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§ 7A-60. District attorneys and prosecutorial districts.

Article 9.

District Attorneys andJudicial Districts.

§ 7A‑60.  Districtattorneys and prosecutorial districts.

(a)        The State shall bedivided into prosecutorial districts, as shown in subsection (a1) of thissection. There shall be a district attorney for each prosecutorial district, asprovided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section who shall be a resident ofthe prosecutorial district for which elected. A vacancy in the office ofdistrict attorney shall be filled as provided in Article IV, Sec. 19 of theConstitution.

(a1)      (Contingentlyeffective until January 15, 2011 – See Editor's note) The counties of theState are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has thecounties and the number of full‑time assistant district attorneys setforth in the following table:

                                                                                                                       No. of Full‑Time

Prosecutorial                                                                                                      Asst.District

District                                           Counties                                                    Attorneys

1                               Camden,Chowan, Currituck,                                               11

                                 Dare,Gates, Pasquotank,

                                 Perquimans

2                               Beaufort,Hyde, Martin,                                                          8

                                 Tyrrell,Washington

3A                            Pitt                                                                                       11

3B                             Carteret,Craven, Pamlico                                                     12

4                               Duplin,Jones, Onslow,                                                         18

                                 Sampson

5                               NewHanover, Pender                                                          18

6A                            Halifax                                                                                    5

6B                             Bertie,Hertford,                                                                     6

                                 Northampton

7                               Edgecombe,Nash, Wilson                                                    19

8                               Greene,Lenoir, Wayne                                                         14

9                               Franklin,Granville,                                                                12

                                Vance, Warren

9A                            Person,Caswell                                                                      6

10                             Wake                                                                                   42

11                             Harnett,Johnston, Lee                                                          19

12                             Cumberland                                                                          23

13                             Bladen,Brunswick, Columbus                                              13

14                             Durham                                                                                18

15A                          Alamance                                                                             11

15B                           Orange,Chatham                                                                 10

16A                          Scotland, Hoke                                                                      7

16B                           Robeson                                                                               13

17A                          Rockingham                                                                           7

17B                           Stokes, Surry                                                                         8

18                             Guilford                                                                                32

19A                          Cabarrus                                                                                9

19B                           Montgomery,Randolph                                                        10

19C                          Rowan                                                                                   8

19D                          Moore                                                                                    5

20A                          Anson,Richmond,                                                                12

                                 Stanly

20B                           Union                                                                                   10

21                             Forsyth                                                                                 25

22A                          Alexander,Iredell                                                                 11

22B                           Davidson,Davie                                                                   11

23                             Alleghany,Ashe, Wilkes,                                                        8

                                 Yadkin

24                             Avery,Madison, Mitchell,                                                       7

                                 Watauga, Yancey

25                             Burke,Caldwell, Catawba                                                    19

26                             Mecklenburg                                                                        58

27A                          Gaston                                                                                 15

27B                           Cleveland,                                                                            11

                                 Lincoln

28                             Buncombe                                                                            14

29A                          McDowell,Rutherford                                                            7

29B                           Henderson,Polk, Transylvania                                                8

30                             Cherokee,Clay, Graham,                                                     11

                                 Haywood, Jackson, Macon,

                                 Swain.

(a1)      (Contingentlyeffective January 15, 2011 – See Editor's note) The counties of the Stateare organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the countiesand the number of full‑time assistant district attorneys set forth in thefollowing table:

                                                                                                                       No. of Full‑Time

Prosecutorial                                                                                                      Asst.District

District                                           Counties                                                    Attorneys

1                               Camden, Chowan,Currituck,                                               11

                                 Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,

                                 Perquimans

2                               Beaufort, Hyde,Martin,                                                          8

                                 Tyrrell, Washington

3A                            Pitt                                                                                       11

3B                             Carteret, Craven,Pamlico                                                     12

4                               Duplin, Jones,Onslow,                                                         18

                                 Sampson

5                               New Hanover, Pender                                                          18

6A                            Halifax                                                                                    5

6B                             Bertie, Hertford,                                                                     6

                                 Northampton

7                               Edgecombe, Nash,Wilson                                                    19

8                               Greene, Lenoir,Wayne                                                         14

9                               Franklin,Granville,                                                                12

                                 Vance, Warren

9A                            Person, Caswell                                                                      6

10                             Wake                                                                                   42

11A                          Harnett, Lee                                                                           9

11B                           Johnston                                                                               10

12                             Cumberland                                                                          23

13                             Bladen, Brunswick,Columbus                                              13

14                             Durham                                                                                18

15A                          Alamance                                                                             11

