CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

LAW OFFICES

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

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COUNTY ATTORNEY

The County Attorney serves as legal advisor to the Board of County Commissioners, and other officers and agencies of Calvert County Government. The County Attorney also handles all civil litigation involving the County, its officers, or employees.

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PUBLIC DEFENDER

For indigent defendants in Calvert County, the District Public Defender provides legal representation, including related necessary services and facilities. The District Public Defender assures effective assistance and continuity of counsel to indigent accused taken into custody and indigent defendants in criminal and juvenile proceedings before Maryland courts (Code Criminal Procedure Article, secs. 16-201 through 16-213).

STATE'S ATTORNEY

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Starting in 1818, duties of the State's Attorney were first carried out by the District Attorney (Chapter 146, Acts of 1817 December session). Appointed by the Governor in each judicial district, the District Attorney prosecuted cases on behalf of the State. By 1821, the District Attorney was renamed the Deputy Attorney and was appointed by the Attorney General (Chapter 126, Acts of 1821 December session). The office of State's Attorney was first authorized in 1851 (Constitution of 1851, Art. V, secs. 1-5).

Office of State's Attorney, Louis L. Goldstein District Court/Multi-Service Center, 200 Duke St., Prince Frederick, Maryland, November 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

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The State's Attorney prosecutes and defends, on the part of the State, all criminal cases in Calvert County in which the State may be interested (Code Criminal Procedure Article, secs. 15-101 through 15-109, 15-404).

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
In Calvert County, the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team was established in October 2004. The purpose of the Team is to prevent deaths related to domestic violence by promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in investigating deaths related to domestic violence, or providing services to victims of domestic violence, abusers, or surviving members. The Team seeks to develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of deaths related to domestic violence in the county; and develop plans for and recommend changes within those agencies that members represent (Chapter 233, Acts of 2005; Code Family Law Article, secs. 4-701 through 4-707).

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