WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 43

40.

(i) (1) In Charles County, the State's Attorney's salary
shall be 90 percent of the salary of a judge of the District
Court of Maryland. A salary increase shall take effect at the
beginning of the elected term of office and may not increase
during that term of office. In addition to the compensation
provided for in this section, the State's Attorney shall be
entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses during his
performance of duties, subject to the approval of the County
Commissioners. Except in connection with and in performance of
duties as State's Attorney, while in office the State's Attorney
shall serve full time and may not appear as counsel or represent
any party professionally before any court, board, commission, or
agency of this State or of any of its political subdivisions, or
otherwise engage in the private practice of law.

(2)  The State's Attorney may appoint a deputy State's
Attorney. The deputy State's Attorney shall serve full time and
may not engage in the private practice of law. The salary of the
deputy State's Attorney SHALL BE SET BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AND may not exceed [85 percent of] the salary of the State's
Attorney[, as the County Commissioners may deem proper].

(3)  The State's Attorney may appoint assistant
State's Attorneys in the number approved by the senior resident
circuit court judge for Charles County. The assistant State's
Attorneys may serve either part time or full time. An assistant
State's Attorney may not engage in the private practice of
criminal law. The salary of each assistant attorney SHALL BE SET
BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND may not exceed [75 percent of]
the salary of the State's Attorney[, as the County Commissioners
may deem proper].

(4)  The deputy State's Attorney and the assistant
State's Attorneys shall serve at the pleasure of the State's
Attorney and shall perform such work as may be directed by the
State's Attorney, or as authorized by law, and may present cases
to the grand juries, sign indictments and criminal informations,
and perform other functions necessary and proper to the operation
of the office.

(5)  The State's Attorney may appoint clerical,
administrative, investigative, and other assistants as the
State's Attorney deems necessary for the proper conduct of the
office. The salaries for these positions shall be subject to the
approval of the County Commissioners. The employees shall be
entitled to all benefits received by county employees.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

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