HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1991

or problem is under consideration may not participate in the
consideration or decision of such matter without the
permission of such person; and a provision that twelve
members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the
concurrence of nine members is required to take any action
authorized by this section. The board may recommend
disciplinary action against any member of the Department
whose conduct before the board violates any Departmental
rule.

16-13.

In any case, civil or criminal, where a police officer
of the Baltimore City Police Department is charged with the
Commission of any wrong, in consequence of an act done in
the course of his official duty, the Police Commissioner
may, when in his sole judgment the best interest of the
public, and/or the Department, and/or the police officer so
charged would appear to warrant it, expend any funds under
his control and jurisdiction which may have been
appropriated either by the City Council of Baltimore or by
the General Assembly of Maryland for the express purpose of
reimbursing such officers for legal expenses incurred in
defending against such charges; and provided further that
said Police Commissioner is authorized to expend for this
purpose any other funds, not restricted to specific uses and
purposes, which said Police Commissioner may have under his
jurisdiction and control, through not appropriated either by
the City Council of Baltimore or by the General Assembly of
Maryland. [No such fees or expenses shall be paid by the
Commissioner until the Attorney General has approved the
same for payment.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed, amended, or
enacted to read as follows;

Article 32A — Department of Law

2.

The Attorney General has general charge, supervision
and direction of the legal business of the State, except, as
provided in § 12 of this article and any other provision of
law. The Attorney General, his deputies, and his assistants
shall perform the duties now or hereafter prescribed by the
Constitution and laws of this State., In addition, the
Attorney General shall be the legal adviser and
representative of and perform all legal work for the

Board of supervisors of elections of Baltimore City,
The board of liquor commissioners of Baltimore City,
[The police commissioner of Baltimore City,]
The Sheriff of Baltimore City,
and all other boards, commissions, departments, officers or
institutions of the State government, except as provided- in
§ 12 of this article, or as otherwise provided by law.