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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="2-206" title_number="2" title_name="Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Warrantless Arrests">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies during a public emergency, as defined in § 14–301(e)(1) or (2) of the Public Safety Article, and when public safety is imperiled, or on reasonable apprehension of immediate danger of public safety being imperiled.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>During a time described in subsection (a) of this section, the authority to make an arrest without a warrant granted to police officers under this title is granted to a person who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is serving under a proclamation of a state of emergency issued by the Governor, as provided in § 14–303 of the Public Safety Article, as:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a member of a law enforcement unit that is listed in § 2–101(c) of this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a member of the militia called into action by the Governor, as provided in § 14–306 of the Public Safety Article;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is serving as a member of the militia ordered into active service by the Governor under § 13–702 of the Public Safety Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is a member of the armed forces of the United States under orders to aid civil authorities of the State in enforcing law and order, subject to subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The grant of authority under subsection (b)(3) of this section does not limit or impair any power or duty of a member of the armed forces of the United States or authorize any action incompatible with federal law or regulations.</text>
  </level>
</section>
