HB 1399
District attorneys; require removal from office for certain indictments against.
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Bill overview
An act to provide that if any district attorney is indicted for a crime related to the office of district attorney OR for a crime of moral turpitude, he OR she shall be removed from office by the governor and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law; To provide certain compensation to a district attorney who is removed from office but the charges are dropped, he OR she is acquitted OR otherwise not convicted; To provide that a district attorney's removal from office shall not create a presumption of guilt for the underlying crime; To bring forward sections 23-15-833 and 23-15-843, mississippi code of 1972, which provide for special elections for district attorneys, for the purpose of possible amendment; To bring forward sections 25-5-1, 25-5-3, 25-5-5, 25-5-7, 25-5-9, 25-5-11, 25-5-13, 25-5-15, 25-5-17, 25-5-19, 25-5-21, 25-5-23, 25-5-25, 25-5-27, 25-5-29, 25-5-31, 25-5-33, 25-5-35 and 25-5-37, mississippi code of 1972, which provide a removal process for certain public officers, for the purpose of possible amendment; And for related purposes.
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