BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, THE APPOINTEE SHALL TAKE THE OATH REQUIRED
BY ARTICLE I, § 9 OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

(D) TERM.

THE DIRECTOR SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE SECRETARY.
(E) COMPENSATION.

THE DIRECTOR IS ENTITLED TO THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE STATE
BUDGET.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of this section are new
language derived without substantive change from former Art. 41, §
4-601(a), except as it related to the establishment of the Division of Parole
and Probation.

Subsection (c) of this section is standard language added to state the
requirement that an individual appointed to any office of profit or trust
' take the oath specified in Md. Constitution, Art. I, § 9.

In subsection (d) of this section, the former reference to the Director's
appointment "for an indefinite term" is deleted as unnecessary. A term that
is not fixed is necessarily indefinite. Also, appointment "for an indefinite
term" is implicit in the reference to serving "at the pleasure of the
Secretary".

In subsection (e) of this section, the reference to the Director's
"compensation" is substituted for the former reference to the Director's
"salary" for accuracy and consistency throughout this article. See General
 Revisor's Note to this article.

Also in subsection (e) of this section, the former reference to the "annual"
State budget is deleted as implicit in the reference to "State budget".
Under Md. Constitution, Art. III, § 52, the Governor is required to submit
and the General Assembly is required to pass during each legislative
session a budget for the next fiscal year.

Defined terms: "Director" § 6-101
"Division" § 6-101
"Secretary" § 1-101

6-106. POWERS OF DIRECTOR

(A) AUTHORIZATION OF EMPLOYEES.

THE DIRECTOR MAY AUTHORIZE PAROLE AND PROBATION EMPLOYEES OF THE
DIVISION TO:

(1) EXECUTE WARRANTS FOR THE RETAKING OF OFFENDERS;

(2) OBTAIN AND EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANTS AS AUTHORIZED UNDER
§ 6-109 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND