Md. Code, Public Safety § 4–502

Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as requiring a county or qualifying municipality to spend more for police protection than the greater of:

(1) the actual expenditures for police protection, not including capital expenditures; or

(2) the sum of:

(i) the amount received in State aid under this subtitle; and

(ii) local funds equal to the percentage of local wealth used in calculating the State share in basic expenditures under § 4–506(b) of this subtitle.