Division 9. Police Mutual Aid
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Division 9. Police Mutual Aid
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 18-189 (2026)
Sec. 18-189. Police mutual aid agreements authorizedLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The County Executive is hereby authorized to sign and enter into police mutual aid agreements with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, any county or municipal corporation, in or outside the State of Maryland, including the District of Columbia, and any agency of the federal government, in order to establish and carry into effect a plan to provide mutual aid through the furnishing of police and other employees and agents together with all necessary equipment.
(b)
Any agreement for mutual aid must provide that each of the parties to the agreement shall:
(1)
Waive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise out of their activities outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement; and either
(2)
Indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury that may arise out of the activities of the other parties to such agreement outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement; or
(3)
Specifically references that the agreement is being created pursuant to the authority of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and acknowledges the applicability of the procedural and liability limitations contained therein.
(c)
Any mutual aid agreement with any municipal corporation, city, town, village, or other law enforcement agency within Prince George's County must provide that such municipality shall adopt the minimum standards for initiating vehicle pursuits contained in the Prince George's County Police Department General Orders.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 18-190 (2026)
Sec. 18-190. Authority to send police and equipment beyond County limitsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Personnel of the police department, together with all necessary equipment, may lawfully go or be sent beyond the boundaries of Prince George's County to any point within or without the State of Maryland under the following circumstances:
(1)
Upon the direction of the Chief of Police or his designee acting at the request of the State of Maryland, another state or the District of Columbia, a county or a municipal corporation;
(2)
Pursuant to a mutual aid agreement; or
(3)
Pursuant to any statute of the State of Maryland, or ordinance of Prince George's County, or other lawful authority.