Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse, Secretary

Maryland Hall of Records
P. 0. Box 828
Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 269-3915

The State House Trust, created by Chapter
199, Acts of 1969, consists of the Governor of
Maryland, the President of the Senate, the Speak-
er of the House of Delegates, and the designee of
the Chairperson of the Maryland Historical
Trust, who act as the trustees. The Trust is to
have supervision over the use of, exhibits in, and
all improvements, alterations, additions, land-
scaping, and repairs to the State House as well as
to the buildings and grounds within the area
known as State Circle in Annapolis. The trustees
may appoint from one to three non-voting associ-
ates who are qualified by experience and interest
in historical preservation. The Trust is to retain
an architectural consultant (Code 1957, Art. 41,
secs. 407-408).

OFFICE OF STATE PROSECUTOR

State Prosecutor: Gerald D. Glass, 1983

Assistant State Prosecutors: Gerald C. Ruter,
Charles B. Frey, Harlan I. Ettinger.

Suite 103
One Investment Place
Towson 21204 Telephone: 321-4067

The Office of the State Prosecutor was created
as an independent unit in the Executive Branch
and for administrative purposes only is within the
Office of the Attorney General.

The State Prosecutor is nominated by the
State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Com-
mission and appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate for a term of
six years.

The State Prosecutor may, on his own initia-
tive, or at the request of the Governor, the Gen-
eral Assembly, the Attorney General, or a State's
Attorney investigate criminal offenses under the
State election laws; criminal offenses under the
State Public Ethics Law; violations of the State
bribery laws in which an official or employee of
the State or of a political subdivision of the State
or of any bicounty or multi-county agency of the
State was the offerer or offeree, or intended
offerer or offeree, of a bribe; offenses constituting

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criminal malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance
in office committed by an officer or employee of
the State or of a political subdivision of the State
or of any bicounty or multi-county agency of the
State; and violations of the State extortion, perju-
ry, and obstruction of justice laws related to any
activity described above. Furthermore, at the re-
quest of either the Governor, Attorney General,
General Assembly, or a State's Attorney the State
Prosecutor may investigate criminal activity con-
ducted or committed partly in this State and
partly in another jurisdiction, or which is con-
ducted or committed in more than one political
subdivision of the State.

If the State Prosecutor finds an alleged viola-
tion, he shall make a confidential report of his
findings, together with any recommendations for
prosecution, to the Attorney General and the
State's Attorney having jurisdiction to prosecute
the matter. However, a report and recommenda-
tions containing allegations of an offense commit-
ted by a State's Attorney need not be made to
that State's Attorney. If the State's Attorney,
within forty-five days after receipt of the State
Prosecutor's findings and recommendations, fails
to file charges and commence prosecution in ac-
cordance with the recommendations, the State
Prosecutor may prosecute these criminal offenses.
However, the State Prosecutor may immediately
prosecute criminal offenses set forth in his report
if alleged to have been committed by the State's
Attorney having jurisdiction over the matter.

If the State Prosecutor finds that no violations
of criminal law have occurred or he does not rec-
ommend prosecution, he shall report his findings
to the person requesting the investigation. At the
request of the person who was the subject of the
investigation, the State Prosecutor's report may
be made available to the public as soon as possi-
ble.

The State Prosecutor shall meet and confer reg-
ularly with the Attorney General and the various
State's Attorneys. To the extent practicable, the
State Prosecutor shall utilize the services and per-
sonnel of the Office of the Attorney General, the
Maryland State Police, and other established
State and law-enforcement agencies. These agen-
cies shall, to the extent feasible, cooperate with
the State Prosecutor (Code 1957, Art. 10, secs.
33A, 33B, 33C; Chapters 499 and 630, Acts of
1978; Chapter 513, sec. 1, Acts of 1979).

STATE PROSECUTOR SELECTION
AND DISABILITIES COMMISSION

Chairperson: Vacancy