Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 2-319

County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See

(a) This section applies only in Caroline County.

(b) The Sheriff of Caroline County shall receive an annual salary equal to 85% of the annual salary of the State‘s Attorney for Caroline County.

(i) Deputy sheriffs and other personnel in accordance with the county budget; and

(ii) A chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.

(2) The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just cause.