2016 Maryland Code
Public Safety
Title 3 - Law Enforcement
Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 3-504. Arrest and citation quotas prohibited

(a) "Quota" defined. -- In this section, "quota" means the mandating of a finite number of arrests made or citations issued that a law enforcement officer must meet in a specified time period.

(b) In general. -- A law enforcement agency may not:

(1) establish a formal or informal quota for the law enforcement agency or law enforcement officers of the agency; or

(2) use the number of arrests made or citations issued by a law enforcement officer as the sole or primary criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer.

(c) Use of information not prohibited. -- This section does not preclude a law enforcement agency from:

(1) using quantitative data for arrests, citations, and other law enforcement activities as management tools or in evaluating performance;

(2) collecting, analyzing, and applying information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers does not violate an applicable legal obligation; or

(3) assessing the proportion of the arrests made and citations issued by a law enforcement officer or group of law enforcement officers.