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§ 1-407. Legal staff

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Organization and General Authority of Department
MD Code, Environment, § 1-407
§ 1-407. Legal staff
Attorney General
(a) The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department.
Assistant Attorneys General
(b) The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General authorized by law to be assigned to the Department and any additional ones necessary to give effective legal advice and counsel. The Attorney General also shall designate an assistant Attorney General as counsel to the Department.
Counsel to the Department
(c) The counsel to the Department may have no duty other than to give the legal aid, advice, and counsel required by the Secretary and any other official of the Department, to supervise the other assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department, and to perform for the Department the duties that the Attorney General assigns. The counsel shall perform these duties subject to the control and supervision of the Attorney General. After the Attorney General designates the counsel to the Department, the Attorney General may not reassign the counsel without consulting the Secretary.

Credits

Added by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 3.
MD Code, Environment, § 1-407, MD ENVIR § 1-407
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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