Section 19-303 - Experience and training. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-303. Experience and training.
 

(a)  "Organized police agency" defined.- In this section, "organized police agency" means: 

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

(2) a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training Commission schools and academies; or 

(3) a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state. 

(b)  Required experience and training.- An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have: 

(1) at least 5 years experience as a full-time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article; 

(2) at least: 

(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and 

(ii) completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission; 

(3) at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency; 

(4) at least: 

(i) 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and 

(ii) completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission; 

(5) at least: 

(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and 

(ii) completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission; or 

(6) at least: 

(i) 5 years of experience as a full-time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and 

(ii) completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission. 
 

[1996, ch. 602, § 2; 2001, chs. 27, 649.]