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<subtitle article="gcp" title_number="15" subtitle_number="2" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
  <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="15-201" title_number="15" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
    <text>There is a State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="15-202" title_number="15" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The Council consists of:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the Attorney General;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Montgomery County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Allegany County, Frederick County, Garrett County, or Washington County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Calvert County, Charles County, or St. Mary’s County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Caroline County, Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne’s County, or Talbot County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="10">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Carroll County, Harford County, or Howard County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="11">
        <text>the State’s Attorney for Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, or Worcester County who is chosen by a majority vote of the State’s Attorneys for those counties.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>This subsection only applies to members chosen in accordance with subsection (a)(7) through (11) of this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The term of a member of the Council is 2 years.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>A member continues to serve until a successor is chosen and qualifies.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>A member may serve only during the time the member holds the office that qualifies the member for membership.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>A member is eligible to serve more than one term.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner used to choose the original membership in subsection (a) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>Membership on the Council does not constitute holding an office of profit.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="15-203" title_number="15" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
    <text>The Council shall designate from among its members a chair and vice chair who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall serve for a term of 2 years; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>are eligible for reelection.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="15-204" title_number="15" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
    <level label="a">
      <text>A majority of the members of the Council is a quorum.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Council shall meet at least four times each year.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The Council shall hold special meetings when called by:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the chair, on the chair’s own initiative or on the written request of three Council members; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>the vice chair, in the absence of the chair.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The Council shall establish procedures and requirements with respect to meetings, deliberations, and the administration of the functions of the Council.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Coordinator shall serve as the secretary to the Council and perform the duties and responsibilities the Council directs in order to carry out the functions of the Council.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="15-205" title_number="15" title_name="Office of the State's Attorney" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State's Attorneys' Coordination Council">
    <text>After consultation with the State Board of Victim Services, the Council shall adopt regulations for the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program established under § 11–902 of this article.</text>
  </section>
</subtitle>