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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="3-310" title_number="3" title_name="Law Enforcement" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Special Police Officers">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Unless a special police officer is on detective duty, the special police officer shall wear:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a uniform that is distinguishable from ordinary civilian clothing and that gives notice that the special police officer is a special police officer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a distinctive police badge that properly identifies the officer as a special police officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The badge shall be worn in plain view.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The uniform, badge, vehicle, equipment, and identification are subject to approval by the Department of State Police.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each special police officer on detective duty shall carry:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>identification that properly identifies the special police officer as a special police officer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the distinctive police badge described in subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A special police officer shall surrender to the special police officer’s employer any identification or badge that identifies the individual as a special police officer within 48 hours after the suspension or termination of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the employment of the special police officer; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the commission of the special police officer in accordance with § 3–313 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The special police officer’s employer shall return the special police commission card to the Secretary within 10 days after the suspension or termination of a special police officer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
