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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="16-401" title_number="16" title_name="Office of the Public Defender" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Report; Appropriations; Severability">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before September 30 of each year, the Public Defender shall submit a report to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of Trustees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Governor; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The report shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>pertinent data about the operations of the Office, including projected needs, a breakdown of the number and type of cases handled, and relative dispositions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>recommendations for statutory changes, including changes in the criminal law or Maryland Rules to control crime and improve the criminal justice system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
