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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-313 - General Consideration

    (a)    The sheriff and deputy sheriffs of a county shall:        (1)    Receive the annual salaries provided by this part for performing the duties required of them by the Constitution and the laws of this State; and        (2)    Be reimbursed for expenses as provided by law.    (b)    (1)    A deputy sheriff shall perform the duties incidental to the office as are assigned by the sheriff.        (2)    All deputy sheriffs’ salaries shall be paid at least once each month.    (c)    The government of each county shall:        (1)    Furnish an office for the sheriff;        (2)    Pay the necessary expenses for telephones, stationery, and other purposes; and        (3)    Unless otherwise provided by law, provide for:            (i)    The necessary traveling expenses of the sheriff for conveying prisoners to any penal institution in the State; and            (ii)    Other necessary traveling expenses.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-315 - Anne Arundel County

    (a)    This section applies only in Anne Arundel County.    (b)    The Sheriff of Anne Arundel County shall receive an annual salary of:        (1)    $128,657 for calendar year 2014; and        (2)    $133,000 for calendar year 2015 and each subsequent calendar year.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff shall appoint deputies at a salary as provided by the County Council of Anne Arundel County.        (2)    The Sheriff may appoint a chief deputy who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.    (d)    Employees in the Sheriff’s Office shall be in the county merit system.    (e)    In case of emergency, the Sheriff may temporarily deputize any able–bodied citizen to assist the Sheriff in carrying out the duties of the Sheriff’s Office.    (f)    The Sheriff and the deputies whose duties require the use of automobiles shall be furnished at no expense with suitable automobiles and any necessary maintenance, repairs, or upkeep by the County Council.    (g)    (1)    The Sheriff may appoint part–time deputies as provided in the county budget.        (2)    A part–time deputy appointed under this subsection may not work more than 24 hours per week.        (3)    The Sheriff may set the rate of pay for a part–time deputy.        (4)    A part–time deputy appointed under this subsection is not eligible for any benefits that are provided to county employees, including pension benefits, unless approved by the County Council.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-319 - Caroline County

    (a)    This section applies only in Caroline County.    (b)    The Sheriff of Caroline County shall receive an annual salary equal to 80% of the annual salary of the State’s Attorney for Caroline County.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff may appoint:            (i)    Deputy sheriffs and other personnel in accordance with the county budget; and            (ii)    A chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.        (2)    The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-320 - Carroll County

    (a)    This section applies only in Carroll County.    (b)    The Sheriff of Carroll County shall receive an annual salary of:        (1)    $90,000 beginning December 1, 2014;        (2)    $100,000 beginning December 4, 2018; and        (3)    $110,000 beginning December 3, 2019, and thereafter.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff may employ the number of personnel necessary for the proper execution of the duties of office.        (2)    Personnel shall receive the compensation set by the County Commissioners of Carroll County.    (d)    (1)    Personnel employed by the Sheriff:            (i)    Shall be placed on a probationary status; and            (ii)    May be dismissed by the Sheriff for any reason.        (2)    After the probationary period, personnel may only be disciplined or dismissed for just cause:            (i)    In accordance with the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, if the employee’s rights are covered under this bill of rights; or            (ii)    In accordance with the personnel rules and regulations of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, if the employee’s rights are not covered under the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.    (e)    Except for an appeal taken pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, an appeal by an aggrieved party shall be taken to the Circuit Court for Carroll County.    (f)    The Sheriff may also appoint a chief deputy and a warden who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.    (g)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Sheriff may appoint special deputy sheriffs who are:            (i)    Members of the police force of a Carroll County municipal corporation;            (ii)    Selected by the chief of police of the municipal corporation; and            (iii)    Verified by the chief of police of the municipal corporation as having achieved at least the minimum level of training for police duties in a municipality as designated by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.        (2)    The appointment of special deputy sheriffs under paragraph (1) of this subsection is subject to the following conditions:            (i)    The Sheriff may assign the duties of special deputies;            (ii)    The Sheriff may terminate the appointment of a special deputy sheriff at will or on completion of the assignment for which the special deputy was appointed;            (iii)    A special deputy sheriff shall remain an employee of the municipal corporation for the purpose of unemployment insurance or employee benefits; and            (iv)    The Sheriff’s liability insurance coverage within its terms shall be provided to a special deputy sheriff under this section only when the special deputy is acting within the special deputy’s official duties.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-323 - Dorchester County

