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sided and practiced law in Maryland for a period of at least ten years prior to his election.
The date on which he takes office is unspecified either in the Constitution or in the An-
notated Code, but customarily it occurs on December 20 following his election. The At-
torney General of Maryland receives an annual salary of $44,856. He heads the State
Law Department, which was established by Chapter 560, Acts of 1916 (Code 1957,
1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 41, sec. 199). The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to
the Governor, the General Assembly, and to all departments, boards, or commissions of
the State, except the Public Service Commission, whose counsel is appointed by the Gov-
ernor. The Attorney General and his assistants represent the State in all matters in which
the interests of the State are involved This includes litigation in the Court of Appeals of
Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the District Court of the United
States, the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Law Department also acts as counsel to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City.
He represents the Clerks of Court, the Registers of Wills, the Sheriffs and the State's At-
torneys of the several counties and of the City of Baltimore. The Department does not
represent the charter or noncharter counties, the County Boards of Education the Boards
of Supervisors of Elections (except in Baltimore City) or such other boards or officials of
the counties, which employ their own counsel. The Attorney General may render an
opinion on any legal subject or matter upon the request of the Governor, of the General
Assembly (or either House thereof) or of any department or agency of the State (Code
1957, 1976 Repl. Vol., Art. 32A).
Staff: 143.
The administrative rules and regulations promulgated by any State officer or agency
must be submitted to the Attorney General for review before they may become effective
(Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., 1975 Supp., Art. 41, sec. 9). The Department is responsi-
ble for the enforcement of the State Securities Act and for the Division of Consumer Pro-
tection and the Antitrust Division.

DIVISION OF SECURITIES
Norman Polovoy, Commissioner of
Securities
Fred O'Fiesh, Assistant Securities
Commissioner
Miss Dickie M Howard, Assistant
Attorney General
One S. Calvert Street,
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 383-3714
This Division, created by Chapter 1, Acts
of 1962, is headed by a Securities Commis-
sioner appointed by the Attorney General.
The division regulates persons involved in
the securities business in Maryland, regu-
lates the offering of securities to the public,
administers the antifraud provisions of the
Act and provides administrative, civil and
criminal remedies (Code 1975, Corpora-
tions & Associations Art., sees. 11-101 to
11-805).
MARYLAND BLUE SKY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Chairman: Mark D. Coplin, 1977
Dennis C. O'Brien, 1977; E. Robert Kent,
Jr., 1978; Ronald M Shapiro, 1978; Ger-
ald M. Rashbaum, 1979; Arthur C. Stras-
burger, 1979.
20th Floor, Maryland National
Bank Building,
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 539-2125
The Maryland Blue Sky Advisory Com-
mittee, created by Chapter 1, Acts of 1962,
consists of six members appointed by the
Governor for staggered terms of three years
each. The Committee functions without
compensation and has no staff It selects its
own chairman. The Committee meets when
called by the Securities Commissioner for
the purpose of giving him advice on any
and all matters pertaining to the administra-
tion of the Maryland Securities Act, partic-


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