15B                           Orange, Chatham                                                                 10

16A                          Scotland, Hoke                                                                      7

16B                           Robeson                                                                               13

17A                          Rockingham                                                                           7

17B                           Stokes, Surry                                                                         8

18                             Guilford                                                                                32

19A                          Cabarrus                                                                                9

19B                           Montgomery,Randolph                                                        10

19C                          Rowan                                                                                   8

19D                          Moore                                                                                    5

20A                          Anson, Richmond,                                                                12

                                 Stanly

20B                           Union                                                                                   10

21                             Forsyth                                                                                 25

22A                          Alexander, Iredell                                                                 11

22B                           Davidson, Davie                                                                   11

23                             Alleghany, Ashe,Wilkes,                                                        8

                                 Yadkin

24                             Avery, Madison,Mitchell,                                                       7

                                 Watauga, Yancey

25                             Burke, Caldwell,Catawba                                                    19

26                             Mecklenburg                                                                        58

27A                          Gaston                                                                                 15

27B                           Cleveland,                                                                            11

                                 Lincoln

28                             Buncombe                                                                            14

29A                          McDowell,Rutherford                                                            7

29B                           Henderson, Polk,Transylvania                                                8

30                             Cherokee, Clay,Graham,                                                     11

                                 Haywood, Jackson,Macon,

                                 Swain.

(a2)      Upon the conveningof each regular session of the General Assembly and its reconvening in the even‑numberedyear, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall report its recommendationsregarding the allocation of assistant district attorneys for the upcomingfiscal biennium and fiscal year to the General Assembly, including any requestfor additional assistant district attorneys. The report shall include thenumber of assistant district attorneys that the Administrative Office of theCourts recommends to be allocated to each prosecutorial district and thecaseload and criteria on which each recommended allocation is based. Any reportsrequired under this subsection shall be made to the Joint LegislativeCommission of Governmental Operations, the House of Representatives and SenateAppropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public, and the Fiscal ResearchDivision.

(b)        Except as providedin subsection (c) of this section, each district attorney for a prosecutorialdistrict as defined in subsection (a1) of this section, other than District19B, who is in office on December 31, 1988, shall continue in office for thatprosecutorial district, for a term expiring December 31, 1990. In the generalelection of 1990, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall beelected for a four‑year term for each prosecutorial district other thanDistricts 16A and 19B, and shall take office on the January 1 following suchelection. The district attorney for Prosecutorial District 19B, who is electedin the general election of 1988 for a four‑year term beginning January 1,1989, shall serve that term for Prosecutorial District 19B. In the generalelection of 1992, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall beelected for a four‑year term for Prosecutorial Districts 16A and 19B andshall take office on the January 1 following such election.

(c)        The office and termof the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 12 formerly consisting ofCumberland and Hoke Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 12 asdefined by subsection (a1) of this section. The office and the term of thedistrict attorney for former Prosecutorial District 16 consisting of Robesonand Scotland Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 16B as defined bysubsection (a1) of this section. The initial district attorney forProsecutorial District 16A as defined in subsection (a1) of this section shallbe elected in the general election of November 1988, from nominations made inaccordance with G.S. 163‑114 as if a vacancy had occurred in nomination,and shall serve an initial term expiring December 31, 1992. In all otherrespects, subsection (b) of this section shall apply to the district attorneysfor Prosecutorial Districts 12, 16A, and 16B to the same extent as all otherdistrict attorneys.  (1967, c. 1049, s. 1; 1975, c. 956, s. 4; 1977, c. 1130, s. 3; 1977,2nd Sess., c. 1238, s. 2; 1981, c. 964, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 509, ss. 4, 5; c.738, s. 127(a); 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1086, s. 111; 1989,c. 770, ss. 1, 56; c. 795, s. 24(a), (e); 1991, c. 742, s. 13; 1991 (Reg.Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 120(a), (b); 1993, c. 321, ss. 200.4(l), 200.7(a),(b); 1995, c. 507, s. 21.7; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 589, s. 3(a); 1996, 2ndEx. Sess., c. 18, s. 22(a); 1997‑443, s. 18.11(a); 1998‑212, s.16.20(a); 1999‑237, s. 17.8(a); 2004‑124, s. 14.6(h); 2005‑276,s. 14.2(l); 2006‑66, ss. 14.3(a), 14.19(a); 2007‑323, ss. 14.14(a),(b), 14.25(j); 2008‑107, s. 14.6; 2009‑451, s. 15.17E(a).)

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