2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 15 - OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Duties and Powers
Section 15-109 - Interim State's Attorney.
§ 15-109. Interim State's Attorney.
(a) Power to appoint.- If necessary due to an absence, sickness, resignation, or death of a State's Attorney, the circuit court for the county may appoint a competent individual to perform the duties of the State's Attorney in conducting criminal or civil cases arising or pending in the circuit court until:
(1) the State's Attorney is able to attend and act in person; or
(2) a new State's Attorney is appointed and qualified.
(b) Compensation.- An individual appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall receive the same compensation as the State's Attorney who is replaced.
[An. Code 1957, art. 10, § 41; 2008, ch. 15, § 2.]
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