§ 16-401. Peace officers  


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  •    It shall be the duty of the various State's Attorneys, sheriffs, constables, bailiffs, police and other prosecuting and peace officers of every sort, to enforce the provisions of this article, and to prosecute those persons charged with violation of the provisions thereof. No powers or duties herein conferred upon the Comptroller or any other State official shall be deemed to relieve local officials from this duty of enforcement and prosecution. Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict in any manner the appropriation of funds by the political subdivision of this State to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this article. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Sheriff, constables and bailiffs of Baltimore County.


HISTORY: An. Code, 1951, § 177; 1947, ch. 501, § 163; 1967, ch. 283; 1989, ch. 5, § 15.