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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 15-401

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) The State‘s Attorney for a county shall receive:

(i) an annual salary for performing the duties of the office as set forth in the public general laws and the public local laws of the county; and

(ii) an annual payment for office, travel, and other expenses as provided by law and the current practice of the county.

(2) Unless otherwise specified, a county shall pay the salary and expenses in equal monthly installments.

(b) (1) Except for necessary travel and other expenses incurred in trying a case removed to another county, a State’s Attorney may not receive any other compensation for performing the duties of the office.

(2) Any fees to which the State’s Attorney may be entitled shall be:

(i) collected and paid to the governing body of the county; and

(ii) credited to the general fund of the county.