Section 15-109 - Interim State's Attorney. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]