(a) In this section, 'local law enforcement agency' means: (1) a police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or (2) a sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State. (b) Each local law enforcement agency shall adopt a community policing program in accordance with best practices developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission. (c) Each local law enforcement agency shall: (1) post a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program on the Internet in accordance with § 3–515 of this subtitle; and (2) annually file a detailed description of the local law enforcement agency’s community policing program with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in accordance with § 3–207 of this title.
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