ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

(1)     For fiscal year [2004] 2007, at a rate not to exceed $2.50;

(2)     For fiscal year [2005] 2008, at a rate not to exceed $5.00; and

(3)     For fiscal year [2006] 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, at a rate
of $10.

(c) Unless the Administrative Office of the Courts and a county agree
otherwise, the county may not decrease the net usable square footage allocated to the
clerk of the circuit court for the county below the net usable square footage allotted for
fiscal year 2002.

2-512.

(a)     Each circuit court judge shall have one law clerk, to be employed by the
State.

(b)     The budget for the Administrative Office of the Courts shall include funds
to employ one law clerk for each circuit court judge.

(C) (1) EACH COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY SHALL REIMBURSE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS FOR 25% OF THE SALARY AND OTHER
EXPENSES TO EMPLOY ONE LAW CLERK FOR EACH CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN THE
COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY.

(2) THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
CREDITED TO A SPECIAL FUND, TO BE USED ONLY TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO EMPLOY
LAW CLERKS FOR EACH CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

13-604.

(a) The Administrator [may] SHALL establish a surcharge [not to exceed $5]
OF $20 for each type of recordable instrument to be recorded among the land records
and the financing statement records.

Article - Correctional Services

8-304.

(a)     Expenditures under this section shall be made in accordance with an
appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the State budget.

(b)      [(1)] The Department shall include in its annual operating [and capital
budget requests] BUDGET REQUEST an itemized list of requests for the use of money
from the Fund.

[(2) The list shall include a brief description of each project, an estimate
of its cost, and the benefits to be derived.]

(c)      [(1) Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not
substitute for any amounts designated in the State budget for assistance to State and
local jurisdictions for law enforcement and correctional training purposes.

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