    (a)    This section applies only in Dorchester County.    (b)    (1)    The Sheriff of Dorchester County shall receive an annual salary equal to 80% of the annual salary of the State’s Attorney for Dorchester County.        (2)    The Sheriff shall be allowed the actual operating costs of the Sheriff’s Office, including the maintenance of automobiles.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.        (2)    If an employee of the Sheriff’s Office is appointed as chief deputy sheriff and is subsequently removed from the chief deputy sheriff’s position for other than cause, the person may resume the employment status held prior to the appointment to the chief deputy sheriff’s position.        (3)    The chief deputy sheriff shall:            (i)    Perform all duties assigned by the Sheriff; and            (ii)    If the Sheriff is temporarily incapacitated or there is a vacancy in the office of the Sheriff, perform all legal functions of the Sheriff.        (4)    If the Sheriff becomes incapacitated and the position of chief deputy sheriff is vacant, the County Council of Dorchester County shall appoint an acting chief deputy sheriff to serve until the Sheriff is reactivated or replaced.        (5)    The County Council shall approve the salary of the chief deputy sheriff.    (d)    (1)    The Sheriff may appoint probationary deputy sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, investigators, communications officers, secretaries, supervisors, administrators, and other staff as approved in the county budget.        (2)    The County Council shall approve the salaries for all staff appointed by the Sheriff.        (3)    The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.    (e)    The County Council may include in the merit system of the county the employees of the Sheriff’s Office.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-325 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-325 - Garrett County

    (a)    This section applies only in Garrett County.    (b)    (1)    The Sheriff of Garrett County shall receive an annual salary of:            (i)    $28,250 for calendar year 1991;            (ii)    $30,500 for calendar year 1992;            (iii)    $32,750 for calendar year 1993;            (iv)    $35,000 for calendar year 1994; and            (v)    For each subsequent year, the salary set by the County Commissioners of Garrett County in accordance with Chapter 91 of the Public Local Laws of Garrett County.        (2)    The Sheriff is entitled to a sum set by the County Commissioners, for expenses.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff shall employ:            (i)    Deputies as needed, within the budgetary limits, at salaries of at least $5,200 each, one of whom shall act as warden of the jail; and            (ii)    A matron for the jail, who shall also perform clerical duties, at the salary set by the Sheriff.        (2)    The Sheriff may employ additional special deputies whose compensation shall be approved by the County Commissioners.    (d)    (1)    The Sheriff and the deputy sheriffs shall be allowed extra car mileage and out–of–county mileage at the rate of 14 cents per mile.        (2)    The mileage allowance shall not be payable if the Sheriff’s Office is furnished with automobiles.    (e)    (1)    (i)    The Sheriff shall be reimbursed for the expenses of boarding prisoners committed to the county jail, to be paid monthly on vouchers submitted by the Sheriff to the County Commissioners.            (ii)    The Sheriff shall also submit with the vouchers an affidavit sworn to by the Sheriff on personal knowledge showing for each day of the immediately preceding month the number of prisoners boarded by the Sheriff.        (2)    The Sheriff may appoint a cook for the jail who shall receive a salary of at least $2,400.        (3)    The Sheriff, deputies, and cook shall each receive an additional allowance of $200 a year for uniforms and cleaning.    (f)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to the Sheriff or chief deputy sheriff.        (2)    Deputy sheriffs and other employees of the Sheriff’s Office are included in the county classified service system.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-328 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-328 - Kent County

