§ 5-207

Maryland § 5-207

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article glg: Local Government
• Title: 5

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(a) A municipality may establish and maintain:

(1) a fire department; and

(2) a police force.

(b) A municipality may:

(1) provide for the removal of fire hazards;

(2) control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and

(3) prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.

(c) A municipality may:

(1) pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;

(2) prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;

(3) enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:

(i) within the municipality; and

(ii) up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and

(4) prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.