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Commissioners designate Maryland State Police as primary regulator for scrap‑metal and pawn enforcement
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2025-011 to transfer primary local oversight for junk/scrap metal dealers, pawn brokers and automated purchasing machines to the Maryland State Police, citing dedicated state personnel in the enforcement unit.
Caroline County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt Resolution 2025-011, designating the Maryland State Police as the primary law enforcement agency for state statutes governing junk and scrap metal dealers, secondhand precious metal dealers, pawn brokers and automated purchasing machines in the county.
Captain Rodney Helmer of the Sheriff’s Office told commissioners that when the…
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