(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and subject to § 4–507 of this subtitle and the limitations and requirements provided in this subtitle, each fiscal year the State shall pay to each county and each qualifying municipality, in the manner provided in this subtitle, an amount determined as provided in this section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the total amount of the grants provided under this subtitle shall be $67,277,067.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, for fiscal year 2018, the total amount of the grants provided under this subtitle shall be $73,714,998 and each county and each qualifying municipality shall receive the same State funding that the county or qualifying municipality received in fiscal year 2017.
(b) (1) If the aggregate expenditures for police protection in a county equal or exceed $6.00 per person, the State shall pay to the county the amount by which $6.00 per person exceeds 0.09% of the wealth base of the county.
(2) If the aggregate expenditures for police protection in a county are less than $6.00 per person, the State shall pay to the county the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection exceed the amount obtained by multiplying 0.09% of the wealth base of the county times a fraction:
(i) the numerator of which is the aggregate expenditures for police protection; and
(ii) the denominator of which is $6.00 per person.
(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in addition to the amount, if any, payable under subsection (b) of this section, the State shall pay to each county 25% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $6.00 per person.
(2) For a county with a population density of less than 100 per square mile and in which less than 30% of the total population resides in a municipality, the State shall make no payment under this subsection.
(3) For a county with a population density of at least 100 but less than 500 per square mile, and for a county with a population density of less than 100 per square mile and in which at least 30% of the total population resides in a municipality, payment under this subsection may not exceed $3.50 per person.
(4) For a county with a population density of at least 500 but less than 900 per square mile, payment under this subsection may not exceed $7.50 per person.
(5) For a county with a population density of at least 900 but less than 1,100 per square mile, payment under this subsection may not exceed $8.00 per person.
(6) For a county with a population density of at least 1,100 but less than 1,300 per square mile, payment under this subsection may not exceed $9.25 per person.
(7) For a county with a population density of at least 1,300 but less than 8,000 per square mile, payment under this subsection shall be:
(i) 25% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $6.00 per person but do not exceed $36.00 per person; and
(ii) 50% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $36.00 per person but do not exceed $45.50 per person.
(8) For a county with a population density of at least 8,000 per square mile, payment under this subsection shall be:
(i) 25% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $6.00 per person but do not exceed $36.00 per person; and
(ii) 50% of the amount by which aggregate expenditures for police protection in the county exceed $36.00 per person but do not exceed $101.50 per person.
(d) (1) The State shall pay to each county the amount by which $2.50 per person exceeds the total payments determined under subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(2) A county for which the population estimate is less than the population estimated for the first year of the grant may not receive in any year a smaller amount of State aid for police protection than it received in any previous year if it has not reduced the level of expenditures for police protection which entitled it to the amount of the previous year’s grant.
(e) In addition to the payments made under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the State shall pay to each county with a population density of less than 500 per square mile, $2.00 per person.
(f) (1) In addition to the payments made under subsections (b) through (e) of this section, the State shall pay:
(i) to each county, $2.50 per person, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection;
(ii) to Baltimore City, $0.50 per person; and
(iii) to each county that borders the District of Columbia, in addition to the amount required under item (i) of this paragraph, $0.50 per person living in the county within 1 mile of the border between the State and the District of Columbia.
(2) The State shall allocate the supplemental grant on a per person basis among the county and the qualifying municipalities in that county and distribute the resulting allocation to each county and qualifying municipality.
(g) Each fiscal year, the State shall pay to each county an additional grant equal to the greater of:
(1) 10% of the total of the payments determined under subsections (b) through (e) of this section; or
(2) an amount not to exceed $1 per person.
(h) The State shall pay each county the amount by which the grant paid to the county in fiscal year 1984 exceeds the total payments determined under subsections (b) through (g) of this section.
(i) Each fiscal year, the State shall pay to each qualifying municipality, in addition to the payments made under subsections (b) through (h) of this section, $1,950 for each sworn officer actually employed on a full–time basis by the qualifying municipality, as determined by the Executive Director.
(j) The payment made to each county under subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h) of this section shall be allocated to each county and qualifying municipality by multiplying the total payment by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which equals the expenditures for police protection of the county or the qualifying municipality; and
(2) the denominator of which equals the aggregate expenditures for police protection.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 4 - Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs
Subtitle 5 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund
Section 4-502 - Limits on Spending Requirements
Section 4-503 - State Aid for Police Protection Fund
Section 4-504 - Administration of Fund
Section 4-505 - Population and Density Determinations
Section 4-506 - Calculation of Grants
Section 4-507 - Reduction for Crime and Wealth Assessments