    (a)    This section applies only in Kent County.    (b)    The Sheriff of Kent County shall receive an annual salary equal to 80% of the annual salary of the State’s Attorney for Kent County.    (c)    At the discretion of the County Commissioners of Kent County, the Sheriff shall receive county–owned automobiles as may be necessary to operate the Sheriff’s department.    (d)    (1)    The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall:            (i)    Receive a salary of at least $8,000; and            (ii)    Serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.        (2)    The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.    (e)    The Sheriff and the Sheriff’s deputies shall be paid allowances as the County Commissioners may deem necessary.    (f)    The County Commissioners:        (1)    May authorize additional deputies as necessary; and        (2)    Shall set their compensation at the time of their appointment.    (g)    (1)    The County Commissioners may authorize the Sheriff to appoint as part–time deputies individuals employed in specific plants, schools, hospitals, institutions, business enterprises, and land development tracts situated within the county.        (2)    Part–time deputies appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection:            (i)    Are limited to service only within the particular facility where they are employed; and            (ii)    May not be compensated by the county for their services.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-331 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-331 - Queen Anne's County

    (a)    This section applies only in Queen Anne’s County.    (b)    (1)    The Sheriff of Queen Anne’s County shall receive an annual salary set by the County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County of at least $10,000.        (2)    The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall:            (i)    Receive an annual salary set by the County Commissioners of at least $4,500; and            (ii)    Serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.        (3)    (i)    The Sheriff may appoint the number of assistant deputy sheriffs as the County Commissioners approve, at annual salaries set by the County Commissioners of at least $4,200.            (ii)    The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.        (4)    The County Commissioners may appoint an assistant deputy sheriff, at an annual salary set by the County Commissioners of at least $4,200.    (c)    The salaries are in lieu of all expenses, fees, costs, and charges, except for the board and keeping of prisoners in the county jail and other necessary operating expenses allowed by law or practice, including all expenses for transferring persons to and from penal institutions, places of confinement, and State institutions in the State under sentence or order of an authority.    (d)    The County Commissioners may include in the merit system of the county the employees of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Department.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-332 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-332 - St. Mary's County

    (a)    This section applies only in St. Mary’s County.    (b)    The Sheriff of St. Mary’s County shall receive an annual salary of:        (1)    $100,000 for calendar year 2015;        (2)    $102,000 for calendar year 2016;        (3)    $104,040 for calendar year 2017; and        (4)    Beginning in calendar year 2018, equal to the salary of a Department of State Police lieutenant colonel (step 12).    (c)    The Sheriff shall devote full time to the duties of office.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-333 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-333 - Somerset County

    (a)    This section applies only in Somerset County.    (b)    (1)    The Sheriff of Somerset County shall receive an annual salary of not less than $75,000.        (2)    The Sheriff may not receive an expense allowance.    (c)    (1)    The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary of not less than $7,500.        (2)    Subject to the approval of the County Commissioners of Somerset County, the Sheriff may appoint additional deputies at the compensation set by the County Commissioners prior to any appointment.        (3)    Deputy sheriffs serve under the direction of the Sheriff.        (4)    Deputy sheriffs are required, within 1 year after their appointment, to complete successfully the course that the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission prescribes for police officers.        (5)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a deputy sheriff whose position is funded by the County Commissioners:                1.    Becomes a merit system employee of the Office of Sheriff of Somerset County on completion of the deputy sheriff’s initial probation period; and                2.    May not be dismissed without cause.            (ii)    A deputy sheriff whose position is funded through a grant or other source may be dismissed without cause after the funding source is depleted.        (6)    (i)    The County Commissioners may appoint a jail warden as the county jailer.            (ii)    Prior to the appointment of any individual, the County Commissioners shall establish an annual rate of compensation for the county jailer.    (d)    The Sheriff and deputy sheriffs may wear uniforms when performing their official duties.    (e)    The automobiles used by the Sheriff’s Office shall be equipped with a two–way radio.    (f)    The County Commissioners may pay for the uniforms, radios, automobiles, and operating expenses of the automobiles of the Sheriff’s Office.    (g)    The County Commissioners may include in the merit system of the county the employees of the Sheriff’s Office.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-334 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs|Part II - Sheriffs' Salaries|Section 2-334 - Talbot County

