TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 18. Prosecuting Attorneys, 15-18-1 through 15-18-99.

ARTICLE 2 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS' COUNCIL

15-18-47. Qualifications, authority, and duties.

Attorneys and investigators employed by the council shall meet the same qualifications as those provided by Code Section 15-18-21 for attorneys and investigators employed by district attorneys. Such attorneys and investigators shall take and subscribe to an oath similar to the oath required by district attorneys. When assisting a district attorney, solicitor-general, or the Attorney General, such attorneys and investigators shall have the same authority and power as an attorney or investigator employed by such district attorney, solicitor-general, or the Attorney General. Investigators employed by the council and authorized by the council to carry weapons or to exercise any of the powers of a peace officer of this state shall meet the requirements of Chapter 8 of Title 35.

(Code 1981, §15-18-47, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, § 15/SB 396.)