WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 379

CHAPTER 379
(House Bill 698)

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County - State's Attorney's Employees - County Merit System

FOR the purpose of providing that individuals employed as administrative support staff
in the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's office are in the St. Mary's County merit
system; specifying that attorneys and investigators in that office serve at the
pleasure of the State's Attorney; clarifying the effect of this Act on current and
future staff; and generally relating to the State's Attorney's staff in St. Mary's
County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 10 - Legal Officials
Section 40(s)(2) and (3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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

Article 10 - Legal Officials

40.

(s) (2) (I) THE STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY APPOINT ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT STAFF AS NECESSARY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE OFFICE.

(II)     ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS ARE IN THE ST.
MARY'S COUNTY MERIT SYSTEM.

(III)   The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County shall make
provisions for all [secretaries] ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF, independent office
facilities, office equipment, supplies and books, and any other items necessary for the
operation of the State's Attorney's office.

(3) (I) The State's Attorney may appoint a deputy State's Attorney, two
or more assistant State's Attorneys and one or more investigators.

(II)     The deputy State's Attorney, the assistant State's Attorneys and
the investigators may be part-time or full-time employees AND SHALL SERVE AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY.

(III)   The County Commissioners shall make available to the State's
Attorney an annual sum from which [he] THE STATE'S ATTORNEY shall appropriate
salaries for the deputy State's Attorney, the assistant State's Attorneys and the
investigators.

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