# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 3. Law Enforcement

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 3-517

(a) In this section, "local law enforcement agency" means:

  (1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or

  (2) a sheriff's office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.

(b) Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a community policing program in accordance with best practices developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.

(c) Each local law enforcement agency shall:

  (1) post a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency's community policing program on the Internet in accordance with Sec. 3-515 of this subtitle; and

  (2) annually file a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency's community policing program with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in accordance with Sec. 3-207 of this title.

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