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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".48" citation="COMAR 36.03.10.48" title_num="36" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="10" heading="Possession of a Weapon in a Facility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, an individual may not possess in a facility:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A firearm as defined in Public Safety Article, §5-101, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An electronic control device as defined in Criminal Law Article, §4-109, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A dangerous weapon as defined in Criminal Law Article, §4-101, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any other device or object designed to be used to inflict pain or cause injury.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The prohibition in §A of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Applies to all employees and contractors of the facility operator including security department employees; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Does not apply to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An on-duty officer or agent of a local, State or federal law enforcement agency having proper jurisdiction over the facility when the officer or agent is acting in an official capacity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An individual who is employed by an armored car company or other entity that is under contract with the facility to transport cash or a cash equivalent; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An individual authorized by the Commission to possess a weapon or device identified in §A of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An individual requesting Commission authorization to possess a weapon identified in §A of this regulation in a facility shall submit to the Commission in writing a request documenting:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A compelling need to possess a weapon in the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>That the individual is lawfully in possession of the weapon under applicable federal and State law; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>That the individual has received training in the possession and use of the weapon.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>