# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 3. Law Enforcement

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 3-504

(a) In this section, "quota" means the mandating of a finite number of arrests made or citations issued that a law enforcement officer must meet in a specified time period.

(b) A law enforcement agency may not:

  (1) establish a formal or informal quota for the law enforcement agency or law enforcement officers of the agency; or

  (2) use the number of arrests made or citations issued by a law enforcement officer as the sole or primary criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer.

(c) This section does not preclude a law enforcement agency from:

  (1) using quantitative data for arrests, citations, and other law enforcement activities as management tools or in evaluating performance;

  (2) collecting, analyzing, and applying information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers does not violate an applicable legal obligation; or

  (3) assessing the proportion of the arrests made and citations issued by a law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers.

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