7A-347. District attorney legal assistants.
District attorney legal assistant positions are established under the district attorneys' offices. Each prosecutorial district is allocated at least one district attorney legal assistant to be employed by the district attorney. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall allocate additional assistants to prosecutorial districts on the basis of need and within available appropriations. Each district attorney may also use any volunteer or other personnel to assist the assistant. The assistant is responsible for coordinating efforts of the law-enforcement and judicial systems to assure that each victim and witness is provided fair treatment under Article 45 of Chapter 15A, Fair Treatment for Victims and Witnesses and shall also provide administrative and legal support to the district attorney's office. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 998, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 18.7(c); 2015-241, s. 18A.8(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department
Article 29 - Administrative Office of the Courts.
§ 7A-340 - Administrative Office of the Courts; establishment; officers.
§ 7A-341 - Appointment and compensation of Director.
§ 7A-342 - Appointment and compensation of assistant director and other employees.
§ 7A-343 - Duties of Director.
§ 7A-343.1 - Distribution of copies of the appellate division reports.
§ 7A-343.2 - Court Information Technology Fund.
§ 7A-343.3 - Appellate Courts Printing and Computer Operations Fund.
§ 7A-343.4 - Internal audit standards; report and work papers.
§ 7A-343.6 - Electronic filing in Chapter 50B and Chapter 50C cases.
§ 7A-345 - Duties of assistant director.
§ 7A-346 - Information to be furnished to Administrative Officer.
§ 7A-346.2 - Various reports to General Assembly.
§ 7A-347 - District attorney legal assistants.
§ 7A-348 - Training and supervision of district attorney legal assistants.
§ 7A-349 - Criminal history record check; denial of employment, contract, or volunteer opportunity.
§ 7A-350 - Annual report on criminal court cost waivers.
§ 7A-350.1 - Annual report on grant funds received or preapproved for receipt.