Sec. 2-5. Use of consular registration cards for identification.

   Any County department or office may accept a valid consular registration card as personal identification or proof of residence. In this Section, "consular registration card" means an identification card issued by a foreign government to one of its nationals living in the United States after sufficient verification of the card holder's identity and place of residence. The County Executive must issue regulations under method (3) listing the countries that impose verification requirements that reasonably ensure the reliability of information on a consular registration card. At least once every 12 months, the Executive must review the list and may add or delete a country by regulation under method (3). (2003 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 1.)

   Editor's note—Previous Section 2-5, requiring an annual audit of the County Historical Society, derived from 1966, ch. 351, ch. 1, was repealed by 1987 L.M.C., ch. 35, § 3.

Sec. 2-6. Special deputy sheriffs.

   The Sheriff of the County, on application of any corporation or individual, may appoint special deputy sheriffs for duty in connection with the property of, or under the charge of, such corporation or individual; such special deputy sheriffs to be paid wholly by the corporation or person on whose account their appointments are made. Such special deputy sheriffs shall hold office at the pleasure of the sheriff and shall have the same power and authority as deputy sheriffs possess within the area to which they are appointed and in no other area. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-100; 1939, ch. 491; 1970 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)

   Editor's note-A deputy sheriff is not a police officer for the purpose of workers’ compensation presumption of occupational disease in accordance with Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-503 (1999) [formerly Md. Ann. Code art. 101 § 64A]. Soper v. Montgomery County, 294 Md. 331, 449 A.2d 1158 (1982) (citing Code §§ 2-6(a), 2-43, 35-3(b), 35-8, 35-21(b)). Section 2-6 [formerly §2-91] is cited in Barna v. City of Perth Amboy, 42 F.2d 809 (3rd Cir. 1994); is quoted in part in Griffin v. State, 378 U.S. 130 (1964); and is cited in Griffin v. State, 225 Md. 422, 171 A.2d 717 (1961). Section 2-6 [formerly §2-100] cited in Roberts v. Hecht Company, 280 F.Supp. 639 (D.Md. 1968).

   Cross reference--Police, ch. 35.

Sec. 2-7. Location of Sheriff's office; compensation of Sheriff; required use of vehicle.

   (a)    Location of office. The County Sheriff must hold an office at the courthouse and attend the office at all times, except Sunday, in person or by deputy, for the transaction of business.

   (b)    Salary.

      (1)   Except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on December 6, 2010, the Sheriff must receive an annual salary of $154,000.

      (2)   Beginning on December 2, 2013, the Sheriff’s salary must be adjusted annually on the first Monday in December by the annual average percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor index, for the 12 months preceding September 1 of that year.

   (c)    Use of vehicle. The Sheriff must use a County vehicle, at County expense, to travel to and from work, in order to maintain communication with the Sheriff’s office and other County officials. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-101; 1918, ch. 256, § 533C; 1922, ch. 406, § 533C; 1927, ch. 710, § 533C; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1990 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 2; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 1; 2009 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1; 2013 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 1; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 3, §1.)

   Editor's note—The above section is cited in Soper v. Montgomery County, 294 Md. 331, 449 A.2d 1158 (1982).

    2009 L.M.C., ch 33, § 2, states in part: Transition. The County Executive, Councilmembers, Sheriff, and State;s Attorney must receive the salaries authorized by Section 1A-106, Section 2-7, and Section 2-123A before being amended by this Act until those salaries are increased under Section 1A-106, Section 2-7, and Section 2-123A, as amended by Section 1 of this Act.

   2006 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 2, states: Transition. The County Executive, Councilmembers, Sheriff, and State’s Attorney must receive the salaries authorized by Section 1A-106, Section 2-7, and Section 2-123 before being amended by this Act until those salaries are increased under Section 1A-106, Section 2-7, and Section 2-123, as amended by Section 1 of this Act.

   Cross reference-Police, ch. 35.

Sec. 2-8. Agreements for establishing emergency plans and procedures.

   The county executive is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with any organizations and agencies, now or hereafter created for the purposes of establishing emergency plans and procedures, whereunder the county may request assistance from such other organizations and agencies during times of emergency; provided, that any such agreement shall not bind the county to provide reciprocal assistance to any such organization or agency. (Res. No. 5-2754; Res. No. 6-209.)

   Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 9/28/00 explaining that the County Council (not the County Executive) may enter into binding mutual aid agreements for fire and rescue services with the federal government.

Sec. 2-9. County vehicles-Storage, parking, markings or identification, designation and use generally.

   Storage, parking, markings or identification, designation and use of county vehicles shall be provided for in executive regulations adopted by the county executive under method (3) of section 2A-15 of this Code; provided, that in accordance with section 2-10, such vehicles shall be used only for official county business. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 73-31; 1969 L.M.C., ch. 44, § 4; 1970 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 4; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 5.)