Section 3-504 - Arrest and citation quotas prohibited. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-504. Arrest and citation quotas prohibited.
 

(a)  "Quota" defined.- In this section, "quota" means the mandating of a finite number of arrests made or citations issued that a law enforcement officer must meet in a specified time period. 

(b)  In general.- A law enforcement agency may not: 

(1) establish a formal or informal quota for the law enforcement agency or law enforcement officers of the agency; or 

(2) use the number of arrests made or citations issued by a law enforcement officer as the sole or primary criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer. 

(c)  Use of information not prohibited.- This section does not preclude a law enforcement agency from: 

(1) using quantitative data for arrests, citations, and other law enforcement activities as management tools or in evaluating performance; 

(2) collecting, analyzing, and applying information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers does not violate an applicable legal obligation; or 

(3) assessing the proportion of the arrests made and citations issued by a law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers. 
 

[2006, ch. 151.]