CHAPTER 8 USE OF FORCE AND FIREARMS

Question 1

A Calvert County Sheriff’s deputy may not discharge a firearm: ?

Answer 1

1. as a warning.
2. in any attempt to apprehend a misdemeanant.
3. at or from a moving vehicle, except:
   • as a measure of self-defense of another, when the suspect is using potentially deadly force, • when a vehicle is driven in a manner deliberately intended to kill or severely injure a deputy or citizen, • when all conditions regarding a fleeing felon (in section 8-300) are present

Question 2

A Calvert County Sheriff’s deputy may discharge a firearm?

Answer 2

• to kill a dangerous animal that is jeopardizing the safety of the deputy or the public.
• to kill an injured wild or domestic animal, if the deputy has the consent of the owner, or has been requested to do so by a veterinarian. When a reasonable attempt to locate the owner has failed or a veterinarian is not readily available, the deputy may use discretion in deciding whether to kill the animal to relieve its suffering.
• to give an alarm or to call assistance when no other means are available.
• in practice on the firing range.