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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="24-1202" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Education Agencies" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Police Department of the Johns Hopkins University">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the requirements of this subtitle, the Johns Hopkins University may establish a police department based on a memorandum of understanding.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The memorandum of understanding shall require that the Baltimore Police Department:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Have primary responsibility for all investigations and arrests related to Part I offenses specified under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, except:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Theft;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Burglary; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Motor vehicle taking;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Maintain any evidence collected from crime scenes at the Evidence Control Unit of the Baltimore Police Department, in accordance with Baltimore Police Department governing procedures and regulations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Impound any stolen vehicles in accordance with Baltimore Police Department governing procedures and regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a University police officer has the powers granted to a peace and police officer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A University police officer may exercise these powers only:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>On the University’s campus area; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, within areas adjacent to the campus area, as specified in the executed memorandum of understanding developed with input from the relevant community.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A University police officer may exercise these powers within areas adjacent to the campus area only if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The University receives a majority of support from the members of the relevant campus–adjacent communities for the police department to operate in their communities; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The Baltimore City Council approves a resolution affirming that the University has received the support required under item 1 of this subparagraph of the campus–adjacent community areas in which the police department is authorized to operate.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A University police officer may not exercise these powers on any other property unless:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Necessary to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic to and from a campus area;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Specially requested or authorized to exercise the powers in Baltimore City by the Mayor of Baltimore City if:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>There is a sudden and unforeseen emergency of such public gravity and urgency that it requires an immediate response to protect the public welfare; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>The Mayor issues an order declaring an emergency that specifies the manner in which the police officer’s powers will be exercised; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Ordered to exercise the powers by the Governor under a declared state of emergency.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
