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§ 15-407. Carroll County

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Office of the State's Attorney (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Countywide Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 15-407
§ 15-407. Carroll County
Currentness
Application of section to Carroll County only
(a) This section applies only in Carroll County.
Salary and expenses of office
(b)(1)(i) The State's Attorney's salary is the following percentages of the salary of a judge of the District Court of Maryland:
1. 80%, ending on December 3, 2018;
2. 90%, beginning on December 4, 2018; and
3. 100%, beginning on December 3, 2019, and thereafter.
(ii) A salary increase shall take effect at the beginning of the elected term of office and may not increase during the term of office.
(2) The county commissioners shall:
(i) provide space for the offices of the State's Attorney and pay the expenses of the office, including general operating expenses, equipment costs, and reasonable costs for secretarial or stenographic needs; or
(ii) as determined by the county commissioners, pay a reasonable allowance to reimburse the State's Attorney for the costs of the operation of the office.
Deputy and assistant State's Attorneys
(c)(1) The State's Attorney:
(i) may appoint two deputy State's Attorneys and the number of assistant State's Attorneys necessary to staff the office; and
(ii) subject to the approval of the county commissioners, shall set the salaries for the deputy and assistant State's Attorneys.
(2)(i) In addition to the assistant State's Attorneys appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if both the State's Attorney and the resident judge of the circuit court of the county consider it necessary and the judge approves, the State's Attorney may appoint an assistant State's Attorney.
(ii) The county commissioners shall set the salary of an assistant State's Attorney appointed under this paragraph.
Private practice of law prohibited
(d) The State's Attorney shall serve full time and may not engage in the private practice of law.

Credits

Added by Acts 2008, c. 15, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 437, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 277, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 278, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 15-407, MD CRIM PROC § 15-407
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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