§ 19-303. Experience and training

   (a) "Organized police agency" defined. -- In this section, "organized police agency" means:

   (1) a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;

   (2) a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training Commission schools and academies; or

   (3) a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.

(b) Required experience and training. -- An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:

   (1) at least 5 years experience as a full-time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article;

   (2) at least:

      (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time police officer with an organized police agency; and

      (ii) completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission;

   (3) at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;

   (4) at least:

      (i) 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and

      (ii) completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission;

   (5) at least:

      (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and

      (ii) completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission or the Maryland Fire-Rescue Education and Training Commission; or

   (6) at least:

      (i) 5 years of experience as a full-time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and

      (ii) completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission.

HISTORY: 1996, ch. 602, § 2; 2001, chs. 27, 649.