Section 3-307 - Complaints against civil or military officers. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-307. Complaints against civil or military officers.
 

(a)  Governor's authority - Investigation of complaint.- On the filing of a complaint against a civil or military officer who may be suspended or removed from office by the Governor, the Governor: 

(1) shall provide to the respondent: 

(i) a copy of the complaint; and 

(ii) notice of the time when the Governor shall hear the complaint; 

(2) may summon any witness to testify concerning the complaint, pay the witness a fee of $1 a day for attending, and reimburse the witness for travel expenses incurred in testifying; 

(3) may designate one or more individuals to attend on the Governor's behalf any part of any hearing that relates to the establishment of the facts of the complaint; and 

(4) may order either party or the State to pay any costs of the proceeding. 

(b)  Governor's authority - Enforcement of orders.- The Governor, in the same manner as a court of the State, may enforce: 

(1) the attendance of a witness summoned under subsection (a)(2) of this section; or 

(2) an order under subsection (a)(4) of this section for payment of costs by a party or the State. 

(c)  Payment of costs by State.- If the State is ordered to pay costs under subsection (a)(4) of this section, the Comptroller shall issue a warrant to the Treasurer to pay the costs. 
 

[2004, ch. 26, § 2.]