# § 26-4 Considerations for certification.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 26-4 Considerations for certification.

Balt., Md., Code art. 19, § 26-4 (2026)

To determine whether to certify an area as a “drug-free zone”, the Commissioner shall consider the following:

(1) arrests or other statistical criteria for reporting crime accepted and relied upon by law enforcement agencies which indicate a disproportionately high occurrence of illegal drug possession or distribution activity in the proposed drug-free zone;

(2) 1 homicide or more than 1 instance of violent crime verified to have been related to the possession or distribution of illegal drugs committed within the previous 6-month period within the proposed drug-free zone;

(3) reliable, objective, and verifiable information that indicates illegal drug activity is occurring in an area listed in § 26-1 herein or any other identifiable area legally accessible to the public;

(4) any other verifiable information accepted by law enforcement agencies that indicates to the Commissioner that the health or safety of residents that live in or near the proposed drug-free zone are endangered by the possession or distribution of illegal drugs.

*History: Ord. 89-375*

*History: Ord. 90-561A*