WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 524

County may not be compensated by Talbot County; providing
that Talbot County may enter into an agreement to reimburse
certain governmental bodies or agencies for the services of
a person ordinarily employed by that governmental body or
agency who also serves as a special assistant State's
Attorney for Talbot County; and generally relating to
special assistant State's Attorneys for Talbot County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 40(u)(5)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

40.

(u) In Talbot County,

(5) (i) The State's Attorney for Talbot County may

appoint special assistant State's Attorneys as the State's

Attorney for Talbot County deems necessary to serve in an
investigation or a case.

(ii) [The] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE compensation for a
special assistant State's Attorney who is appointed under
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be paid by the Talbot
County Council in the form and amount authorized by order of the
Talbot County Circuit Court.

(iii) A person who serves on a temporary basis
as a special assistant State's Attorney for Talbot County may not
be considered as holding an office for profit.

(iv) A person may not be considered to have
vacated any public office or employment in another State's
Attorney's office by virtue of the person's service on a
temporary basis as a special assistant State's Attorney for
Talbot County.

[(v) A person who serves as a special assistant
State's Attorney for Talbot County may not receive compensation
as an employee of any other State's Attorney's office, the Office
of the Attorney General, or the Office of the State Prosecutor.]

- 3475 -