WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 991
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Chapter 991
(House Bill 1213)
AN ACT concerning
Baltimore County – Sheriff – Salary
FOR the purpose of altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Baltimore County; and
generally relating to the salary of the Sheriff of Baltimore County.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2–317(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2–317(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
2–317.
(a) This section applies only in Baltimore County.
(b) The Sheriff of Baltimore County shall receive an annual salary [of]:
(1) OF $90,000 FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2024 AND 2025;
(2) [$75,000] OF $138,000 for calendar year [2007] 2026;
[(2)] (3) [$80,000] OF $143,000 for calendar year [2008] 2027;
[(3)] (4) [$85,000] OF $150,000 for calendar year [2009] 2028; [and]
[(4)] (5) [$90,000] OF $157,500 for calendar year [2010] 2029; and
(6) SUBJECT TO § 35 OF ARTICLE III OF THE MARYLAND
CONSTITUTION, AS THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PROVIDES IN Ch. 991 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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ITS ANNUAL BUDGET each subsequent calendar year.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article
III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to
the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Baltimore County while serving in a term of
office beginning before the effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act
concerning the salary or compensation of the Sheriff of Baltimore County shall take effect
at the beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to an
individual appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired
term.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.