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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 201

Attorney may appoint clerical, administrative, investigative
and other assistants as in his judgment may be necessary for
the proper conduct of his office. (7) The State's Attorney
may from time to time, if considered necessary, with the
approval of the senior judge of the Circuit Court for Anne
Arundel County, appoint a temporary assistant State's
attorney for a particular case or series of cases and may
fix the compensation.]

(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 17 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 $35,000 $32,500.

(I) THE DEPUTY STATE'S ATTORNEYS SHALL
SERVE FULL TIME AND BE PRECLUDED FROM THE PRIVATE PRACTICE
OF CRIMINAL LAW.

(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 16 5 ASSISTANT STATE'S
ATTORNEYS SHALL BE SET BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY AND MAY NOT

exceed $30,000 $27,500 ANNUALLY AS THE STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY

CONSIDER PROPER AND THEY SHALL SERVE FULL TIME, AND THEY
SHALL BE PRECLUDED FROM THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL
LAW.

(II)  THE SALARY OF 11 ASSISTANT STATE'S
ATTORNEYS SHALL BE WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY BUT IN NO EVENT EXCEED $25,000 ANNUALLY AS THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY CONSIDER PROPER, AND THEY SHALL SERVE
FULL TIME BUT BE PRECLUDED FROM THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF
CRIMINAL LAW.

(II)(III) THE SALARY OF ONE ASSISTANT
STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL BE WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY BUT IN NO EVENT EXCEED $25,000 22,500
ANNUALLY AS THE STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY CONSIDER PROPER, AND HE
SHALL SERVE PART TIME BUT BE PRECLUDED FROM THE PRIVATE
PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL LAW.