges of disciplinary actions for different types of 27
8787 misconduct. 28
8888
8989 (d) “Exonerated” means that a police officer acted in accordance with the law and 29
9090 agency policy. 30
9191
9292 (e) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title. 31
9393
9494 (f) “Not administratively charged” means that a determination has been made 32
9595 not to administratively charge a police officer in connection with alleged misconduct. 33
9696
9797 (g) “Police misconduct” means a pattern, a practice, or conduct by a police officer 34 SENATE BILL 558 3
9898
9999
100100 or law enforcement agency that includes: 1
101101
102102 (1) depriving persons of rights protected by the constitution or laws of the 2
103103 State or the United States; 3
104104
105105 (2) a violation of a criminal statute; and 4
106106
107107 (3) a violation of law enforcement agency standards and policies. 5
108108
109109 (h) “Police officer” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title. 6
110110
111111 (i) “Serious physical injury” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Criminal 7
112112 Law Article. 8
113113
114114 (j) “Superior governmental authority” means the governing body that oversees a 9
115115 law enforcement agency. 10
116116
117117 (k) “Unfounded” means that the allegations against a police officer are not 11
118118 supported by fact. 12
119119
120120 3–105. 13
121121
122122 (a) (1) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall 14
123123 develop and adopt, by regulation, a model uniform disciplinary matrix for use by each law 15
124124 enforcement agency in the State. 16
125125
126126 (2) THE MODEL UNIFORM DIS CIPLINARY MATRIX DEV ELOPED UNDER 17
127127 PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL ADDRESS MISCONDUCT R ELATED TO 18
128128 THE IMPROPER USE OF BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY . 19
129129
130130 (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt the uniform State disciplinary 20
131131 matrix. 21
132132
133133 (c) (1) Within 15 days after an administrative charging committee issues an 22
134134 administrative charge against a police officer, the chief of the law enforcement agency shall 23
135135 offer discipline to the police officer who has been administratively charged in accordance 24
136136 with the disciplinary matrix. 25
137137
138138 (2) The chief may offer the same discipline that was recommended by the 26
139139 administrative charging committee or a higher degree of discipline within the applicable 27
140140 range of the disciplinary matrix, but may not deviate below the discipline recommended by 28
141141 the administrative charging committee. 29
142142
143143 (3) If the police officer accepts the chief’s offer of discipline, then the offered 30
144144 discipline shall be imposed. 31
145145
146146 (4) If the police officer does not accept the chief’s offer of discipline, then 32 4 SENATE BILL 558
147147
148148
149149 the matter shall be referred to a trial board. 1
150150
151151 (5) At least 30 days before a trial board proceeding begins, the police officer 2
152152 shall be: 3
153153
154154 (i) provided a copy of the investigatory record; 4
155155
156156 (ii) notified of the charges against the police officer; and 5
157157
158158 (iii) notified of the disciplinary action being recommended. 6
159159
160160 3–201. 7
161161
162162 (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
163163
164164 (d) (1) “Law enforcement agency” means a governmental police force, sheriff’s 9
165165 office, or security force or law enforcement organization of the State, a county, or a 10
166166 municipal corporation that by statute, ordinance, or common law is authorized to enforce 11
167167 the general criminal laws of the State. 12
168168
169169 (2) “Law enforcement agency” does not include members of the Maryland 13
170170 National Guard who: 14
171171
172172 (i) are under the control and jurisdiction of the Military 15
173173 Department; 16
174174
175175 (ii) are assigned to the military property designated as the Martin 17
176176 State Airport; and 18
177177
178178 (iii) are charged with exercising police powers in and for the Martin 19
179179 State Airport. 20
180180
181181 3–511. 21
182182
183183 (a) In this section, “law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 22
184184 of this title. 23
185185
186186 (b) On or before January 1, 2016, the Maryland Police Training and Standards 24
187187 Commission shall develop and publish online a policy for the issuance and use of a 25
188188 body–worn camera by a law enforcement officer that addresses: 26
189189
190190 (1) the testing of body–worn cameras to ensure adequate functioning; 27
191191
192192 (2) the procedure for the law enforcement officer to follow if the camera 28
193193 fails to properly operate at the beginning of or during the law enforcement officer’s shift; 29
194194
195195 (3) when recording is mandatory; 30 SENATE BILL 558 5
196196
197197
198198
199199 (4) when recording is prohibited; 1
200200
201201 (5) when recording is discretionary; 2
202202
