A. At the regular June meeting of the several boards of supervisors preceding a general election, the boards shall fix the salaries of constables to be elected for the four-year period commencing on the first day of the following January.

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B. In precincts with an average of one hundred or fewer documents served per year by a constable over the previous four years, as reported on the constable standardized daily activity logs, a constable is entitled to receive an annual salary of not more than $20,000.

C. In precincts with an average of more than one hundred documents served per year by a constable over the previous four years, as reported on the constable standardized daily activity logs, the constables shall be paid as follows:

1. In precincts with five thousand or fewer registered voters, annual salaries of not more than $20,000.

2. In precincts with more than five thousand registered voters but fewer than ten thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not more than $30,000.

3. In precincts with ten thousand or more registered voters but fewer than twelve thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $36,000 or more than $45,000.

4. In precincts with twelve thousand or more registered voters but fewer than sixteen thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $41,000 or more than $56,000.

5. In precincts with sixteen thousand or more registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $55,000 or more than $75,000.

D. The board of supervisors shall determine, subject to subsections B and C of this section, the salary of a constable appointed to fill a vacancy caused otherwise than by expiration of the term. This subsection does not authorize an increase or decrease in the salary during the term of office of a constable appointed to fill a vacancy.

E. The board of supervisors shall withhold a constable’s salary during the time that a constable is suspended from performing the constable’s duties without pay pursuant to section 22-137.

F. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Registered voter" means a qualified elector of a precinct who is registered on June 1 of each year.

2. "Standardized daily activity log" means a log of a constable’s work-related activities, including all of the following:

(a) A listing of all processes served.

(b) The number of processes attempted to be served by case number.

(c) The names of the plaintiffs and defendants.

(d) The names and addresses of the persons to be served except as otherwise precluded by law.

(e) The date of process.

(f) The daily mileage.