23A-28B-5. Membership of commission--Terms of office--Vacancies. The term of office of any member of the commission is three years or until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. However, initial appointments shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed by the Governor for one year, one member shall be appointed by the Governor for two years, one member shall be appointed by the Governor for three years, one member shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for two years, and one member shall be appointed by the attorney general for three years.
Any vacancy arising from other than natural expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term only. Such appointee shall meet the qualifications prescribed by law for the vacated position. Any appointment to the commission becomes effective on the thirty-first day of October, unless an appointment is for an unexpired term. The appointee's term shall expire on October thirtieth in the third year of appointment. Any member may be removed by the Governor for cause. If any member is removed by the Governor for cause, the officer who appointed the member shall appoint the replacement. A chair of the commission shall be chosen annually from the membership of the commission by a majority of the members.
Source: SL 1991, ch 201, § 5; SL 2004, ch 167, § 1; SL 2012, ch 16, § 10.
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