§ 22-9 Powers of Peace Officers.

Court Security Officers as provided in <cite data-path="22">this subtitle</cite> are hereby vested with the powers of police officers within any building used in whole or in part by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City; and with powers to preserve security and protect from damage; and with powers to maintain order and the free and unimpeded passage therein and therefrom; and in furtherance thereof, to arrest any person who defaces or damages said buildings, and any person who by any act or conduct disturbs or interferes with the decorum and tranquility of any courtroom, or any other part of said buildings, as to disrupt and endanger the administration of justice, the integrity and dignity of the judicial processes, the orderly progress of a court proceeding, or the rights of litigants.

Such powers shall extend outside the Court House and any annex whenever such Court House Security Officer may be in pursuit of any person who has committed any offense or breach of peace within such buildings or has escaped from the lawful custody of any sheriff, jail guard, prison guard, or police officer, and whenever a Court House Security Officer accompanies any judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City while the judge is performing any official duty or is proceeding from the Court House to, or returning to the Court House from, any place within the City of Baltimore that a judicial duty is performed.

Under no circumstances may a Court Security Officer act as a chauffeur or driver for a judge or perform any other duty not directly related to the functions of the Court and of the judge.