Section 14-103 - State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-103. State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission. 

(b)  Membership.- The Commission consists of: 

(1) the Attorney General; and 

(2) six individuals appointed by the Governor as follows: 

(i) two individuals shall be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the President of the Senate: 

1. only one of the individuals appointed shall be a lawyer; and 

2. none of the nominees may be a member of the General Assembly or a full-time State employee; 

(ii) two individuals shall be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Delegates: 

1. only one of the individuals appointed shall be a lawyer; and 

2. none of the nominees may be a member of the General Assembly or a full-time State employee; 

(iii) one individual who: 

1. shall be appointed from a list of one or more nominees submitted by the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association; and 

2. is a lawyer admitted to practice law in the State; and 

(iv) one individual who: 

1. shall be appointed from a list of one or more nominees submitted by the governing board of the Maryland State's Attorneys Association; and 

2. is a State's Attorney at the time of appointment and throughout the individual's term on the Commission. 

(c)  Appointment.-  

(1) The Governor shall appoint the members of the Commission from the nominees submitted to the Governor under this section. 

(2) The Governor may reject an individual as a nominee only for cause. 

(3) If the Governor rejects an individual as a nominee, the Governor shall request the appropriate nominating authority to submit another nominee. 

(d)  Tenure.-  

(1) The term of an appointed member is 4 years. 

(2) The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms in effect for members on October 1, 2008. 

(3) An appointed member serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(4) An appointed member is eligible for reappointment. 

(e)  Chair.- From among the members, the Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission for the period that the Governor determines. 

(f)  Vacancies.- A vacancy that occurs on the Commission shall be filled by the Governor in the same manner as provided for appointments in this section. 

(g)  Compensation and reimbursement for expenses.- A member of the Commission: 

(1) may not receive compensation for serving on the Commission; but 

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 
 

[SG § 9-1211; 2008, ch. 15, § 2.]