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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="14-105" title_number="14" title_name="Office of the State Prosecutor" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission may reprimand or recommend to the Governor the removal of the State Prosecutor if, after a hearing, the Commission finds that the State Prosecutor is guilty of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>misconduct in office;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>persistent failure to perform the duties of the office; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>conduct prejudicial to the proper administration of justice.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the proceedings, testimony, and other evidence before the Commission are confidential and privileged.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On taking final action, the Commission may make its order and the proceedings, testimony, and other evidence public.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On complaint or on its own initiative, the Commission may investigate allegations against the State Prosecutor that may warrant removal or reprimand.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>conduct hearings;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>administer oaths and affirmations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>issue process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>require a person to testify and produce evidence by granting the person immunity from prosecution, penalty, or forfeiture.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
