Section 4-101 – Position
There is a Comptroller of the State, as provided in Article VI, § 1 of the Maryland Constitution.
Section 4-102 – Surety Bond
(a) While in office, the Comptroller shall be covered by a surety bond as required in this section. (b) The surety bond of the Comptroller shall: (1) run to the State; (2) be in the amount of $200,000; (3) be with surety that the Governor approves; and (4) be conditioned on the Comptroller: (i) accounting for the funds that are received under […]
Section 4-103 – Salary
The Comptroller’s annual salary shall be: (1) $137,500 for the first year of the term beginning January 2015; (2) $141,500 starting on the first anniversary of the beginning of the term; (3) $145,500 starting on the second anniversary of the beginning of the term; and (4) $149,500 starting on the third anniversary of the beginning of the term and […]
Section 4-104 – Staff
(a) (1) The Comptroller may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget. (2) The staff shall perform the duties that the Comptroller assigns. (b) (1) From among the employees on the staff, the Comptroller may designate 1 Chief Deputy Comptroller and 1 or more deputy comptrollers. (2) While in office, the Chief Deputy Comptroller and each deputy comptroller shall […]
Section 4-105 – Acting Comptroller
(a) If the Comptroller temporarily is unable or unavailable to carry out the duties of office, an acting comptroller shall have the powers and duties of the office, as provided in this section. (b) The Chief Deputy Comptroller shall be the acting comptroller under this section, unless the members of the Board of Public Works, other than […]
Section 4-106 – Authority Over Units
(a) Subject to the limitation in subsection (b) of this section, the Comptroller may transfer any staff, funds, or equipment from any unit in the Office of the Comptroller to another unit in the Office. (b) The class and grade of staff who are transferred may not be reduced by reason of the transfer.
Section 4-107 – Inspection of Records
The Governor or any member of the General Assembly may inspect, during regular business hours, the accounts and general books of the Comptroller.
Section 4-108 – Number and Compensation of Staff of Registers of Wills
(a) The Comptroller shall set the number and compensation of assistant clerks or deputies employed by each register of wills. (b) Compensation from an account for services of an assistant clerk, deputy, or other individual who performs any of the duties pertaining to the office of a register of wills may not be allowed until the individual […]
Section 4-109 – Bond
The bond of each register of wills and each other officer and employee of the State or unit of the State shall be made to the State and, other than the bond of the Comptroller, each bond when executed shall be filed with the Comptroller after any approval of the bond required by statute.
Section 4-110 – Blank Licenses
(a) This section applies to all licenses issued by the clerks of the courts other than those issued under Title 17 of the Business Regulation Article. (b) The Comptroller shall have printed or otherwise prepared, in the forms required by law or usage, blank licenses of every kind: (1) issued by the clerks of the courts of the […]
Section 4-111 – Manner of Expressing Accounts
(a) This section applies to all accounts in the public offices of the State and all proceedings in the courts of the State. (b) All accounts in the State shall be expressed in dollars and cents.
Section 4-112 – Comptroller to Match Certain Information and Produce Certain Aggregated Data on Average Wage or Salary Earnings
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by type of program of study or educational institution. (3) “Student information” means: (i) student Social Security number; (ii) program of study; (iii) enrollment; and (iv) name of educational institution. (4) “Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and other data stored […]