§ 33-39-6-6 — Election to devote full time to duties of office of prosecuting attorney

(a) Except as provided in section 7 of this
chapter, a prosecuting attorney may elect to devote the prosecuting
attorney's full professional time to the duties of the office of
prosecuting attorney by filing a written notice with the circuit court of
the prosecuting attorney's judicial circuit. The election may be made
annually during the prosecuting attorney's term. However, the notice of
election must be made before June 30 of the applicable year. An
election is effective for each successive year of the term unless it is
revoked before June 30 of the year during which the prosecuting
attorney wants to change the prosecuting attorney's status. However,
only one (1) change in status may be made during the term. A
revocation is made by the prosecuting attorney by filing a written
notice with the circuit court of the prosecuting attorney's judicial
circuit.
(b) A prosecuting attorney who elects to be a full-time prosecuting
attorney:
(1) shall devote the prosecuting attorney's full professional time
to the prosecuting attorney's office; and
(2) may not engage in the private practice of law.
(c) If a prosecuting attorney of a judicial circuit of the sixth through
ninth class elects to become a full-time prosecuting attorney and the
majority of the county council consents to the election, a copy of the
consent must be filed with the notice of election to full-time status with
the circuit court of the prosecuting attorney's judicial circuit.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-14-7-19.5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.520; P.L.120-2025, SEC.6.