Ch. 196

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act is
contingent on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 4 of
Chapter 459 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994. If that termination provision
takes effect, Section 1 of this Act shall be void. This Act may not be interpreted to have
any effect on that termination provision.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1996.                                                                                                     

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 196
(House Bill 187)

AN ACT concerning

District Court - Coordinator of Commissioner Activity

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Chief Judge of the District Court to appoint a
coordinator of commissioner activity; providing for the personnel classification and
compensation of the coordinator of commissioner activity; and generally relating to
the coordinator of commissioner activity of the District Court.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-601 and 2-602
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1995 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

2-601.

(a)     There shall be a chief clerk of the District Court, [4] FOUR assistant chief
clerks, a supervising auditor, A COORDINATOR OF COMMISSIONER ACTIVITY, a chief
administrative clerk in each district, a clerk in each county, and other clerical and
administrative employees necessary to conduct the business of the court.

(b)     Except as provided in § 2-602 of this subtitle or otherwise by law, the clerical,
administrative, and constabular employees of the District Court shall be appointed by the
Chief Judge of the District Court on the recommendation of the administrative judge for
the district and shall be in the classified service of the State Personnel Management
System.

2-602.

(a) The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, [ and] the supervising auditor, AND

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