Section 3-303 - Entities authorized to apply for appointment of special police officers; qualifications of applicants.
§ 3-303. Entities authorized to apply for appointment of special police officers; qualifications of applicants.
(a) Entities authorized to apply for appointment of special police officers.- The following entities may apply for the appointment of special police officers for the following purposes:
(1) a municipal corporation, county, or other governmental body of the State, in order to protect property owned, leased, or regularly used by the governmental body or any of its units;
(2) another state, or subdivision or unit of another state, that has an interest in property located wholly or partly in this State, in order to protect the property;
(3) a college, university, or public school system in the State, in order to protect its property or students; or
(4) a person that exists and functions for a legal business purpose, in order to protect its business property.
(b) Age.- The applicant for a commission shall be at least 18 years old.
(c) Training and education.- The Secretary may require training and education for special police officers as the Secretary considers necessary.
[An. Code 1957, art. 41, §§ 4-902(a)(3), 4-903(b), 4-904; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]