# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 3. Law Enforcement

### Subtitle 3. Special Police Officers

#### Section 3-312

(a) An initial commission expires 3 years after its date of issuance.

(b)

  (1) At the end of the term of a commission, the commission is renewable for a 3-year term if:

    (i) before submitting an application for renewal, the special police officer has completed 12 hours of in-service training approved by the Secretary in consultation with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and

    (ii) the employer of the special police officer submits to the Secretary:

      (1) an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;

      (2) one complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

      (3) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and

      (4) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a renewal fee of $60.

  (2) A renewal fee may not be charged to a unit of the State.

(c)

  (1) The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check for each applicant for a special police commission.

  (2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:

    (i) a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

    (ii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

  (3) The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the applicant for the fees paid in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

  (4) In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant's criminal history information.

  (5) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

    (i) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and

    (ii) may be used only for the purposes authorized by this section.

(d) The Secretary may set the deadline for submitting a renewal application to the Secretary.

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