State of Maryland

A Warrant Apprehension Unit Director is the senior managerial level of law enforcement work apprehending and transporting offenders and executing warrants.  This position is located within the Community Supervision Support in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.  Employees in this classification supervise Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Assistant Directors and through those positions indirectly supervise Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor II, Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I, Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives and other support positions.  

Employees in this classification receive managerial supervision from a designated administrative manager.  Employees are subject to call-in during emergencies and staffing shortages.             

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification.  

The Warrant Apprehension Unit Director is differentiated from the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Assistant Director on the basis of managerial responsibility.  The Warrant Apprehension Unit Director has managerial responsibility for the Community Surveillance Enforcement Program and directly supervises Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Assistant Directors while the Warrant Apprehension Unit Assistant Director has supervisory responsibility for Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor II positions.

Plans, directs and coordinates all the activities of the Warrant Apprehension Unit and manages the law enforcement activities focused on serving warrants, apprehending and transporting offenders;

Supervises subordinate Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Assistant Directors and through them indirectly supervises Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisors and Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives throughout the State;

Plans and develops short and long range goals for the administration of the warrant apprehension program;

Develops and evaluates warrant apprehension operations, arrest policies and procedures, search and seizure protocols, use of force policies to increase the effectiveness of program to capture offenders and parolees that have violated terms of release to the community;

Develops and coordinates warrant apprehension budget preparation and expenditures;

Prepares investigative and administrative reports that are clear, logical, impartial and properly documented;

Obtains and executes seizures and arrest warrants;

Carries firearms and makes arrests;

Establishes and maintains liaison with other governmental police agencies to coordinate unified efforts to capture and transport offenders and parolees;

Performs other related duties.

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current police officer certification as required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission. Re-certification criteria for formerly certified police officers are listed in the Code of Maryland Regulation 12.04.01.07.  Employees who fail to obtain the required certification by the end of six months continuous employment with the hiring department shall be subject to disciplinary action including demotion, suspension and dismissal.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

1. Employees must have completed and graduated from the entrance level police training academy. Employees must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Police Training Commission as set forth in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR 12.04.01.04). Selection standards of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions may be obtained from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Suite 309, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21215.

2. Employees in this classification may be required to bear firearms and to demonstrate practical knowledge and proficiency in the safe use and care of firearms on a periodic basis.

3. Employees are subject to call-in on a 24-hours a day basis and will be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached, and carry an electronic pager.

4. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 06.01.09, 12.04.01 and Police Training Commission General Regulation .01-1, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.   

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.  

This is a Management Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Management Service positions.   

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.