The Attorney General is elected by the people for a term of four years (Const., Art. V, sec. 1). There
is no limit on the number of consecutive terms which an Attorney General may serve. The Attorney General
must be a citizen of the State and a qualified voter and must have resided and practiced law in Maryland
for a period of at least ten years prior to election. The date on which the Attorney General rakes office is
not specified by law but customarily occurs on December 20 following the election. The Attorney General
receives an annual salary of $72,500. The Attorney General heads the Office of the Attorney General,
formerly known as the State Law Department, which was established in 1916 (Chapter 560, Acts of
1916).

The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, and
to all departments, boards, and commissions of the State, except the Human Relations and Public Service
Commissions, whose counsel is appointed by the Governor, and the State Ethics Commission, which
appoints its own counsel. The Attorney General and assistants represent the State in all matters in which
the interests of the State are involved. This includes litigation in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the Circuit Courts and District Court of Maryland, the Supreme
Court of the United States, the United States Circuit Courts and the United States District Courts. The
Attorney General's Office represents the Clerks of Court, the Registers ofWills, the Sheriffs, and the State's
Attorneys of the counties and Baltimore City The Office does not represent the charter or noncharter
counties, the County Boards of Education, the Boards of Supervisors of Elections (except in Baltimore
City), or such other boards or officials of the counties that employ their own counsel. The Attorney General
may render an opinion on any legal subject or matter upon the request of the Governor, the General
Assembly (or either house thereof), or any department or agency of the State.

The administrative rules and regulations promulgated by any State officer or agency must be submitted
to the Attorney General for review before they may become effective. The Office is responsible for
enforcement of the State Securities Act, and for the Division of Consumer Protection and the Antitrust
Division. It also directs the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit which investigates and prosecutes provider fraud.

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Dennis M. Sweeney, Deputy Attorney General 576-6336 The Deputy Attorney General oversees four Divisions: Civil, Asbestos Litigation, Criminal In- vestigations, and Educational Affairs. The Deputy Attorney General also is responsible for in-house Education and Training, and the assistant attorneys general assigned to the Department of Agriculture; Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning; De- partment of Health and Mental Hygiene; Depart- ment of Human Resources; Department of Licensing and Regulation; Department of Person- nel; Department of Public Safety and Correctional

Services; Commissioners of the State Accident Fund; Office on Aging; State Department of As- sessments and Taxation; Maryland Automobile In- surance Fund; State Lottery Agency; Subsequent Injury Fund; State Treasurer; and Uninsured Em- ployers Fund. CIVIL DIVISION Ralph S. Tyler, Chief of Litigation 7 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD 21202 576-6300 Within the Civil Division are the assistant attor- neys general who are assigned to civil litigation,