2.4 Jurisdiction & Mutual Aid Agreements

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Centreville Police Department
Title: Jurisdiction & Mutual Aid Agreements Directive #: 2.4
Issued: 10.1.2016 Revised: 7.12.2018
Approved by: Kenneth N. Rhodes
Chief of Police
A. Jurisdiction
1. Centreville Police Department officers are required to know the geographical boundaries of the
Department's jurisdiction, including changes due to annexation, etc. A current official map, which includes
the detailed boundaries of the Town, is always maintained in the Town Hall and Police Department.
2. Corporate Limits: The corporate limits of Centreville are designated by Town Code and the annexation
authority designated to the Town Council.
B. Concurrent Jurisdiction
1. The Maryland State Police and the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office may exercise the authority of a
police officer within Centreville under established Memorandum of Understandings and other agreements
and consistent with existing laws:
a. The Maryland State Police or the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office will not routinely respond to
calls within Centreville, unless requested by the Department. With the exception of Narcotics
Investigations, the Maryland State Police or the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office will not routinely
conduct investigations in Centreville, unless requested by the Chief of Police, the Town Council, or as
part of the Queen Anne’s County Narcotics Task Force.
2. Centreville Police Department Responsibility
a. The Centreville Police Department has the primary responsibility for the following duties or events
associated with criminal and civil acts within the Town:
(1) Enforcement of criminal laws;
(2) Investigation, processing and transport of prisoners;
(3) Obtaining, processing and preserving evidence and property;
(4) Court appearances arising out of such activities;
(5) Responding to calls for service;
(6) Handling disturbances and crowd control;
(7) Hostage/barricade situations;
(8) Enforcement of traffic laws or local code violations;
(9) Accident Investigation; and
(10) Towing and impoundment.
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b. The Centreville Police Department has entered into an Agreement with the Queen Anne’s County
Sheriff’s Office, which authorizes the CPD to have concurrent jurisdiction outside of the corporate
limits of the Town of Centreville.
C. Police Mutual Aid Agreements
1. Police Mutual Aid Agreements - Powers to enter into Agreements:
a. The authority to enter into Police Mutual Aid Agreements is contained in the Md. Code Ann. CP 2-105.
The statute authorizes officers acting under authority of such agreements to enforce the laws of the
State of Maryland to the same extent as if they were duly authorized in the requesting jurisdiction.
The Annotated code of Maryland states that such agreements must:
(1) Waive any and all claims against all the other parties thereto which may arise out of their activities
outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement; and,
(2) Indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such agreement from all claims from third
parties for property damage or personal injury which may arise out of the activities of the other
parties to such agreements, outside their respective jurisdictions under such agreement.
b. In addition to the legal authority to enter into such agreements, and the authority to act, mutual aid
agreements should contain the following details:
(1) A procedure for requesting mutual aid;
(2) The identity of those persons authorized to request mutual aid;
(3) The identity of persons to whom outside personnel are to report;
(4) Procedures for maintaining radio communications with outside personnel;
(5) Expenditures, if any, which should be borne by the receiver agency to compensate for the use of
the provider's resources; and
(6) Procedures for review and revision if prescribed in the agreement.
D. Extent of Mutual Aid
1. Mutual Aid may be requested from or provided to another law enforcement agency by the Centreville
Police Department at the discretion of the patrol supervisor and the request MUST be mad by a sworn
Law Enforcement Officer. However, it must be remembered that we still have the primary responsibility
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of providing police service to citizens who live within the Town of Centreville. Normally outside agency
personnel will only be used to assist in a show of force, traffic control, mass processing of prisoners,
prisoner transport and operating temporary detention facilities. There are generally three levels of
mutual aid assistance as follows:
a. Short duration, approximately 30 minutes or less, where an additional show of force or traffic control,
or assistance with prisoner transport is required. The patrol supervisor may call for such assistance or
provide such assistance to adjoining jurisdictions or the Maryland State Police.
b. Medium duration, one to four hours, where additional officers will be required to deal with incident s
in Centreville.
c. Long duration, more than four hours, full scale assistance required. The patrol supervisors should
immediately notify the Chief of Police, or designee, who will assist in coordinating additional aid as
required.
2. Any kind of long term support between the Centreville Police Department and neighboring police agencies
will preferably be coordinated in advance by department heads.
E. Initiation of Mutual Aid Activities
1. The Police Mutual Aid Agreement can be initiated at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his designee,
or the patrol supervisor. The officer initiating mutual aid will immediately establish procedures for
maintaining radio communications with personnel from other agencies.
F. Mutual Aid Agreement – Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office, Centreville Police Department and Maryland
State Police
1. There shall exist a written memorandum of understanding concerning a mutual aid agreement
between the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police and the Centreville
Police Department that shall be signed by each Department head.
2. All CPD Personnel will be familiar with the written mutual aid agreement as outlined in this Section,
should the need arise, that it be enacted.
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