BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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extortion laws; and generally dealing with the office
of State Prosecutor.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 10 — Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 33B(a) and (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 33B(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 10 — Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

33B.

(a) The State Prosecutor has the duties, powers, and
responsibilities set forth in this section.

(b) Except with respect to offenses alleged to be
committed by himself or members of his staff, he may, on his
own initiative, or at the request of the Governor, the
Attorney General, the General Assembly, or a State's
attorney, investigate:

(1) Criminal offenses under the State election

laws;

(2)    Criminal offenses under the State conflict
of interest laws;

(3)    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 MULTICOUNTY
AGENCY OF THE STATE was the offeror or offeree, or intended
offeror or offeree, of a bribe; [and]

(4)    Offenses constituting 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 MULTICOUNTY
AGENCY OF THE STATE. Any person who is advised by the State
Prosecutor that he is under investigation may, at his
discretion, release this information including any results
pertaining to him to the public[.]; AND

(5) VIOLATIONS OF THE STATE EXTORTION