Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Administrative Hearing Board
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 30, 1976No. 1146, September Term, 1975PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
We are presented with the question of whether the provisions of the Prince George’s County Merit System Ordinance and the County Charter governing employee appeals from administrative disciplinary actions are, when applied to cases involving police officers, preempted by the statewide public general law known as the “Law-Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.”
The “Law-Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights” was enacted by the Legislature as Ch. 722 of the Acts of 1974, as amended by Ch. 809 of the Acts of 1975, and is codified in Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27, §§ 727-734A. The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Mayor of Baltimore v. SitnickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Board of Medical Examiners v. StewardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Rossberg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1909
- County Council v. Montgomery Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Police Commissioner v. DowlingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Gisriel v. Ocean City Board of Supervisors of ElectionsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- DiGrazia v. COUNTY EXEC. FOR MONT. CTY.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Fraternal Order of Police, Montgomery County Lodge No. 35 v. MehrlingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- Blondell v. Baltimore City Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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