Md. Code, Health-Gen. § 7-516

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 7-516 - Appointment of employees as law-enforcement officers

The administrative head for each State residential center may appoint any employee as a law-enforcement officer and, while the employee holds a special police commission issued by the Governor, the employee may:

(1) Return an individual with an intellectual disability to the State residential center from which the individual has left without approved leave; and

(2) Be used to protect individuals or property at the State residential center.

Md. Code, HG § 7-516