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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="3-215" title_number="3" title_name="Law Enforcement" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Permanent appointment” means the appointment of an individual who has satisfactorily met the minimum standards of the Commission and is certified as a police officer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Police administrator” means a police officer who has been promoted to first–line administrative duties up to but not exceeding the rank of captain.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Police supervisor” means a police officer who has been promoted to first–line supervisory duties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual may not be given or accept a probationary appointment or permanent appointment as a police officer, police supervisor, or police administrator unless the individual satisfactorily meets the qualifications established by the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual who applies for a position as police officer shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>under penalty of perjury, disclose to the hiring law enforcement agency all prior instances of employment as a police officer at other law enforcement agencies; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>authorize the hiring law enforcement agency to obtain the police officer’s full personnel and disciplinary record from each law enforcement agency that previously employed the police officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The hiring law enforcement agency shall certify to the Commission that the law enforcement agency has reviewed the applicant’s disciplinary record.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A probationary appointment as a police officer, police supervisor, or police administrator may be made for a period not exceeding 1 year to enable the individual seeking permanent appointment to take a training course required by this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A probationary appointee is entitled to a leave of absence with pay during the period of the training program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Prior cannabis use may not be the basis for disqualifying an applicant for a position as a police officer.</text>
  </level>
</section>
