# Sec. 5-167.02. Requirements and promulgation

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.

## Sec. 5-167.02. Requirements and promulgation

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-167.02 (2026)

(a) The Department, after consultation with other Relevant Departments, shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the mandates of this Division.

(b) That the rules and regulations implemented by the Department shall:

  (1) establish the process for the owner or operator of a Late-Night Business to submit a proposed Late-Night Safety Plan;

  (2) establish the process for the Department to consider and approve, after consultation with other Relevant Departments, a proposed Late-Night Safety Plan;

  (3) establish a process for the Department and with other Relevant Departments to provide best business safety resources, training information, and resources regarding business safety plans;

  (4) establish a template that a Late-Night Business must use to submit a proposed Late-Night Business Safety Plan; and

  (5) establish the minimum requirements of a Late-Night Safety Plan:

    (A) which shall require:

      (1) an emergency evacuation plan;

      (2) 24-hour contact information for the business owner or manager;

      (3) Exterior bathroom doors that are free opening at all times, if the bathroom facilities use bathroom stalls;

      (4) An acknowledgement that the business has received late night business training from the County; and

    (B) may require, with written justification, any or all of the following:

      (1) security training and security personnel physically present on or about the Late-Night Business's premises during the hours of 12:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M.;

      (2) exterior lighting;

      (3) high-definition digital security cameras that provide video monitoring and recording, without audio recording capacity, or the interior and exterior of each entryway into the Late-Night Business and the cash register(s) or till(s).

(c) Security Camera Requirements. If a Late-Night Safety Plan requires the use of security cameras, then the Late-Night Safety Plan shall also require that the Late-Night Business owner or operator post signage in a conspicuous location on the interior and exterior of the business notifying the pubic that the Late-Night Business is subject to video surveillance monitoring.

(d) The Department may recommend, but must not require, that a Late-Night Business:

  (1) search patrons by the use of mental detectors, magnetometers, or pat downs; or

  (2) provide video recordings to the Department or other relevant departments, except when otherwise required by law.