978.04 Assistants in certain prosecutorial units. The district attorney of any prosecutorial unit having a population of less than 100,000 may appoint one or more assistant district attorneys as necessary to carry out the duties of his or her office and as may be requested by the department of administration authorized in accordance with s. 16.505. Any such assistant district attorney must be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state and, except as provided in s. 978.043 (1), may perform any duty required by law to be performed by the district attorney.
History: 1989 a. 31; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 434.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 978 - District attorneys.
978.01 - Number of district attorneys; election; term.
978.02 - Eligibility for office.
978.03 - Deputies and assistants in certain prosecutorial units.
978.04 - Assistants in certain prosecutorial units.
978.041 - Population estimates of prosecutorial units.
978.043 - Assistants for prosecution of sexually violent person commitment cases.
978.045 - Special prosecutors.
978.047 - Investigators; police powers.
978.05 - Duties of the district attorney.
978.06 - Restriction on district attorney.
978.07 - Obsolete district attorney records.