DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

[photo, Department of State Police, Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Maryland] Department of State Police
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, State Police Force, 1921-35
Maryland State Police, 1935-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, 1970-94
Department of Maryland State Police, 1994-95
Department of State Police, 1995-

Department of State Police, 1201 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Maryland, July 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

State Fire Marshal
State Fire Marshal, 1894-1916
Insurance Commissioner, 1916-64
State Fire Marshal, 1964-70
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, State Fire Marshal, 1970-97
Department of State Police, State Fire Marshal, 1997-

Field Operations Bureau
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Field Operations Bureau, 1985-94
Department of Maryland State Police, Field Operations Bureau, 1994-95
Department of State Police, Field Operations Bureau, 1995-2003
Department of State Police, Operations Bureau, 2003-04
Department of State Police, Field Operations Bureau, 2004-

Homeland Security & Intelligence Bureau
Department of State Police, Homeland Security & Intelligence Bureau, 2003-04
Department of State Police, Homeland Security & Investigation Bureau, 2004-

Support Services Bureau
Department of State Police, Support Services Bureau, 1998-

Administration Bureau
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Logistical Services Bureau, 1985-87
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Services Bureau, 1987-93
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Administrative Services Bureau, 1993-94
Department of Maryland State Police, Administrative Services Bureau, 1994-95
Department of State Police, Administrative Services Bureau, 1995-2003
Department of State Police, Administration Bureau, 2003-04
Department of State Police, Support Services Bureau, 2004-

Drug & Criminal Enforcement Bureau
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Special Operations Bureau, 1985-94
Department of Maryland State Police, Special Operations Bureau, 1994-95
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Maryland State Police, Bureau of Drug Enforcement, 1990-94
Department of Maryland State Police, Bureau of Drug Enforcement, 1994-95
Department of State Police, Bureau of Drug Enforcement, 1995
Department of State Police, Bureau of Drug Enforcement & Special Operations, 1995
Department of State Police, Bureau of Drug & Criminal Enforcement, 1995-98
Department of State Police, Support Services Bureau, 1998-2003

Information Technology Bureau
Department of State Police, Information Technology & Communications Bureau, 2001-03
Department of State Police, Information Technology Bureau, 2003-04
Department of State Police, Logistics Command, Support Services Bureau, Information Technology Division, 2004-

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