Section 14-103 - State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission.
§ 14-103. State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission.
(a) Established.- There is a State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission.
(b) Membership.- The Commission consists of:
(1) the Attorney General; and
(2) six individuals appointed by the Governor as follows:
(i) two individuals shall be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the President of the Senate:
1. only one of the individuals appointed shall be a lawyer; and
2. none of the nominees may be a member of the General Assembly or a full-time State employee;
(ii) two individuals shall be appointed from a list of two or more nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
1. only one of the individuals appointed shall be a lawyer; and
2. none of the nominees may be a member of the General Assembly or a full-time State employee;
(iii) one individual who:
1. shall be appointed from a list of one or more nominees submitted by the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association; and
2. is a lawyer admitted to practice law in the State; and
(iv) one individual who:
1. shall be appointed from a list of one or more nominees submitted by the governing board of the Maryland State's Attorneys Association; and
2. is a State's Attorney at the time of appointment and throughout the individual's term on the Commission.
(c) Appointment.-
(1) The Governor shall appoint the members of the Commission from the nominees submitted to the Governor under this section.
(2) The Governor may reject an individual as a nominee only for cause.
(3) If the Governor rejects an individual as a nominee, the Governor shall request the appropriate nominating authority to submit another nominee.
(d) Tenure.-
(1) The term of an appointed member is 4 years.
(2) The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms in effect for members on October 1, 2008.
(3) An appointed member serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4) An appointed member is eligible for reappointment.
(e) Chair.- From among the members, the Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission for the period that the Governor determines.
(f) Vacancies.- A vacancy that occurs on the Commission shall be filled by the Governor in the same manner as provided for appointments in this section.
(g) Compensation and reimbursement for expenses.- A member of the Commission:
(1) may not receive compensation for serving on the Commission; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
[SG § 9-1211; 2008, ch. 15, § 2.]