(a) The Chief State's Attorney, each deputy chief state's attorney and each state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney shall, at the time of his appointment be an attorney-at-law and the Chief State's Attorney, each deputy chief state's attorney and each state's attorney shall have been admitted to the practice of law for at least three years.
(b) The Chief State's Attorney, each deputy chief state's attorney, and each state's attorney shall devote his full time to the duties of his office, shall not otherwise engage in the practice of law and shall not be a partner, member or associate of a law firm.
(c) Each assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney appointed to serve on a full-time basis shall devote his full time to the duties of his office, shall not engage in the private practice of law and shall not be a partner, member or associate of a law firm. No part-time assistant state's attorney, no part-time deputy assistant state's attorney and no partner or associate of a law firm of which such attorney is a partner or associate may engage in the private practice of criminal law.
(P.A. 82-248, S. 136; P.A. 84-406, S. 5, 13.)
History: P.A. 84-406 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision requiring deputy assistant state's attorneys to be attorneys-at-law at time of appointment, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment concerning appointment of state's attorneys.
Cited. 234 C. 539.
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