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Texas Government Code - Chapter 41 General ProvisionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 41 General Provisions Sponsored LinksA district or county attorney must be a licensed attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. ... Each district and county attorney shall notify the attorney general and comptroller of his post office address as soon as practicable after his election and ... An admission made by a district or county attorney in a suit or action to which the state is a party does not prejudice the ... (a) A district or county attorney, either before or after the case is tried and finally determined, may not take from any person a fee, ... (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a district or county attorney receives any money collected for the state or ... At the times and in the form that the attorney general directs, the district and county attorneys shall report to the attorney general the information ... A district or county attorney, on request, shall give to a county or precinct official of his district or county a written opinion or written ... (a) Each district or county attorney shall keep a record of all actions or demands prosecuted or defended by the person as district or county ... If a district or county attorney learns that an officer in his district or county who is entrusted with the collection or safekeeping of public ... If a new office of district attorney or criminal district attorney is created, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the office until the ... A district or county attorney who is not prohibited by law from engaging in the private practice of law may, at the discretion of the ... A county or district attorney may purchase, for himself and for his staff members, liability insurance, or similar coverage from a governmental pool operating under ... Except as otherwise provided by law, a district attorney or criminal district attorney is entitled to receive from the state annual compensation equal to at ... (a) In this section: (1) "Pro bono legal services to the indigent" includes civil legal services rendered without expectation of compensation either directly to the ... In this subchapter, "prosecuting attorney" means a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. ... (a) A prosecuting attorney may employ the assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other office personnel that in his judgment are required for the proper ... (a) An assistant prosecuting attorney must be licensed to practice law in this state and shall take the constitutional oath of office. (b) An assistant ... A prosecuting attorney may require his assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators, and secretaries to have a bond in the amount that the prosecuting attorney sets. Acts ... All personnel of a prosecuting attorney's office are subject to removal at the will of the prosecuting attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § ... (a) A prosecuting attorney shall fix the salaries of his assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other office personnel, subject to the approval of the ... (a) The commissioners court of the county or counties composing a district may furnish telephone service, typewriters, office furniture, office space, supplies, and the other ... The commissioners court of the county or counties composing a district may accept gifts and grants from any foundation or association for the purpose of ... (a) An investigator appointed by a prosecuting attorney has the same authority as the sheriff of the county to make arrests anywhere in the county ... The court of criminal appeals shall adopt rules regarding the training of prosecuting attorneys relating to cases involving a charge that a person committed an ... This subchapter applies only to: (1) Harris County; and (2) any other county in which: (A) the county officials are compensated on a salary basis; ... (a) On the first day of September, January, and May of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall deposit the amount provided by this subchapter in ... (a) In making the deposits provided by Section 41.202, the comptroller shall apportion the amount appropriated for that purpose among the eligible counties on the ... The commissioners court of a county receiving money from the state under this subchapter shall apportion the money to the proper officers' salary fund of ... In this subchapter: (1) "Assistant prosecutor" means an assistant district attorney, an assistant criminal district attorney, or an assistant county attorney to a county attorney ... (a) An assistant prosecutor is entitled to longevity pay if the assistant prosecutor: (1) is a full-time employee on the last day of a state ... (a) Except as provided by Section 41.255(f), the amount of longevity pay is $20 per month for each year of lifetime service credit. (b) The ... (a) An assistant prosecutor who receives longevity pay under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law if, from all funds received, ... (a) The county shall pay a longevity pay supplement under this subchapter to the extent the county receives funds from the comptroller as provided by ... If an assistant prosecutor ceases being a full-time employee after the first workday of a month but otherwise qualifies for longevity pay, the assistant prosecutor's ... (a) An assistant prosecutor accrues lifetime service credit for the period in which the assistant prosecutor serves as a full-time, part-time, or temporary assistant prosecutor. ... (a) The felony prosecutor supplement fund is created in the state treasury. (b) A court, judge, magistrate, peace officer, or other officer taking a bail ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |