89 Op. Att'y Gen. 153 (2004)

Dear Honorable Doyle Niemann

You have requested our opinion whether five municipal corporations in Prince George's County may enter into a mutual aid agreement, under which their respective police departments will jointly conduct sobriety checkpoints within those municipalities. The sobriety checkpoints would be designed to enforce provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that prohibit driving while under the influence of alcohol or while impaired by alcohol or drugs. You asked that we evaluate the legality of the mutual aid agreement in light of a statutory provision that limits a police…