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§ 2-116. Legal counsel

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEconomic DevelopmentEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Economic Development (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Secretary of Commerce and Department of Commerce [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Secretary of Commerce (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Office of the Secretary (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Economic Development, § 2-116
§ 2-116. Legal counsel
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to a unit under the jurisdiction of the Department to the extent that the unit is authorized by law to employ its own legal counsel.
Attorney General as legal adviser
(b) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Department.
Assignment of assistants
(c) The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General that are authorized by law for the Department and its units.
Counsel
(d)(1) The Attorney General shall designate one of the assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department as counsel to the Department and may not reassign that individual without consulting with the Secretary.
(2) The counsel may only:
(i) advise the Secretary, the Maryland Economic Development Commission, and any other official of the Department as they require;
(ii) supervise the other assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department; and
(iii) perform for the Department the other duties that the Attorney General assigns.
(3) The other assistant Attorneys General shall perform for the Department the other duties that the Attorney General assigns.

Credits

Added by Acts 2008, c. 306, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 141, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
MD Code, Economic Development, § 2-116, MD ECON DEV § 2-116
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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