Ch. 691 LAWS OF MARYLAND

repealing a certain limit on the Charles County deputy State's Attorney's salary
for a certain period of time; providing that this Act does not apply to the salary or
compensation of the incumbent State's Attorney for Charles County; and
generally relating to the salaries for the Office of the State's Attorney for Charles
County.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 40(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments.

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 40(i)(l) and (2)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

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

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

40.

(a) The State's Attorneys in the several counties of the State shall receive
annually the respective salaries set forth for performing the duties required of them by
their respective public local laws and by the public general laws, and such expenses as
are provided by law and by the current practice in the several counties. The State's
Attorneys shall receive annual payments for office, traveling and other expenses. All
payments for salaries and expenses shall be made by the respective counties in equal
monthly installments unless otherwise specified. The salaries and expenses are as
follows:

(i) (1) In Charles County, the State's Attorney's salary shall be 90 percent of
the salary of a judge of the District Court of Maryland AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S TERM AND SHALL BE INCREASED 4.5 PERCENT FOR
EACH YEAR FOR THE YEARS 1992, 1993, AND 1994. [A salary increase shall take
effect at the beginning of the elected term of office and may not increase during that
term of office.] In addition to the compensation provided for in this section, the State's
Attorney shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses during his
performance of duties, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners. Except in
connection with and in performance of duties as State's Attorney, while in office the
State's Attorney shall serve full time and may not appear as counsel or represent any
party professionally before any court, board, commission, or agency of this State or of
any of its political subdivisions, or otherwise engage in the private practice of law.

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