§ 6-105. Staff
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, State Government, § 6-105
§ 6-105. Staff
(a)(1) The Attorney General may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.
(5) Staff is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations,1 as provided in the State budget.
(b)(1) In addition to any other staff appointed under this section, the Attorney General, with the written approval of the Governor, may employ any assistant counsel that the Attorney General considers necessary to carry out any duty of the Office in an extraordinary or unforeseen case or in special county work.
(c)(1) In addition to any other staff appointed under this section, the Attorney General may employ special counsel to defend a State officer or State employee under Title 12, Subtitle 3 of this article if the Attorney General determines that representation by the Attorney General or an assistant is impracticable or uneconomical.
(d) Each Deputy Attorney General, assistant Attorney General, or special attorney appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall be a practicing lawyer of the State in good standing.
(e)(1) The Attorney General may assign any duty that the law imposes on the Attorney General to a Deputy Attorney General, assistant Attorney General, or special attorney appointed under subsection (a) of this section or, to the extent permitted by law, a law clerk.
(f) In addition to any other staff appointed under this section, the Attorney General may employ any assistant counsel that the Attorney General considers necessary to carry out any duty of the Office if the employment of the assistant counsel:
(g)(1) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, may set the pay scale of a position in the Office of the Attorney General that:
Credits
Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 506, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1993, c. 10, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 1996, c. 347, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2009, c. 587, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 588, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 690, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 511, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 512, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 26, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 5; Acts 2023, c. 801, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 32A, §§ 6 to 8, 12E.
Footnotes
COMAR 23.02.01.01 et seq.
MD Code, State Government, § 6-105, MD STATE GOVT § 6-105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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