HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       3133

records and accounts; and generally relating to the transfer
of the responsibilities and functions of the Anne Arundel
County Assignment Office from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
to the Office of the Director of Assignments of the Circuit
Court in Anne Arundel County.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 2-508

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 7-204(r)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-508.

(A)  IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, THERE IS THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR OF ASSIGNMENTS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.

(B)  THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF ASSIGNMENTS OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT SHALL:

(1)  SCHEDULE ALL CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE CIRCUIT
COURT; AND

(2)  PERFORM ALL OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED BY THE
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE
JUDGES OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

(C)  PURSUANT TO THE MARYLAND RULES, THE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL:

(1)  APPOINT THE DIRECTOR OF ASSIGNMENTS; AND

(2)  SUPERVISE THE FUNCTIONS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF ASSIGNMENTS.

(D)  (1) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY SHALL PAY ALL EXPENSES OF THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR AND THE OFFICE OF ASSIGNMENTS OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INCLUDING THE SALARY AND
EXPENSES FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ASSIGNMENTS EXCLUDING SALARY AND
FRINGE BENEFITS FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF ASSIGNMENTS.