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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The state's attorney shall not:
1. Present a claim, account, or other demand for allowance against the county, except for the state's attorney's own services, nor in any way advocate the relief asked for by the claim or demand of another.
2. Be eligible to or hold any state or federal judicial office except that of United States commissioner.
3. Receive a fee or reward from or on behalf of a prosecutor or other individual for services in any prosecution or business to which it is the state's attorney's official duty to attend.
4. Be concerned as attorney or counsel for any party, other than the state or county, in any civil action depending upon, or arising out of, a state of facts upon which a pending and undetermined criminal prosecution depends.
5. Be concerned as attorney or counsel for any party, other than the state or county, or other than a city within the county, when so authorized by resolution of the board of county commissioners, in any action or proceeding whatsoever when employed by a county having a population exceeding thirty-five thousand or by any other county whose board of commissioners has, by resolution, determined that the state's attorney shall be restricted in this manner. A board of county commissioners may adopt or rescind a resolution under this subsection in any year. However, in the general election year in which the state's attorney is to be elected, such action must be taken prior to June first. Such adoption or rescission shall not be effective during the state's attorney's current term of office unless agreed upon between the board and the state's attorney.
A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute an infraction, and the offender may be removed from office.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 11. Counties § 11-16-05. Restrictions on powers of state's attorney--Option regarding full-time state's attorneys--Penalty for breach of duty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-11-counties/nd-cent-code-sect-11-16-05/
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