Section 15-401 - Compensation - In general. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-401. Compensation - In general.
 

(a)  Salary; expenses.-  

(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)  Other compensation prohibited.-  

(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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 10, § 40(a), (y); 2008, ch. 15, § 2.]