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<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>
