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SENATE BILL 585
E4 2lr1958
By: Senator McCray
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2022
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Warrant Apprehension Reduction Grant 2
FOR the purpose of establishing warrant apprehension grants; requiring the Governor’s 3
Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer funds for the 4
grants; and generally relating to warrant apprehension and local law enforcement 5
agencies. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Public Safety 8
Section 4–1008 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
BY adding to 12
Article – Public Safety 13
Section 4–1011 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Public Safety 19
4–1008. 20
A local government or nonprofit entity that receives funding under this subtitle: 21
(1) may use the funding only in accordance with the provisions of this 22
subtitle; and 23
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(2) shall comply with any data sharing and reporting requirements 1
established by the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, 2
and Victim Services under § 4–1009 of this subtitle as a condition of receiving funding. 3
4–1011. 4
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY” MEANS: 5
(1) A POLICE DEPARTMENT OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL 6
CORPORATION IN THE STATE; OR 7
(2) THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIF F THAT PROVIDES A LAW 8
ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION IN A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORA TION IN THE 9
STATE. 10
(B) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026, EACH YEAR THE GOVERNOR 11
SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 12
FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCIES TO BE USED AS GRANT S FOR WARRANT 13
APPREHENSION EFFORTS . 14
(C) (1) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND 15
VICTIM SERVICES SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 16
4–1008 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 17
(2) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MAY USE THE GRANT 18
FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PU RPOSES: 19
(I) TO REDUCE WARRANTS IN THE AGENCY’S JURISDICTION; 20
(II) TO INCREASE COORDINATION AND COO PERATION BETWEEN 21
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGE NCIES REGARDING 22
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS ; AND 23
(III) TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS 24
RELATED TO VIOLENT C RIMES. 25
(D) THE FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNU AL BUDGET BILL 26
UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE USED SOLELY TO SUPPLEMENT , 27
AND NOT SUPPLANT , FUNDS OTHERWISE AVAI LABLE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCE MENT 28
AGENCIES FOR WARRANT APPREHENSION EFFORTS. 29
(E) AN ELIGIBLE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEM ENT AGENCY THAT RECE IVES A 30
GRANT UNDER SUBSECTI ON (B) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L SUBMIT FOR EACH FISCAL 31
YEAR THE FOLLOWING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: 32 SENATE BILL 585 3
(1) PROOF OF THE EXPENDITURE O F THE GRANT FUNDS AN D THE 1
PURPOSES FOR WHICH T HE FUNDS WERE EXPENDED ; 2
(2) TOTAL WARRANTS IN EACH COU NTY BY TYPE OF WARRA NT AND 3
RELATED OFFENSE ; 4
(3) TOTAL NUMBER OF WARRANTS REDUCED AND SUSPECTS 5
APPREHENDED , DELINEATED BY OFFENS E; AND 6
(4) ANY RELATED OUTCOME –BASED PERFORMANCE ME ASURES AS 7
REQUIRED BY § 4–1009 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and 6 months and, at the end of 10
December 31, 2026, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall 11
be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 12