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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 73 – Special Parking Enforcement Officers">
  <section prefix="§" num="73-1" heading="Appointment.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Director of Transportation shall from time to time certify to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City the names of employees of that department for appointment by the Police Commissioner as Special Parking Enforcement Officers.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Revocation.">Any appointment may be revoked by the Commissioner at any time.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §151B(1)(1st sen.), (4)(2nd cl.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 79-1159</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 83-863</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-435</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="73-2" heading="Powers.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Parking citations.">Upon their appointment, the Officers shall have the power to issue citations to appear before the appropriate division of the District Court for violation within the City of any City or state law or regulation pertaining to parking.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Vehicle impoundment and immobilization.">The Officers are empowered:<para num="(1)">to cause motor vehicles to be impounded within the City of Baltimore in the enforcement of any City or state law or regulation pertaining to parking; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">to immobilize motor vehicles within the City of Baltimore in the enforcement of &lt;cite data-path="|31"&gt;Article 31&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 31, Part 3 of the City Code&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="No arrest powers.">The Officers appointed may not arrest or take into custody any violator of such law or regulation or otherwise have the power of arrest in their official capacity.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §151B(1)(2nd sen.), (2), (3)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 79-1159</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 83-863</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="73-3" heading="Badges and uniforms.">
    <text>The form of badge and type of uniform that may be worn by these Officers shall be approved by the Police Commissioner.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §151B(5)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 79-1159</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 83-863</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="73-4" heading="Record of appointments.">
    <text>A record of appointment of the Officers shall be kept by the Police Commissioner.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §151B(4)(1st cl.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 79-1159</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 83-863</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
