# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 14. Emergency Management

### Subtitle 8A. National Capital Region Mutual Aid Agreements

#### Section 14-8A-01

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Governing body" means:

  (1) the county executive and county council of a charter county with a county executive;

  (2) the county council of a charter county with no county executive;

  (3) the board of county commissioners of a county; or

  (4) the mayor and council, by whatever name known, of a municipal corporation.

(c) "National Capital Region" means the area defined under Sec. 2674(f)(2) of Title 10 of the United States Code, including those counties with a border abutting that area and any municipal corporations in those counties.

#### Section 14-8A-02

The State, the governing body of a county or municipal corporation, or any other governmental agency within the National Capital Region may enter into a reciprocal agreement for the period that it considers advisable with a federal agency, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a county or municipal corporation, within or outside the State, and establish, train, and implement plans to request or provide mutual aid through the use of its officers, employees, and agents, together with all necessary equipment, in accordance with Sec. 7302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (108 P.L. 458, 118 Stat. 3638).

#### Section 14-8A-03

Any provision or part of a State, local, or municipal corporation statute, law, or ordinance that requires a mutual aid agreement to contain additional terms or conditions is inapplicable to an agreement authorized by and entered into under this subtitle.

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