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Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-21-153. Deputy prosecuting attorneys

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

(a) Each person selected as a deputy prosecuting attorney shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas.

(b) Deputy prosecuting attorneys shall be appointed by elected prosecuting attorneys without confirmation of any court or tribunal and may be removed at any time by the prosecuting attorneys appointing them.

(c) Vacancies in the office of deputy prosecuting attorney shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.

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