{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-2-309","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2–309","heading":"","body":"(a) The sheriff of Baltimore City and each county may appoint, from time to time, from among his deputies a second in command. On the death, disqualification, or resignation of the sheriff or in the event the sheriff is convicted of a felony, the second in command shall succeed to all the powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations of the sheriff until a successor has been appointed by the Governor.\n(b) Immediately upon assuming the powers of the sheriff, the second in command shall file a bond with the State Comptroller, in the same penalty and on the same conditions as that required of the sheriff.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=2-309","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"f2bd96a336cac6f3fe596a121383a846390c68e3b676e30be3cce2b4821ef024","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-2-308","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-2-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}