Section 19-303 - Experience and training.
§ 19-303. Experience and training.
(a) "Organized police agency" defined.- In this section, "organized police agency" means:
(1) a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;
(2) a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training Commission schools and academies; or
(3) a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.
(b) Required experience and training.- An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:
(1) at least 5 years experience as a full-time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article;
(2) at least:
(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and
(ii) completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission;
(3) at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;
(4) at least:
(i) 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and
(ii) completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission;
(5) at least:
(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and
(ii) completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission; or
(6) at least:
(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and
(ii) completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission.
[1996, ch. 602, § 2; 2001, chs. 27, 649.]