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RECORDED COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BY
PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES, INCLUDING BINDING
ARBITRATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

Approved April 8, 2003.

CHAPTER 45
(House Bill 618)

AN ACT concerning

Charles County - State's Attorney - Authority to Appoint Staff and Set

Salaries

FOR the purpose of authorizing the State's Attorney for Charles County to appoint
deputy State's Attorneys; repealing a provision of law limiting the State's
Attorney to appointing the number of assistant State's Attorneys approved by a
certain Circuit Court judge; requiring that, subject to the approval of the County
Commissioners of Charles County, the State's Attorney shall set the salaries of
deputy State's Attorneys, assistant State's Attorneys, and certain clerical,
administrative, investigative, and other assistants; and generally relating to the
State's Attorney's authority to appoint and set the salaries of the deputy State's
Attorney, assistant State's Attorneys, and clerical, administrative, investigative,
and other assistants in Charles County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 10 - Legal Officials
Section 40(i)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 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.

(i) (1) In Charles County, the State's Attorney's salary shall be 90% of the
salary of a judge of the District Court of Maryland. 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

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