# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 2. Department of State Police

### Subtitle 4. Police Employees and Civilian Employees

#### Section 2-418

(a)

  (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a police employee who resigns from the Department for any reason may not be reappointed.

  (2) A police employee who resigns to enter the uniformed services may be reappointed.

  (3) By rule, the Secretary may reappoint a police employee who resigned in good standing if the individual meets the requirements then applicable for initial appointment.

  (4) An individual may not be reappointed to a rank higher than the rank that the individual previously held as a police employee.

(b) An employee who is terminated from the Department may not be reappointed.

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