HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Harford County - State's Attorney

FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the State's
Attorney of Harford County; and providing that this Act
shall not affect the incumbent.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 40(m)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

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

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact
40.

(m) In Harford County, (1) the State's Attorney's
salary is [$30,000] $42,000. Beginning as of January 1,
1975, the State's Attorney, during his term in office, may
not, except in connection with and in the performance of his
duties as State's Attorney, 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
of this sentence that the State's Attorney may not engage in
the private practice of law in any manner.

(2)  The State's Attorney may appoint a deputy
State's attorney whose salary shall not be less than
$15,000.00 yearly, and he may appoint 5 assistant State's
attorneys whose salaries shall not be less than $10,000.00
yearly, or for those with at least one year's experience,
shall not be less than $12,000 yearly, and such other
assistant State's attorneys and staff personnel as may be
authorized by the county executive and County Council of
Harford County. All such appointees shall serve at the
State's Attorney's pleasure. The salaries and compensation
of such persons shall be provided by the county executive
and County Council of Harford County. The deputy State's
attorney and the assistant State's attorneys shall have the
same legal powers as the State's Attorney to represent the
State before grand juries and in the trial of criminal
proceedings.

(3)  The county government shall pay all
reasonable expenses for the conduct of the office of State's
Attorney.