§ 7A-65. Compensation and allowances of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑65.  Compensationand allowances of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys.

(a)        The annual salaryof:

(1)        District attorneysshall be as provided in the Current Operations Appropriations Act.

(2)        Full‑timeassistant district attorneys shall be as provided in the Current OperationsAppropriations Act.

When traveling on officialbusiness, each district attorney and assistant district attorney is entitled toreimbursement for his or her subsistence expenses to the same extent as Stateemployees generally. When traveling on official business outside his or hercounty of residence, each district attorney and assistant district attorney isentitled to reimbursement for travel expenses to the same extent as Stateemployees generally. For purposes of this subsection, the term "officialbusiness" does not include regular, daily commuting between a person'shome and the district attorney's office. Travel distances, for purposes ofreimbursement for mileage, shall be determined according to the travel policyof the Administrative Office of the Courts.

(b)        Repealed by SessionLaws 1985, c. 689, s. 2.

(c)        In lieu of meritand other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a district attorneyshall receive as longevity pay an amount equal to four and eight‑tenthspercent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current OperationsAppropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, and nine andsix‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four‑tenthspercent (14.4%) after 15 years of service, nineteen and two‑tenthspercent (19.2%) after 20 years of service, and twenty‑four percent (24%)after 25 years of service. Service shall mean service in the elective positionof a district attorney and shall not include service as a deputy or actingdistrict attorney. Service shall also mean service as a justice or judge of theGeneral Court of Justice, clerk of superior court, assistant district attorney,public defender, appellate defender, or assistant public or appellate defender.

(d)        In lieu of meritand other increment raises paid to regular State employees, an assistantdistrict attorney shall receive as longevity pay an amount equal to four andeight‑tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the CurrentOperations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nineand six‑tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen andfour‑tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service, nineteen and two‑tenthspercent (19.2%) after 20 years of service, and twenty‑four percent (24%)after 25 years of service. "Service" means service as an assistantdistrict attorney, district attorney, resource prosecutor, public defender,appellate defender, assistant public or appellate defender, justice or judge ofthe General Court of Justice, or clerk of superior court. For purposes of thissubsection, "resource prosecutor" means a former assistant districtattorney who has left the employment of the district attorney's office to servein a specific, time‑limited position with the Conference of DistrictAttorneys.  (1967,c. 1049, s. 1; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; 1983, c. 761, ss. 246, 248; 1983 (Reg. Sess.,1984), c. 1034, ss. 92, 165; c. 1109, s. 13.1; 1985, c. 689, s. 2; c. 698, s.10(b); 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, s. 224; 1987, c. 738, s. 33(a); 1995,c. 507, s. 7.4A; 1999‑237, s. 28.19(a); 2000‑67, s. 26.3A(a); 2003‑284,ss. 30.19A(a), 30.19A(b); 2005‑276, s. 29.23A; 2007‑323, ss.28.15A, 28.18A(d); 2009‑451, s. 15.17B(b).)