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§ 7. State's attorneys

West's Annotated Code of MarylandConstitution of Maryland Adopted by Convention of 1867

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Constitution of Maryland Adopted by Convention of 1867
Article V. Attorney-General and State's Attorneys
MD Constitution, Art. 5, § 7
§ 7. State's attorneys
There shall be an Attorney for the State in each county and the City of Baltimore, to be styled “The State's Attorney”, who shall be elected by the voters thereof, respectively, and shall hold his office for four years from the first Monday in January next ensuing his election, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified; and shall be re-eligible thereto, and be subject to removal therefrom, for incompetency, willful neglect of duty, or misdemeanor in office, on conviction in a Court of Law, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General.

Credits

Acts 1956, c. 99, ratified Nov. 6, 1956; Acts 1977, c. 681, ratified Nov. 7, 1978.
MD Constitution, Art. 5, § 7, MD CONST Art. 5, § 7
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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