# COMAR Title 29 — Department of State Police

## Subtitle 04 — Licensing and Permits

### Chapter 03 — Maryland Railroad Police

**Authority:** Public Safety Article, Title 3, Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: April 4, 1980 (7:7 Md. R. 708)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1348)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01B amended effective February 18, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 307) Regulation .05B amended effective August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1348)

**Administrative History:** Chapter recodified from COMAR 12.06.10 to 29.04.03, July 1994

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1527)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .05B amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1527)

#### Regulation .01 Application for Maryland Railroad Police.

*COMAR 29.04.03.01*

A. Applications and renewal forms for Maryland Railroad Police may be obtained from the Maryland State Police Licensing Division, 7751 Washington Boulevard, Jessup, Maryland 20794 or any Department of State Police barrack.

B. All questions on the application shall be answered and the application signed under oath before a notary public. Two photographs, 1-1/2 inches x 1-1/2 inches, or a computer disk with one or two photographs, showing head and shoulders, no hat, and light background, taken within 30 days preceding the filing of application, shall be affixed to the application. The two applicant fingerprint cards supplied with the application forms shall accompany the application along with a certified check or money order payable to the Department of State Police for the amount of the application fee of $160 plus payment for the cost of the fingerprint card record checks. The fee is nonrefundable if the application is denied. Completed applications shall be forwarded to the Maryland State Police Licensing Division, 7751 Washington Boulevard, Jessup, Maryland 20794 or any Department of State Police barrack. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the Secretary and may be amended from time to time as the Secretary considers appropriate.

#### Regulation .02 Investigation of the Applicant.

*COMAR 29.04.03.02*

Upon receipt of the completed application and supporting material, the Secretary shall cause an investigation of the applicant to be conducted, and an appropriate recommendation will be forwarded to the Governor.

#### Regulation .03 False or Omitted Information.

*COMAR 29.04.03.03*

If investigation discloses that the applicant has provided false information on the application, or has omitted significant information on the application for Railroad Police, that falsification or omission is sufficient grounds for the Secretary to recommend the denial of the commission.

#### Regulation .04 Notification of Approval or Denial.

*COMAR 29.04.03.04*

The Governor's Office shall supply to the employer or the applicant or both, notification of approval or denial.

#### Regulation .05 Identification Cards.

*COMAR 29.04.03.05*

A. Identification cards will be issued by the Licensing Division, Maryland State Police.

B. Notification of the loss or theft of the Railroad Police identification cards shall be submitted in writing, within 10 days, to the Secretary, Maryland State Police Licensing Division, 7751 Washington Boulevard, Jessup, Maryland 20794. A fee of $10, payable to the Department of State Police, by certified check or money order, shall accompany the notification to cover the administrative cost of the duplicate identification cards. The notification of loss or theft shall be submitted under oath and a notary seal. Photographs as described in Regulation .01B of this chapter shall accompany the reported loss or theft notification.

#### Regulation .06 Change of Address.

*COMAR 29.04.03.06*

Any change of address regarding the Railroad Police Officer will be submitted in writing, within 10 days, to the Secretary of State Police.

#### Regulation .07 Use of Handguns.

*COMAR 29.04.03.07*

Railroad Police Officers are not required to have handgun permits while actually performing their duties on railroad property. They are also not required to have handgun permits when transporting a handgun from their residence to their place of employment, or when transporting a weapon from one railroad property to another railroad property, or when acting off railroad property pursuant to Public Safety Article, §3-406, Annotated Code of Maryland. However, Railroad Police Officers will be required to have handgun permits if they wish to carry handguns while off-duty and when not acting as described herein.