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BILL INFORMATION
PG 308-23
Requested By Delegate Jeffrie Long Jr
Synopsis
FOR the purpose of increasing the number of full–time assistant sheriffs provided to the Sheriff of
Prince George’s County; providing that benefits other than salary increases for deputy sheriffs in
Prince George’s County will be negotiated by the Fraternal Order of Police rather than the Deputy
Sheriffs’ Association; clarifying that the Sheriff and deputy sheriffs of Prince George’s County
may investigate misdemeanor and felony domestic violence calls and establishing that the Sheriff
and deputy sheriffs are not required to transfer the investigation to another law enforcement
agency; and generally relating to the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff.