Liability for wrongful actions or abuse of powers

  1. Law
  2. Maryland Code
  3. Public Safety
  4. Law Enforcement
  5. Special Police Officers
  6. Liability for wrongful actions or abuse of powers

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    (a)    The special police officer is responsible for:

        (1)    any abuse of the special police officer’s powers; and

        (2)    the exercise of the special police officer’s powers on property not within the special police officer’s jurisdiction.

    (b)    The entity that requested the appointment of the special police officer is also responsible for:

        (1)    any wrongful action that the special police officer commits in the course of the special police officer’s duties; and

        (2)    any abuse of the powers granted by the commission, either on or off the premises.


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