# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 3. Division of Correction

### Subtitle 2. Powers and Personnel

#### Section 3-216

(a) The Commissioner shall designate correctional officers employed in each correctional facility in the Division who have the power to make arrests under Sec. 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

(b) A correctional officer who is authorized to make arrests under Sec. 2-207 of the Criminal Procedure Article shall:

  (1) meet the minimum qualifications required by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and

  (2) complete satisfactorily the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.

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Md. Code Ann., Corr. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)