Section 6-108 - Additional powers and duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-108. Additional powers and duties.
 

(a)  Powers.- The Attorney General or any Deputy Attorney General or assistant Attorney General whom the Attorney General designates may: 

(1) become a member of an organization of attorneys general of other states or their deputies or assistants and, as provided in the State budget, contribute to the expenses of the organization; and 

(2) use the services of the Council of State Governments and, as provided in the State budget, contribute to the cost of the services. 

(b)  Annual report.-  

(1) On January 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the Governor. 

(2) The annual report shall: 

(i) describe the business and proceedings of the Office during the preceding calendar year; 

(ii) include an itemized statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Attorney General during the preceding fiscal year; and 

(iii) include any recommendations that the Attorney General considers appropriate. 

(c)  Required records.- The Attorney General shall keep the following records until they are disposed of in accordance with § 10-639 of this article: 

(1) a copy of the pleadings in each suit, action, or other proceeding of which the Office has charge; 

(2) a complete and current docket of those proceedings; 

(3) a copy of each written opinion that the Office issues; and 

(4) an abstract of each title that the Office examines or has examined. 

(d)  Publications.- The Attorney General annually shall have published, in bound volume: 

(1) the opinions that the Office issued during the preceding calendar year; and 

(2) the annual report for that preceding calendar year. 

(e)  Filing and indexing.-  

(1) The papers of the Office shall be filed in its offices until disposed of in accordance with § 10-639 of this article. 

(2) The papers and books of the Office shall be indexed so that they are readily accessible. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 32A, §§ 4, 7, 8, 10; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1993, ch. 114.]