Sec. 2-7. Location of Sheriff's office; compensation of Sheriff; required use of vehicle.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 2-7 (2026)
Sec. 2-7. Location of Sheriff's office; compensation of Sheriff; required use of vehicle.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Location of office. The County Sheriff must hold an office at the courthouse and attend the office at all times, except Sunday, in person or by deputy, for the transaction of business.
(b)
Salary.
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on December 6, 2010, the Sheriff must receive an annual salary of $154,000.
(2)
Beginning on December 2, 2013, the Sheriff’s salary must be adjusted annually on the first Monday in December by the annual average percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor index, for the 12 months preceding September 1 of that year.
(c)
Use of vehicle. The Sheriff must use a County vehicle, at County expense, to travel to and from work, in order to maintain communication with the Sheriff’s office and other County officials.