§ 16-21-203 — Prosecution Coordination Commission

(a) (1) There is created a Prosecution Coordination Commission which shall be composed of seven (7) prosecuting attorneys elected by the prosecuting attorneys of the various judicial districts of this state from among their own members. (2) The Prosecution Coordination Commission shall be elected by the prosecuting attorneys according to rules adopted by them for a term of one (1) year which shall run from January 1 through December 31 of each year. (b) The commission members shall select from among their members a chairman, and they shall establish rules and procedures for the effective performance of their duties and responsibilities as set forth in this subchapter. (c) The commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (1) Accept and evaluate applications for the position of Prosecutor Coordinator and, by a majority vote of its members, appoint from among the applicants considered a Prosecutor Coordinator who shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the commission. However, any person serving in the capacity of Prosecutor Coordinator at any of the various times that the commission is elected pursuant to this section may continue to so serve, at the pleasure of the newly elected commission, without further consideration of other applicants; (2) Advise the Prosecutor Coordinator as to the immediate needs and priorities of the prosecution function throughout the state; (3) Establish the various duties and responsibilities of the Prosecutor Coordinator beyond those set forth in this subchapter; (4) Develop long-range educational services and other support programs for the various prosecuting attorneys of this state; (5) Serve as an advisory committee to the Prosecutor Coordinator for the production and supplementation of an office and trial manual and standardized criminal litigation forms; and (6) Render assistance and advice in the investigation of organized crime as requested by any organized crime prevention council which may be created on a statewide basis.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 925, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 24-127.