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Maryland House Bill HB478 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5		Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6	6		Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7	7		amendment.
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11	10		HOUSE BILL 478
12		-	F4, E4 (5lr1062)
13		-	ENROLLED BILL
14		-	— Judiciary/Judicial Proceedings —
15		-	Introduced by Washington County Delegation
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17		-	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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19		-	_______________________________________________
20		-	Proofreader.
21		-	_______________________________________________
22		-	Proofreader.
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24		-	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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26		-	_______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M.
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28		-	______________________________________________
29		-	Speaker.
	11	+	F4, E4 5lr1062
	12	+	CF SB 504
	13	+	By: Washington County Delegation
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025
	15	+	Assigned to: Judiciary
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	17	+	House action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: March 1, 2025
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31	20		CHAPTER ______
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33	22		AN ACT concerning 1
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35	24		Hagerstown Community College Police Force – Jurisdiction 2
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37	26		FOR the purpose of authorizing a Hagerstown Community College police officer to exercise 3
38	27		powers granted to a peace and police officer within Washington County under certain 4
39	28		circumstances; and generally relating to the Hagerstown Community College Police 5
40	29		Force. 6
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42	31		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
43	32		Article – Education 8
44	33		Section 16–407.1 9
45	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
46	35		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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48	37		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
49		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 2 HOUSE BILL 478
	38	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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	40	+	Article – Education 14
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	42	+	16–407.1. 15
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	44	+	(a) There is a Hagerstown Community College Police Force. 16
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	46	+	(b) (1) A Hagerstown Community College police officer has the powers granted 17
	47	+	to a peace and police officer. 18
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	51	+	(2) (i) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 1
	52	+	PARAGRAPH , A Hagerstown Community College police officer may exercise these powers 2
	53	+	only on property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of Hagerstown 3
	54	+	Community College. 4
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53		-	Article – Education 1
	56	+	(ii) The police officer may [not] exercise these powers on any other 5
	57	+	property [unless] WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY IF: 6
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55		-	~~16–407.~~1. 2
	59	+	1. Engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender; 7
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57		-	(a) There is a Hagerstown Community College Police Force. 3
	61	+	2. Necessary to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic to and 8
	62	+	from property owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of Hagerstown Community 9
	63	+	College; or 10
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59		-	(b) (1) A Hagerstown Community College police officer has the powers granted 4
60		-	to a peace and police officer. 5
	65	+	3. Ordered to do so by the Governor. 11
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62		-	(2) (i) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 6
63		-	PARAGRAPH , A Hagerstown Community College police officer may exercise these powers 7
64		-	only on property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of Hagerstown 8
65		-	Community College. 9
	67	+	(c) (1) In consultation with the Secretary of State Police and the Maryland 12
	68	+	Police Training and Standards Commission, the Hagerstown Community College Board of 13
	69	+	Trustees shall adopt standards, qualifications, and prerequisites of character, training, 14
	70	+	education, human and public relations, and experience for Hagerstown Community College 15
	71	+	police officers, including standards for the performance of their duties. 16
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67		-	(ii) The ~~police officer may [not] exercise these powers on any other 10~~
68		-	~~property [unless] WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY IF:~~ 11
	73	+	(2) To the extent practicable, the Board shall adopt standards that are 17
	74	+	similar to the standards adopted for the Department of State Police. 18
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70		-	1. Engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender; 12
	76	+	(d) The Hagerstown Community College Board of Trustees shall adopt 19
	77	+	regulations governing the operation and conduct of the Hagerstown Community College 20
	78	+	Police Force and of Hagerstown Community College police officers. 21
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72		-	2. Necessary to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic to and 13
73		-	from property owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of Hagerstown Community 14
74		-	College; or 15
	80	+	(E) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON MAY BE CONSTRUED TO: 22
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76		-	~~3. Ordered to do so by~~ the ~~Governor;~~ OR 16
	82	+	(1) SUPERSEDE THE AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION OF : 23
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78		-	~~4. IN~~ WASHINGTON COUNTY ~~WHEN : 17~~
	84	+	(I) THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERRIFF’S OFFICE; OR 24
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80		-	~~A. RESPONDING TO AN IMMINENT THREA T TO LIFE~~, 18
81		-	~~PROPERTY, OR~~ PUBLIC SAFETY ; OR 19
	86	+	(II) ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY , AS DEFINED IN § 25
	87	+	1–101(C) OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE; OR 26
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83		-	~~B. COMPLYING WITH A MEMO~~ ~~RANDUM~~ OF 20
84		-	~~UNDERSTANDING BETWEE N THE HAGERSTOWN~~ COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE 21
85		-	~~FORCE AND ANOTHER~~ LAW ~~ENFORCEMENT AGENCY W ITH JURISDICTION~~ . 22
	89	+	(2) LIMIT THE AUTHORITY O R JURISDICTION OF TH E HAGERSTOWN 27
	90	+	COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE FORCE AUTHORIZED UNDER § 5–802 OF THE 28
	91	+	CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 29
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87		-	(c) (1) In consultation with the Secretary of State Police and the Maryland 23
88		-	Police Training and Standards Commission, the Hagerstown Community College Board of 24
89		-	Trustees shall adopt standards, qualifications, and prerequisites of character, training, 25
90		-	education, human and public relations, and experience for Hagerstown Community College 26
91		-	police officers, including standards for the performance of their duties. 27
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93		-	(2) To the extent practicable, the Board shall adopt standards that are 28
94		-	similar to the standards adopted for the Department of State Police. 29
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98		-	(d) The Hagerstown Community College Board of Trustees shall adopt 1
99		-	regulations governing the operation and conduct of the Hagerstown Community College 2
100		-	Police Force and of Hagerstown Community College police officers. 3
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102		-	(E) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION MAY BE CONSTR UED TO: 4
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104		-	(1) SUPERSEDE THE AUTHORI TY OR JURISDICTION O F: 5
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106		-	(I) THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERRIFF’S OFFICE; OR 6
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108		-	(II) ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCE MENT AGENCY , AS DEFINED IN § 7
109		-	1–101(C) OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE; OR 8
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111		-	(2) LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OR JURISDI CTION OF THE HAGERSTOWN 9
112		-	COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE FORCE AUTHORIZED UNDE R § 5–802 OF THE 10
113		-	CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 11
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115		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
116		-	1, 2025. 13
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121		-	Approved:
122		-	________________________________________________________________________________
123		-	Governor.
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125		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
126		-	________________________________________________________________________________
127		-	President of the Senate.
	93	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30
	94	+	1, 2025. 31