(a) The position of executive assistant to the Attorney General of Alabama is created and established. The Attorney General may appoint up to five executive assistants. An executive assistant shall not be subject to the merit act, but shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General and shall perform the duties assigned to him or her by the Attorney General.
(b) An executive assistant shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the Attorney General but not exceeding the maximum salary now or hereafter fixed for assistant attorneys general III. The salary and expenses of an executive assistant shall be paid from the State Treasury in the same manner that the salary and expenses of the Attorney General are paid.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 15 - Attorney General.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-15-1 - Duties Generally.
Section 36-15-1.1 - Retention of Powers.
Section 36-15-4.1 - Grants, Other Sources of Funds.
Section 36-15-4.2 - Attorney General's Litigation Support Fund.
Section 36-15-5.1 - Deputy Attorneys General.
Section 36-15-5.2 - Chief Deputy Attorney General.
Section 36-15-9 - Private Practice by Assistant or Full-Time Deputy Attorneys General Prohibited.
Section 36-15-10 - Executive Assistants to Attorney General.
Section 36-15-10.1 - Special Administrative Assistants.
Section 36-15-11.1 - Paralegal Employees for Attorney General.
Section 36-15-12 - Institution and Prosecution of Legal Proceedings in Name of State.
Section 36-15-13 - Attorney General May Appear Before Grand Juries.
Section 36-15-14 - Attorney General May Direct Prosecution in Criminal Cases.
Section 36-15-15 - Attorney General May Advise or Direct District Attorney.
Section 36-15-16 - Payment of Necessary Expenses.
Section 36-15-17 - Assistants to Act in Absence of Attorney General and Chief Deputy.
Section 36-15-19 - Written Opinion of Attorney General Protects Officer, Governing Body, Etc.
Section 36-15-21.1 - Notification of Actions Against State Entities; Maintenance of Information.
Section 36-15-22 - Attorney General to Designate Certain Merit System Positions.