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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="5-504" title_number="5" title_name="Firearms" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Cease Fire Council">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Cease Fire Council Grant Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Cease Fire Council Grant Program shall be funded as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Grants made by the Council shall be used to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>When making grants, the Council shall consider and give priority to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>comprehensive and coordinated law enforcement and prosecution programs that target criminals and juveniles who use or illegally possess firearms;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>law enforcement and prosecution salaries and overtime in support of firearm violence reduction programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>covert firearms-related investigations and debriefing of criminal and juvenile arrestees and offenders for information related to illegal firearms trafficking;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>initiatives that support the tracing of firearms used to commit crimes or delinquent acts and the identification of illegal firearms traffickers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>purchases of technology and information systems to support firearm violence reduction initiatives; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>other efforts that aid in apprehending and prosecuting criminals or apprehending and filing a complaint against juveniles who use or illegally possess firearms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Expenditures from the Cease Fire Council Grant Program may be made only in accordance with the State budget or by budget amendment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Council shall adopt regulations for the grant process and the oversight of grants made by the Council.</text>
  </level>
</section>
