Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-504.1
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§2–504.
Official statutory text
§2–504.1.
(a) The clerk of each circuit court shall submit annually a budget for the review and approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland in such form as prescribed by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(b) Each budget submitted under this section shall:
(1) Specify for each clerk’s office:
(i) The number of positions;
(ii) The salaries;
(iii) The expenses; and
(iv) The anticipated revenues; and
(2) Be submitted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland in a uniform format as prescribed by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall provide preliminary estimates of budget appropriations for the clerk of each circuit court to the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(d) (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall submit the budget of the clerk of each circuit court to the Secretary of Budget and Management at the time prescribed by the Secretary.
(2) Each budget shall be included in the State budget as part of the budget for the Judicial Branch of State government as submitted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
(a) The clerk of each circuit court shall submit annually a budget for the review and approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland in such form as prescribed by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(b) Each budget submitted under this section shall:
(1) Specify for each clerk’s office:
(i) The number of positions;
(ii) The salaries;
(iii) The expenses; and
(iv) The anticipated revenues; and
(2) Be submitted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland in a uniform format as prescribed by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall provide preliminary estimates of budget appropriations for the clerk of each circuit court to the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(d) (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall submit the budget of the clerk of each circuit court to the Secretary of Budget and Management at the time prescribed by the Secretary.
(2) Each budget shall be included in the State budget as part of the budget for the Judicial Branch of State government as submitted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
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