Maryland
United States
Updated - Decemebr 15, 2025
Picture By: Maryland State Police
Maryland's primary state law enforcement agency is the Maryland State Police (MSP), which is responsible for highway patrol, criminal investigations, and emergency response throughout the state. Other significant agencies include the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, which oversees security and law enforcement on state transportation facilities such as toll roads and bridges, and the Maryland Natural Resources Police, which enforces laws related to wildlife conservation, boating safety, and environmental protection within the state's parks and waterways.
*Only agencies with police powers are listed.
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State Agencies
| Agency / Division (Click Me) |
Governing Body | Responsibilities | Authority to write traffic tickets? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State Police | Maryland Department of State Police | Full service police with a focus on highways traffic enforcement | Yes |
| Maryland Capitol Police | Maryland Department of General Services | Security for Maryland's State Office Complexes | Yes |
| Maryland Natural Resources Police | Maryland Department of Matural Resources | Enforces fish and wildlife laws and regulations. | Yes |
| Maryland Transit Administration Police | Maryland Transit Administration | Law enforcement for MTA vehicles, facilities, and property | Yes |
| Maryland Transportation Authority Police | Maryland Transportation Authority | MDTA roads, Baltimore's International Airport, and the Port of Baltimore | Yes |
| ATCC Field Enforcement Division | Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission | Enforce alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis laws | No |
| Field Enforcement Bureau | Maryland Comptroller | Enforces motor fuel tax and motor carrier tax laws, regulate slot machines, investigate tax fraud | No |
| MDH Police | Maryland Department of Health | Law enforcement for MDH properties | Yes |
| Maryland State Fire Marshal | Maryland Department of State Police | Fire, arson, and explosive investigations, enforcement of the State Fire Prevention Code | Yes |
| DPSCS Intelligence Investigative Division | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Conduct investigations within corrections, fugative apprehension | No |
| DPSCS k9 Unit | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Find contaband in prisons, fugative apprehension, locate missing persons | No |
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