    (a)    This section applies only in Talbot County.    (b)    The Sheriff of Talbot County shall receive a salary as set by the County Council of Talbot County.    (c)    The Sheriff may appoint, subject to the approval of the County Council, the number of deputies the Sheriff deems necessary at the compensation fixed by the County Council prior to the appointment.    (d)    The Sheriff may appoint a chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.    (e)    The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.    (f)    The Sheriff’s Office shall be operated on a 24–hour daily basis.    (g)    The County Council may:        (1)    Require the Sheriff and deputy sheriffs to wear the uniforms and equipment prescribed by the County Council while on duty or performing an official act; and        (2)    (i)    Issue the required uniforms and equipment to the Sheriff and deputy sheriffs; or            (ii)    Reimburse the Sheriff and deputy sheriffs for the purchase of uniforms and equipment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors|Part I - Prospective Jurors|Section 8-301 - Prospective Juror Pool

    (a)    At each interval set in a jury plan for a county, its jury commissioner shall have names selected from the source pool in the number that the jury commissioner decides will satisfy the needs for jury service for the interval.    (b)    Names selected under this section constitute a prospective juror pool.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors|Part I - Prospective Jurors|Section 8-302 - Initial Questions

    (a)    In accordance with an agreement, if any, under § 8–213 of this title, a juror qualification form in substantially the following form shall be provided to each prospective juror:Juror Qualification Form    Name:    Resident address:    Telephone: (home) _________ (work) _________ (cellular) _______    Age: _____ Date of Birth:__________    If you are over 70 years of age, do you wish to be exempted from jury services?     _____Yes _____No    U.S. Citizen? _____Yes _____No    Able to comprehend, read, speak, and write English? _____Yes _____No    Highest level of education completed:    ___ high school ___ college ___ graduate school ___ other    Occupation of prospective juror: __________    Name of employer: ___________    Occupation of spouse, if any: __________    Disability preventing satisfactory jury service? _____Yes _____No    Do you want an accommodation under the federal Americans with Disabilities     Act? _____Yes _____No    Pending charge for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year?     _____Yes _____No    Conviction of crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and received     a sentence of imprisonment for more than 1 year and not legally pardoned?     _____Yes _____No    Date of Conviction __________    _____Elected official of the federal Legislative Branch, as defined in 2 U.S.C. §     30a.    _____Active duty member of armed forces exempted in accordance with 10     U.S.C. § 982.    _____Member of Maryland’s organized militia exempted in accordance with     Public Safety Article § 13–218.    Prior jury service within 3 preceding years: __________    Form completed by me _____ Another (name) _____ and, if another, why?    Under the penalties of perjury, the responses are true to the best of my     knowledge    Signed:________________________________________________Prospective JurorIndividual completing form for prospective juror:This form must be completed, signed, and returned to the jury commissioner within 10 days after receipt. Documentation for excusal due to disability, exemption based on armed forces or militia service, pardons, and/or prior jury service must be attached.    (b)    A juror qualification form for a county may include other questions as the county’s jury plan requires.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors|Part I - Prospective Jurors|Section 8-303 - Alteration of Form

    Whenever it seems to a jury commissioner that there is an ambiguity, error, or omission in a person’s juror qualification form, the jury commissioner shall return the form to the person, with instructions to make each needed addition and other change, acknowledge all of the changes, and return the form to the jury commissioner within 10 days after receipt.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors|Part I - Prospective Jurors|Section 8-304 - Interview

    (a)    Whenever a person fails to return a completed juror qualification form as instructed, a jury commissioner may summons the person to appear before the jury commissioner or jury judge.    (b)    Whenever a person appears under this section, a jury commissioner or jury judge:        (1)    May require the person to complete, sign, and acknowledge a juror qualification form in the presence of the jury commissioner; and        (2)    If, at that time, it seems to the jury commissioner or jury judge to be warranted, may question the person but only as to responses to questions in the form and grounds for disqualification, excusal, exemption, or rescheduling.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  8-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 8 - Juries and Jurors|Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors|Part I - Prospective Jurors|Section 8-305 - Additional Questioning

    Whenever a person appears for jury service, a jury commissioner or jury judge:        (1)    May require the person to complete, sign, and acknowledge a juror qualification form in the presence of the jury commissioner; and        (2)    If, at that time, it seems to the jury commissioner or jury judge to be warranted, may question the person but only as to responses to questions in the form and grounds for disqualification, excusal, exemption, or rescheduling.