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Maryland Code, Public Safety § 14-306

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “militia” means the organized and unorganized militia as described in § 13-203 of this article.

(b) If the Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists, the Governor may call the militia into action.

(c)(1) The militia shall have full power and responsibility for the area designated by the Governor as an emergency area.

(2) Each law enforcement agency, law enforcement official, fire company, and rescue squad in the emergency area, including the Department of State Police, shall cooperate with the militia and operate under its direction.

(d) The chief executive officer or governing body of a county or municipal corporation may request the Governor to provide the militia to help bring under control conditions existing within the county or municipal corporation that, in the requestor's judgment, the local law enforcement agencies cannot control without additional personnel.

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