9-1-802. Election; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; vacancies.
(a) At the general election in 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in each judicial district in which the office of district attorney has been created six (6) months or more prior to the date of the general election. The district attorney shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his successor is elected and qualified.
(b) Each district attorney shall have been a licensed attorney for at least four (4) years and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar immediately prior to his election.
(c) Each district attorney shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in any private practice except to complete business pending at the time of his election if not in conflict with the duties of his office.
(d) Until January 3, 2011, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary of ninety-four thousand five hundred dollars ($94,500.00). From and after January 3, 2011, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
(e) A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled by the board or boards of county commissioners under the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of a member of the state legislature or state senator established by W.S. 22-18-111. Vacancies shall be filled until the next general election and the appointee shall be qualified pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
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