Ch. 617                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1269

CHAPTER 617
(House Bill 1243)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 40(q) of Article 10 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact," subtitle "State's
Attorney," to provide for a salary to be paid to the State's Attorney in Prince
George's County commensurate to that of a Circuit Court Judge in Prince
George's County; and to allow the appointment of one additional senior
assistant State's Attorney in Prince George's County.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 40(q) of Article 10 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Attorneys at
Law and Attorneys in Fact," subtitle "State's Attorney," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

40.

(q) In Prince George's County (1) the State's Attorney's salary shall be
[thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500) per annum.] EQUAL TO
THE SALARY OF THE CIRCUIT JUDGES OF THE SEVERAL COURTS
OF THE EIGHT JUDICIAL CIRCUITS. The State's Attorney, during his term
of office, shall not, except in connection with and in the performance of his duties
as such State's Attorney, appear as counsel or represent any party professionally
before any court, magistrate, board, commission or agency of this State or any
county or political subdivision of this State. It is intended by the provisions herein
that the State's Attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law in any
matter whatsoever.

(2) The State's Attorney may appoint one deputy State's attorney and eighteen
full-time assistant State's attorneys. The salary of the deputy State's attorney shall
be at such compensation, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per
annum as the State's Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the county on the
certification of the State's Attorney to the county executive and County Council.
The salary of the eighteen full-time assistant State's attorneys shall be at such
compensation, not exceeding twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500)
per annum each, as the State's Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the
county on the certification of the State's Attorney to the county executive and
County Council. In addition to the deputy State's attorney and the eighteen
assistant State's attorneys, the State's Attorney may appoint one principal
assistant State's attorney and [three] FOUR senior assistant State's attorneys.
The salary of the principal assistant State's attorney shall be at such compensation,
not exceeding twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500), as the State's
Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the county on the certification of the
State's Attorney to the county executive and County Council. The salary of the
[three] FOUR senior assistant State's attorneys shall be at such compensation,
not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per annum each as the State's
Attorney may deem proper, to be paid by the county on the certification of the
State's Attorney to the county executive and County Council. The deputy State's
attorney, the principal assistant State's attorney, the three senior assistant State's
attorneys, and the eighteen full-time assistant State's attorneys, during their terms
of office shall not, except in connection with and in the performance of their duties
as such deputy, principal assistant State's attorney, senior assistant State's
attorneys and assistant State's attorneys, appear as counsel or represent any party
professionally before any court, board, commission or agency of this State or any
county or political subdivision of this State. It is intended by the provisions herein