Md. Code, Local Government § 21–805

(a) In this section, “Department” means the Crofton Police Department.

(b) There is a Crofton Police Department.

(c) (1) The Department is:

(i) established to provide protection for the Crofton Special

Community Benefit District in Anne Arundel County; and

(ii) responsible for enforcing the applicable laws, ordinances,

and regulations of the State and Anne Arundel County.

(2) (i) The Department is not an agency of Anne Arundel County.

(ii) The officers, employees, and agents of the Department are

not officers, employees, or agents of Anne Arundel County.

(3) Anne Arundel County is not responsible for the acts or omissions

of the Department or the officers, employees, or agents of the Department.

(d) (1) There is a Chief of Police of the Department.

(2) (i) The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Town

Manager of the Crofton Special Community Benefit District, with the approval of the

Board of Directors of the Crofton Civic Association, Incorporated, acting as

administrator of the Crofton Special Community Benefit District.

(ii) The Chief of Police shall be:

1. experienced in the command of uniformed patrols

and in the detection and investigation of crime; and

2. selected solely on the basis of qualifications for the

position.

(3) (i) The Chief of Police shall be responsible directly to the Town

Manager.

(ii) All orders to the Department from the Town Manager shall

be directed through the Chief of Police or the designee of the Chief of Police.

(4) (i) The Chief of Police shall command and administer the

Department.

(ii) The duties of the Chief of Police include:

1. being responsible for the efficiency and good conduct

of the Department;

2. overseeing the general operation of the Department;

3. hiring employees and appointing officers; and

4. disciplining employees and officers.

(5) The Chief of Police:

(i) shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Manager; and

(ii) subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the

Crofton Civic Association, Incorporated, acting as administrator of the Crofton

Special Community Benefit District, may be removed by the Town Manager.

(e) (1) A member of the Department has all the powers granted to a

peace officer and a police officer of the State.

(2) The powers granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection may

be exercised only on property in the Crofton Special Community Benefit District and

not on any other property, unless a member of the Department is:

(i) engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender;

(ii) specially requested or allowed to exercise the powers in a

political subdivision by the chief executive officer or chief police officer of the political

subdivision; or

(iii) ordered to exercise the powers by the Governor.

(3) Members of the Department have concurrent jurisdiction in the

performance of their duties with the law enforcement agencies of the State and Anne

Arundel County.

(4) This section does not:

(i) relieve the State or Anne Arundel County from a duty to

provide police, fire, and other public safety service and protection; or

(ii) affect the jurisdiction of other police, fire, and public safety

agencies.

(f) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Maryland Police

Training and Standards Commission shall adopt standards, qualifications, and

prerequisites of character, training, education, human and public relations, and

experience for the Department, including standards for the performance of the duties

of the Department.

(2) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission may

delegate to the Board of Directors of the Crofton Civic Association, Incorporated, the

authority to adopt standards, qualifications, and prerequisites under paragraph (1)

of this subsection.

(g) (1) The Board of Directors of the Crofton Civic Association,

Incorporated, acting as administrator of the Crofton Special Community Benefit

District, shall adopt rules and regulations governing the operation and conduct of the

Department, including its police officers.

(2) The rules and regulations of the Board of Directors concerning

police officers shall supplement any rules or regulations of the Maryland Police

Training and Standards Commission.

(3) Disobedience to the lawful commands, rules, or regulations of the

Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or the Board of Directors shall

be grounds for disciplinary action, including removal.

(h) (1) Funding for the Department shall come from revenue derived

from special taxes or assessments imposed on real property located in the Crofton

Special Community Benefit District.

(2) The Department or the Board of Directors of the Crofton Civic

Association, Incorporated, acting as administrator of the Crofton Special Community

Benefit District, may apply for, accept, and spend any gift or grant for the benefit or

use of the Department from the federal government, any State unit, any foundation,

or any other person.