203203 (6) when recording may require consent of a subject being recorded; 3
204204
205205 (7) when a recording may be ended; 4
206206
207207 (8) providing notice of recording; 5
208208
209209 (9) access to and confidentiality of recordings; 6
210210
211211 (10) the secure storage of data from a body–worn camera; 7
212212
213213 (11) review and use of recordings; 8
214214
215215 (12) retention of recordings; 9
216216
217217 (13) dissemination and release of recordings; 10
218218
219219 (14) consequences for violations of the agency’s body–worn camera policy; 11
220220
221221 (15) notification requirements when another individual becomes a party to 12
222222 the communication following the initial notification; 13
223223
224224 (16) specific protections for individuals when there is an expectation of 14
225225 privacy in private or public places; and 15
226226
227227 (17) any additional issues determined to be relevant in the implementation 16
228228 and use of body–worn cameras by law enforcement officers. 17
229229
230230 (c) (1) (i) This paragraph applies to: 18
231231
232232 1. the Department of State Police; 19
233233
234234 2. the Anne Arundel County Police Department; 20
235235
236236 3. the Howard County Police Department; and 21
237237
238238 4. the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. 22
239239
240240 (ii) On or before July 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency to which this 23
241241 paragraph applies shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the 24
242242 use of body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law 25
243243 enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with 26
244244 members of the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties. 27 6 SENATE BILL 558
245245
246246
247247
248248 (2) On or before July 1, 2025, [a] ALL law enforcement [agency of a county] 1
249249 AGENCIES, other than a law enforcement agency described in paragraph (1) of this 2
250250 subsection, shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the use of 3
251251 body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law enforcement 4
252252 officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with members of 5
253253 the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties. 6
254254
255255 (d) (1) A law enforcement agency described in subsection (c) of this section 7
256256 shall develop and maintain a written policy consistent with the policy published by the 8
257257 Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under subsection (b) of this section 9
258258 for the use of body–worn cameras. 10
259259
260260 (2) A policy developed and maintained under paragraph (1) of this 11
261261 subsection shall specify which law enforcement officers employed by the law enforcement 12
262262 agency are required to use body–worn cameras. 13
263263
264264 (e) A body–worn camera that possesses the requisite technological capability 14
265265 shall automatically record and save at least 60 seconds of video footage immediately prior 15
266266 to the officer activating the record button on the device. 16
267267
268268 (f) A law enforcement agency may not negate or alter any of the requirements or 17
269269 policies established in accordance with this section through collective bargaining. 18
270270
271271 (G) (1) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 19
272272 COMMISSION MAY PROVID E TRAINING TO LAW EN FORCEMENT OFFICERS A ND LAW 20
273273 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY E MPLOYEES REGARDING B ODY–WORN CAMERA POLICIES 21
274274 AND THE USE OF BODY –WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY . 22
275275
276276 (2) THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 23
277277 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION M AY 24
278278 BE IN COORDINATION W ITH ANY TRAINING OFF ERED BY THE PROVIDER OR 25
279279 MANUFACTURER OF THE BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, OR TECHNOLOGY . 26
280280
281281 (H) ALL BODY–WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY USED BY 27
282282 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI CERS SHALL BE INTEGR ATED INTO THE STATEW IDE 28
283283 UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM UNDER § 3–511.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 29
284284
285285 3–511.1. 30
286286
287287 (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 31
288288 SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION 32
289289 TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 33
290290 COMMISSION, SHALL NEGOTIATE CONT RACTS TO ACQUIRE BOD Y–WORN CAMERAS , 34
291291 EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A LL LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCIES UNDER § 35 SENATE BILL 558 7
292292
293293
294294 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 1
295295
296296 (2) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED UN DER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 2
297297 SUBSECTION SHALL INC LUDE CONTRACTS FOR : 3
298298
299299 (I) BODY–WORN CAMERAS ; 4
300300
