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Senate Bill 2037 |
Senate Author: Ogden |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Gattis |
Current law authorizes a prosecuting attorney to request the assistance of the attorney general in the prosecution of all manner of criminal cases or in performing any duty imposed by law on the prosecuting attorney and, in requesting such assistance, to appoint any assistant attorney general as an assistant prosecuting attorney. Senate Bill 2037 amends the Government Code to also allow the attorney general to offer such assistance to the prosecuting attorney and includes in the acceptance of such an offer the prosecuting attorney's authority to appoint any assistant attorney general as an assistant prosecuting attorney.