Section 4-108 - Number and compensation of staff of registers of wills. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-108. Number and compensation of staff of registers of wills.
 

(a)  In general.- The Comptroller shall set the number and compensation of assistant clerks or deputies employed by each register of wills. 

(b)  Certification.- Compensation from an account for services of an assistant clerk, deputy, or other individual who performs any of the duties pertaining to the office of a register of wills may not be allowed until the individual certifies under oath that: 

(1) the services have been performed; 

(2) the individual has received, for personal use and benefit, the full sum to be charged to the account; 

(3) the individual has not paid, deposited, or assigned, or contracted to pay, deposit, or assign, any part of the compensation to the use of another; and 

(4) the individual, directly or indirectly, has not paid or given, or contracted to pay or give, a reward or compensation for the office or employment or its emoluments. 

(c)  Salary increases.- The Comptroller shall increase the salary of each of the nonelected employees in the offices of the registers of wills commensurate with the increases granted to State employees generally. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 19, § 26A; 1997, ch. 31, § 1.]