301301 (II) A STATEWIDE UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS S YSTEM FOR 5
302302 BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA ; AND 6
303303
304304 (III) ANY RELATED EQUIPMEN T AND TECHNOLOGY DET ERMINED 7
305305 TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BODY–WORN CAMERAS . 8
306306
307307 (B) THE CONTRACTS NEGOTIA TED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 9
308308 SECTION SHALL PRIORI TIZE: 10
309309
310310 (1) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNO LOGY THAT COMPLIES W ITH THE 11
311311 POLICIES DEVELOPED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 12
312312 COMMISSION UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 13
313313
314314 (2) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNO LOGY THAT CONFORM TO INDUSTRY 14
315315 STANDARDS AND BEST P RACTICES; 15
316316
317317 (3) CYBERSECURITY AND DA TA PRIVACY; 16
318318
319319 (4) COMPATIBILITY WITH D IFFERENT EQUIPMENT AN D 17
320320 TECHNOLOGY ; 18
321321
322322 (5) CAPABILITIES TO EFFE CTIVELY VIEW , EDIT, REDACT, AND 19
323323 TRANSFER DATA FROM B ODY–WORN CAMERAS ; AND 20
324324
325325 (6) COST EFFECTIVENESS . 21
326326
327327 (C) (1) THE RIGHT OF A LAW EN FORCEMENT AGENCY TO RECEIVE 22
328328 SERVICES FROM ANY EN TITY RELATED TO VIEWING, EDITING, REDACTING, OR 23
329329 TRANSFERRING DATA FR OM BODY–WORN CAMERAS MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED IN ANY 24
330330 MANNER. 25
331331
332332 (2) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 26
333333 COMMISSION SHALL APPR OVE OR DISAPPROVE AN Y REQUEST TO USE AN ENTITY 27
334334 NOT SPECIFIED IN A C ONTRACT NEGOTIATED UNDER SUB SECTION (A) OF THIS 28
335335 SECTION TO RECEIVE S ERVICES RELATED TO V IEWING, EDITING, REDACTING, OR 29
336336 TRANSFERRING DATA FR OM BODY–WORN CAMERAS . 30 8 SENATE BILL 558
337337
338338
339339
340340 3–511.2. 1
341341
342342 (A) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 2
343343 AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 3
344344 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND 4
345345 STANDARDS COMMISSION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A STATEWI DE 5
346346 UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEM FOR AL L BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA 6
347347 CAPTURED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 7
348348
349349 (B) THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS S YSTEM UNDER 8
350350 SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L: 9
351351
352352 (1) ENABLE LAW ENFORCEME NT AGENCIES TO REMOT ELY UPLOAD 10
353353 DATA FROM BODY –WORN CAMERAS IN AN E FFICIENT MANNER ; 11
354354
355355 (2) PROVIDE FOR AN ORGANIZED CATALOGING AND RETENTION OF 12
356356 BODY–WORN CAMERA DATA TO ENSURE EASE OF ACCES S AND MANAGEMENT ; 13
357357
358358 (3) ENABLE LAW ENFORCEME NT AGENCIES TO REMOT ELY USE THE 14
359359 STATEWIDE UNIFORM ST ORAGE AND ACCESS SYS TEM TO VIEW, EDIT, REDACT, AND 15
360360 TRANSFER DATA FROM B ODY–WORN CAMERAS ; 16
361361
362362 (4) BE CAPABLE OF ADAPTI NG TO THE DIFFERENT SIZES AND NEEDS 17
363363 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCIES ACROSS THE STATE; AND 18
364364
365365 (5) CONFORM TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND BEST P RACTICES. 19
366366
367367 (C) THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM STORAGE AND ACCESS S YSTEM FOR 20
368368 BODY–WORN CAME RA DATA SHALL BE THE CENTRAL LOCATION WHE RE BODY–WORN 21
369369 CAMERA DATA IS STORE D AND ACCESSED BY LA W ENFORCEMENT AGENCI ES. 22
370370
371371 3–511.3. 23
372372
373373 THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES IS 24
374374 RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES A SSOCIATED WITH THE U SE OF 25
375375 BODY–WORN CAMERAS BY A LA W ENFORCEMENT AGENCY UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS 26
376376 SUBTITLE, INCLUDING: 27
377377
378378 (1) THE INITIAL COSTS AS SOCIATED WITH BODY –WORN CAMERAS , 28
379379 EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ; AND 29
380380
381381 (2) ONGOING OPERATING CO STS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF 30 SENATE BILL 558 9
382382
383383
384384 BODY–WORN CAMER AS BY THE LAW ENFORC EMENT AGENCY . 1
385385
386386 3–511.4. 2
387387
388388 (A) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 3
389389 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL DEVE LOP AND PUBLISH ONLI NE A POLICY 4
390390 FOR THE DISCLOSURE O F BODY–WORN CAMERA RECORDIN GS AND DATA TO THE 5
391391 PUBLIC. 6
392392
393393 (2) THE POLICY DEVELOPED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 7
394394 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL GIVE CONSIDERATION TO : 8
395395
396396 (I) PUBLIC INTEREST ; 9
397397
398398 (II) TRANSPARENCY AND ACC OUNTABILITY; 10
399399
400400 (III) INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY ; 11
401401
402402 (IV) WHETHER THERE WILL B E ANY PREJUDICE TO AN ONGOING 12
403403 INVESTIGATION ; 13
404404
405405 (V) WHETHER ANY EDITS OR REDACTIONS ARE NECES SARY; 14
406406 AND 15
407407
