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§ 2-203. Deputy secretary

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Department of State Police (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Organization and Administration of Department (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-203
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 88B, § 16
§ 2-203. Deputy secretary
Currentness
Designation
(a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may designate without examination one police employee holding the highest commissioned rank to be deputy secretary.
Term
(b) The deputy secretary serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.
Salary
(c) The deputy secretary:
(1) is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget; but
(2) may not be paid in accordance with § 2-405 of this title.
Authority, responsibility, and duties
(d)(1) The deputy secretary has the authority, responsibility, and duties assigned by the Secretary.
(2) Whenever the Secretary is absent from the State or incapacitated, the deputy secretary has, until the Secretary returns or is no longer incapacitated, all of the powers and duties conferred by law on the Secretary.
Effect of termination
(e) After the Secretary terminates a designation as deputy secretary, the individual:
(1) returns to the rank held before designation as deputy secretary; and
(2) shall then be paid in accordance with § 2-405 of this title.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-203, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 2-203
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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