# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs

### Subtitle 5. State Aid for Police Protection Fund

#### Section 4-505

For population and density determinations under this subtitle:

(1) population numbers for a county shall be those estimated by the Maryland Department of Health, as of July 1 of each year; and

(2) the percentage of population residing in municipalities shall be determined from time to time by the most recently published federal decennial census data.

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