408408 (VI) ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUE S DETERMINED TO BE R ELEVANT TO 16
409409 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY FOR THE DISCL OSURE OF BODY –WORN CAMERA 17
410410 RECORDINGS AND DATA TO THE PUBLIC. 18
411411
412412 (3) THE POLICY FOR THE DIS CLOSURE OF BODY –WORN CAMERA 19
413413 RECORDINGS AND DATA TO THE PUBLIC SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN COMP LIANCE 20
414414 WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS . 21
415415
416416 (B) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, THE POLICIES DEVELOP ED IN 22
417417 SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED BY ALL 23
418418 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES UNDER § 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 24
419419
420420 3–511.5. 25
421421
422422 (A) (1) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 26
423423 COMMISSION MAY CONDUC T AUDITS OF ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY U NDER § 27
424424 3–511 OF THIS SUBTITLE TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BO DY–WORN 28
425425 CAMERA POLICIES AND THE USE OF BODY –WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, AND 29
426426 TECHNOLOGY IN ACCORD ANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS . 30 10 SENATE BILL 558
427427
428428
429429
430430 (2) THE SCOPE AND OBJECTI VES OF ANY AUDIT UND ER THIS 1
431431 SUBSECTION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND 2
432432 STANDARDS COMMISSION. 3
433433
434434 (B) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION 4
435435 SHALL PROVIDE INFORM ATION REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS TO A L AW 5
436436 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY B EFORE AN AUDIT IS CO NDUCTED. 6
437437
438438 (C) A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY SHALL MA KE AVAILABLE TO THE 7
439439 MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION ALL EMPLOY EES, 8
440440 RECORDS, AND INFORMATION SYST EMS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MARYLAND 9
441441 POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT 10
442442 REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. 11
443443
444444 3–511.6. 12
445445
446446 (A) (1) FOLLOWING AN AUDIT UN DER § 3–511.5 OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE 13
447447 MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT A 14
448448 VIOLATION OF ANY APP LICABLE LAW OR REGUL ATION RELATED TO BOD Y–WORN 15
449449 CAMERA POLICIES OR T HE USE OF BODY –WORN CAMERAS , EQUIPMENT, OR 16
450450 TECHNOLOGY TO : 17
451451
452452 (I) THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; 18
453453
454454 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 19
455455 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 20
456456
457457 (III) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, 21
458458 AND VICTIM SERVICES. 22
459459
460460 (2) A REPORT UNDER THIS SU BSECTION SHALL REQUE ST THAT THE 23
461461 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CORRECT TH E 24
462462 VIOLATION. 25
463463
464464 (B) (1) THE LAW ENFORCEMENT A GENCY THAT RECEIVES A REPORT OF 26
465465 AN APPARENT VIOLATIO N UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L SUBMIT 27
466466 A WRITTEN RESPONSE I N A TIMELY MANNER TO: 28
467467
468468 (I) THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS 29
469469 COMMISSION; 30
470470
471471 (II) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 31 SENATE BILL 558 11
472472
473473
474474 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 1
475475
476476 (III) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, 2
477477 AND VICTIM SERVICES. 3
478478
479479 (2) THE RESPONSE OF THE L AW ENFO RCEMENT AGENCY SHALL 4
480480 INCLUDE WHAT ACTIONS , IF ANY, WERE TAKEN AS A RESU LT OF THE FINDINGS O F 5
481481 THE AUDIT. 6
482482
483483 (C) IF AN AUDIT UNDER § 3–511.5 OF THIS SUBTITLE IDE NTIFIES ANY 7
484484 VIOLATION BY A LAW E NFORCEMENT AGENCY , THE MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING 8
485485 AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MAY REQUEST T HAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 9
486486 THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES 10
487487 CONDITION FUNDING FR OM THE STATE AID FOR POLICE PROTECTION FUND ON 11
488488 ACTION BY THE LAW EN FORCEMENT AGENCY TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION AND 12
489489 PREVENT REPEAT VIOLATION S. 13
490490
491491 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 14
492492 apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 15
493493 application to any contract related to body–worn cameras negotiated before the effective 16
494494 date of this Act. 17
495495
496496 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
497497 1, 2022, the effective date of Chapters 59 and 60 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 19
498498 2021. If the effective date of Chapters 59 or 60 is amended, this Act shall take effect on the 20
499499 taking effect of Chapter 59 or 60, whichever is later. 21
500500