(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the Attorney General determines that an investigation conducted under § 6-602 of this subtitle provides sufficient grounds for the prosecution of a criminal offense discovered in the course of the investigation, the Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to prosecute the offense. (2) The Attorney General, in the Attorney General's discretion, may prosecute a police-involved incident not otherwise within the investigative jurisdiction of the Division under § 6-602(c) of this subtitle if the incident is referred by a State's Attorney to the Attorney General for prosecution. (b) A State's Attorney may prosecute a criminal offense described in subsection (a)(1) of this section only if the Attorney General requests that the State's Attorney prosecute the offense.
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