Law Enforcement Division
Special Police Officers
Special Police Officers in the State Of Maryland possess a commission from the Governor of Maryland to preform the duties of a police officer on a specific property.
Those duties can include:
Making Arrests of offenders
Applying for a serving arrest warrants
Applying for and serving search warrants
Operating vehicles with red and blue emergency lights
Conducting site patrols
Documenting incidents
Interviewing wittnesses and suspects
Liasing with Local PD
Frequently Asked Questions
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CODE OF MARYLAND - PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE TITLE 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle 3. Special Police Officers
§ 3-307. Scope of commission
§ 3-307. Scope of commission. (a) In general.— Each special police officer shall protect and preserve peace and good order on the property described in the application for the commission. (b) Powers of special police officer.— A special police officer may: (1) arrest individuals who trespass or commit offenses on the property described in the application for the commission; (2) exercise the powers of a police officer on the property described in the application for the commission; (3) exercise the powers of a police officer in a county or municipal corporation of the State in connection with the care, custody, and protection of other property of the entity that requested the appointment of the special police officer or other property, real or personal, for which the entity has assumed an obligation to maintain or protect; and (4) direct and control traffic on public highways and roads in the immediate vicinity of the property described in the application for the commission in order to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic to and from the property, if the Secretary approves of this activity in advance.
CODE OF MARYLAND - PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE TITLE 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle 3. Special Police Officers
§ 3-307. Scope of commission
§ 3-307. Scope of commission. (a) In general.— Each special police officer shall protect and preserve peace and good order on the property described in the application for the commission. (b) Powers of special police officer.— A special police officer may: (1) arrest individuals who trespass or commit offenses on the property described in the application for the commission; (2) exercise the powers of a police officer on the property described in the application for the commission; (3) exercise the powers of a police officer in a county or municipal corporation of the State in connection with the care, custody, and protection of other property of the entity that requested the appointment of the special police officer or other property, real or personal, for which the entity has assumed an obligation to maintain or protect; and (4) direct and control traffic on public highways and roads in the immediate vicinity of the property described in the application for the commission in order to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic to and from the property, if the Secretary approves of this activity in advance.
YES, Maryland law holds that a SPO may, in hot pursuit, follow someone for the purposes of immediate apprehension. In basic terms this emans if you commit an arrestable offense, a SPO may chase you even if you leave the property.
CODE OF MARYLAND - PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE TITLE 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle 3. Special Police Officers
§ 3-307. Scope of commission
(2) A special police officer may exercise the power described in paragraph (1) of this subsection only on the property of the special police officer's employer as described in the application for the commission, unless the special police officer is in active pursuit for the purpose of immediate apprehension.
YES, if any duly commissioned Special Police Officer, while on their assigned property or in hot pursuit off of their property has probable cause to make an arrest, they may in fact make an arrest for an arrestable criminal law violation.
Special Police Officers in the state of Maryland may be armed with a handgun if they possess a valid Maryland Handgun Permit. SPOs may also carry other less lethal weapons. SPOs may be armed and equipped or unarmed and equipped or unarmed and unequipped depending on client specifications.
We provide Security Guard Services , Special Police Services and Private Detective Services throughout the state of Maryland.
It Depends. If someone has committed a criminal law violation a special police officer may chase them in hot pursuit, inbcluding in a vehicle. A SPO may pull someone over to arrest them for a criminal law violation.
When it comes to making traffic stops for vehilce code or traffic infractions, refer to the law snippet below.
CODE OF MARYLAND - PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE TITLE 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle 3. Special Police Officers
§ 3-307. Scope of commission
(c) Limitations as to vehicle laws.— (1) A special police officer may make an arrest or issue a traffic citation for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other State or local traffic law or regulation only if the special police officer: (i) has a probationary or permanent appointment as a security officer or is a member of an industrial police force; and (ii) has completed the basic training course for police officers as established by the Police Training Commission in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title.
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