§ 17 Supplementary criminal apprehension and conviction fund.
Current through 2026-10-01. Source: Laws of Md., ch. 485 (2026 Session Md. Gen. Assembly). Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Charter art. I, § 17 (2026)
§ 17 Supplementary criminal apprehension and conviction fund.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Fund established; Scope.
There is a continuing, nonlapsing Supplementary Criminal Apprehension and Conviction Fund, to be used exclusively for purposes of supplementing rewards offered to the public from time to time by the Baltimore Police Department or a non-profit organization for the successful apprehension, arrest, and conviction of criminal suspects.
(b)Limitations on use.
The Supplementary Criminal Apprehension and Conviction Fund:
(1)
shall only be used to supplement rewards; and
(2)
may not be used to substitute for or replace existing funding for rewards provided by the Baltimore Police Department or any non-profit organizations as described in <cite data-path="I|§17|(a)">subsection (a) of this section</cite>.
(c)Revenue sources.
The fund established under <cite data-path="I|§17">this section</cite> may consist of:
(1)
money appropriated to the fund in the annual Ordinance of Estimates; and
(2)
grants or donations made to the fund.
(d)Continuing nature of fund.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, unspent portions of the fund established under <cite data-path="I|§17">this section</cite>:
(1)
remain in the fund, to be used exclusively for their ordained purposes;
(2)
do not revert to the general revenues of the City; and
(3)
their appropriations do not lapse.
(e)Implementation.
By Ordinance, the Mayor and City Council may provide for the oversight, governance, and administration of the fund described in <cite data-path="I|§17">this section</cite>.
History: Res. 22-001, ratified Nov. 8, 2022