§ 16-16C Special traffic enforcement officers.
Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Pub. Local Laws § 16-16C (2026)
§ 16-16C Special traffic enforcement officers.LinkCopy Citation
(a)May be authorized by ordinance.
The Mayor and City Council by ordinance may:
(1)
provide for the nomination of special traffic enforcement officers; and
(2)
set the duties and functions of and procedures governing special traffic enforcement officers.
(b)Commissioner to appoint officers.
Subject to the ordinance adopted under <cite data-path="16|§16-16C|(a)">subsection (a) of this section</cite>, the Commissioner may:
(1)
appoint an employee of the City to be a special traffic enforcement officer; and
(2)
revoke the appointment of a special traffic enforcement officer at any time.
(c)Record of appointments, training.
The Commissioner shall keep a record of:
(1)
special traffic enforcement officer appointments; and
(2)
the completion of an accredited conflict resolution training course by each special traffic enforcement officer.
(d)Badge and uniform.
The Commissioner shall approve the form of badge and the type of uniform that a special traffic enforcement officer wears.
(e)Powers and jurisdiction of officers.
(1)
Except as limited by paragraph (2) of this subsection, a special traffic enforcement officer has the same authority to control and direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic under the Maryland Vehicle Law and Baltimore City ordinances regulating motor vehicles as a police officer under the following circumstances:
(i)
during regular high traffic periods;
(ii)
as necessitated by an emergency situation or incident; and
(iii)
in connection with a special event.
(2)
A special traffic enforcement officer has no power to:
(i)
issue citations for moving violations other than for a failure to obey lawful traffic direction or traffic control devices; or
(ii)
make arrests.
(f)Conflict resolution training.
Each special traffic enforcement officer shall complete an accredited conflict resolution training course in the time period determined by the Commissioner.