Md. Code, Crim. Law § 5-201

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-201 - Enforcement of title
(a) The Department, those of its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives whom the Secretary designates, and each police officer and State's Attorney in the State shall:
(1) enforce the provisions of this title that are not specifically delegated; and
(2) cooperate with each unit that enforces any federal, state, or local law relating to controlled dangerous substances.
(b) The Department may:
(1) arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of dangerous substances;
(2) coordinate and cooperate in training programs on dangerous substance law enforcement at the local and State levels;
(3) eradicate wild or unlawfully grown plants from which controlled dangerous substances may be extracted; and
(4) cooperate with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration by establishing a centralized unit that will:
(i) accept, catalogue, file, and collect statistics obtained from law-enforcement units, including records of drug dependent persons convicted of drug crimes and of other offenders who violate dangerous substance laws in the State; and
(ii) make the statistics available for federal, State, and local law-enforcement purposes.

Md. Code, CR § 5-201