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Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-21-149. Appointment of special deputy prosecuting attorneys

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prosecuting attorney in every judicial district is authorized to appoint as special deputy prosecuting attorneys:

(1) Persons employed as attorneys in the office of the Prosecutor Coordinator; or

(2)(A) With the consent of the Attorney General, persons employed as attorneys in the office of the Attorney General.

(B) In cases involving the appointment of a staff attorney from the office of the Attorney General, the authority conferred by the appointment is limited to the matter for which the appointment is sought.

(b) Appointment as a special deputy prosecuting attorney under this section shall not enable an attorney employed in the office of the Attorney General to receive any additional fees or salary from the state or counties for services provided pursuant to the appointment.

(c) The prosecuting attorney may revoke the appointment of a special prosecuting attorney under this section at any time.

(d) Nothing in this section shall obligate the Attorney General to provide an attorney for purposes of assisting the prosecuting attorney in criminal actions designated in subsection (b) of this section, and nothing in this section shall prevent the Attorney General from withdrawing from participation in such cases at any time.

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