HARRY HUGHES, Governor

777

BY adding to

Article 10 - Attorneys At Law and Attorneys In Fact

Section 40(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1978 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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

40.

[(c) In Anne Arundel County, (1) the State's
Attorney's salary shall be equal to the salary of a circuit
judge of the eight judicial circuits. The State's Attorney,
during his term of office, may not appear, except in
connection with and in performance of his duties as State's
Attorney, 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 that the State's Attorney may not engage in the
private practice of law. (2) The State's Attorney may
appoint two deputy State's attorneys, and 16 assistant
State's attorneys who shall serve at his pleasure. (3) The
annual salary of the deputy State's attorneys shall be
within the discretion of the State's Attorney, but in no
event exceed $30,000. (4) The annual salaries of the
assistant State's attorneys shall be within the discretion
of the State's Attorney but in no event exceed the amounts
specified below in the various classifications: (i) The
salary of five assistant State's attorneys shall be set by
the State's Attorney and may not exceed $27,500 annually as
the State's Attorney may consider proper and they shall
serve full time and, except in connection with and in
performance of their duties as assistant State's attorneys,
may not 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. The five assistant State's attorneys may not engage
in the private practice of law. (ii) The salary of nine
assistant State's attorneys, who shall serve full time,
shall be set by the State's Attorney and may not exceed
$22,500 annually as the State's Attorney may consider
proper. (iii) The salary of two assistant State's
attorneys, who shall serve full time or part time as the
State's Attorney shall designate, shall be set by the
State's Attorney and may not exceed $18,500 annually as the
State's Attorney may consider proper. (5) The State's
Attorney may appoint one administrative assistant whose
salary shall be set by the County Council of Anne Arundel
County but not less than $10,000 annually. (6) The State's