Section 3-216 - Correctional officers - Power of arrest.
§ 3-216. Correctional officers - Power of arrest.
(a) Designation by Commissioner.- The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under § 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(b) Qualifications.- A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under § 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:
(1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training Commission; and
(2) complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training Commission.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 684A; 1999, ch. 54, § 2; 2001, ch. 35.]