§ 2-336. Wicomico County
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-336
Formerly cited as MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-309(x)
§ 2-336. Wicomico County
(b) The Sheriff of Wicomico County shall receive an annual salary of the greater of:
(c)(1)(i) The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy at a salary set by the County Council, payable in equal monthly installments.
(d)(1) The Sheriff shall be allowed an additional amount to defray all expenses of the office, including necessary automobile mileage allowance at the rate of at least 6 cents per mile for automobiles used by the Sheriff and deputies in performing their official duties.
(e)(1)(i) The Sheriff shall submit properly authenticated requisitions containing a full and complete statement under oath setting forth all of the expenses for a month, including the names of all deputies and assistants, the amounts allowed to each and all other items of expense.
(ii) The requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are instead of all expenses, fees and costs now or previously allowed the Sheriff for expense in carrying out the duties of the office, including the expenses of transferring prisoners to and from penal institutions and places of confinement in the State under the sentence or order of any authority.
(f) The County Council shall levy each year sufficient funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the Sheriff's Office.
(g)(1) All deputies, except the chief deputy, clerical assistants, and other employees employed by the Sheriff's Office are subject to the “personnel provisions” of the charter of Wicomico County and subsequent rules and regulations passed by the County Council.
(2) If a chief deputy who was a deputy subject to the personnel provisions prior to being promoted to chief deputy is removed from the office of chief deputy for other than cause, that person shall revert to a deputy with the same status that the person had prior to the person's appointment as chief deputy.
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Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-309(x). Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-336 and amended by Acts 2019, c. 196, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-336, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-336
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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