\n(a) The State shall be divided into prosecutorial districts, as shown in subsection (a1) of this section. There shall be a district attorney for each prosecutorial district, as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section who shall be a resident of the prosecutorial district for which elected. A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled as provided in Article IV, Sec. 19 of the Constitution.\n(a1) The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full-time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:\nProsecutorial No. of Full-Time Asst. District\nDistrict Counties Attorneys\n1 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, 12\nDare, Gates, Pasquotank,\nPerquimans\n2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, 8\nTyrrell, Washington\n3 Pitt 15\n4 Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 14\n5 Duplin, Jones, Onslow, 20\nSampson\n6 New Hanover, Pender 20\n7 Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, 11\nNorthampton\n8 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 22\n9 Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 16\n10 Wake 44\n11 Franklin, Granville, Person 18\nVance, Warren\n12 Harnett, w Hanover, Pender 20\n7 Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, 11\nNorthampton\n8 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 22\n9 Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 16\n10 Wake 44\n11 Franklin, Granville, Person 18\nVance, Warren\n12 Harnett, Lee 12\n13 Johnston 13\n14 Cumberland 25\n15 Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus 16\n16 Durham 18\n17 Alamance 12\n18 Orange, Chatham 10\n20 Robeson 13\n21 Anson, Richmond, Scotland 11\n22 Caswell, Rockingham 9\n23 Stokes, Surry 9\n24 Guilford 40\n25 Cabarrus 10\n26 Mecklenburg 58\n27 Rowan 9\n28 Montgomery, Stanly 6\n29 Hoke, Moore 10\n30 Union 11\n31 Forsyth 27\n32 Alexander, Iredell 15\n33 Davidson, Davie 13\n34 Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, 9\nYadkin\n35 Avery, Madison, Mitchell, 8\nWatauga, Yancey\n36 Burke, Caldwell, Catawba 21\n37 Randolph 10\n38 Gaston 19\n39 Cleveland, 13\nLincoln\n40 Buncombe 14\n41 McDowell, Rutherford 8\n42 Henderson, Polk, Transylvania 10\n43 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, 15\nHaywood, Jackson, Macon,\nSwain.\n(a2) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-57, s. 18B.9(f), effective June 28, 2017.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each district attorney for a prosecutorial district as defined in subsection (a1) of this section, other than District 19B, who is in 2017.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each district attorney for a prosecutorial district as defined in subsection (a1) of this section, other than District 19B, who is in office on December 31, 1988, shall continue in office for that prosecutorial district, for a term expiring December 31, 1990. In the general election of 1990, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected for a four-year term for each prosecutorial district other than Districts 16A and 19B, and shall take office on the January 1 following such election. The district attorney for Prosecutorial District 19B, who is elected in the general election of 1988 for a four-year term beginning January 1, 1989, shall serve that term for Prosecutorial District 19B. In the general election of 1992, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected for a four-year term for Prosecutorial Districts 16A and 19B and shall take office on the January 1 following such election.\n(c) The office and term of the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 12 formerly consisting of Cumberland and Hoke Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 12 as defined by election.\n(c) The office and term of the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 12 formerly consisting of Cumberland and Hoke Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 12 as defined by subsection (a1) of this section. The office and the term of the district attorney for former Prosecutorial District 16 consisting of Robeson and Scotland Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 16B as defined by subsection (a1) of this section. The initial district attorney for Prosecutorial District 16A as defined in subsection (a1) of this section shall be elected in the general election of November 1988, from nominations made in accordance with G.S. 163-114 as if a vacancy had occurred in nomination, and shall serve an initial term expiring December 31, 1992. In all other respects, subsection (b) of this section shall apply to the district attorneys for Prosecutorial Districts 12, 16A, and 16B to the same extent as all other district attorneys. (1967, c. 1049, s. 1; 1975, c. 956, s. 4; 1977, c. 1130, s. 3; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1238, s. 2; 1981, c. 964, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 509, ss. 4, 5; c. 738, s. 127(a); 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1086, s. 111; 1989, c. c. 956, s. 4; 1977, c. 1130, s. 3; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1238, s. 2; 1981, c. 964, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 509, ss. 4, 5; c. 738, s. 127(a); 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1086, s. 111; 1989, c. 770, ss. 1, 56; c. 795, s. 24(a), (e); 1991, c. 742, s. 13; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 120(a), (b); 1993, c. 321, ss. 200.4(l), 200.7(a), (b); 1995, c. 507, s. 21.7; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 589, s. 3(a); 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 22(a); 1997-443, s. 18.11(a); 1998-212, s. 16.20(a); 1999-237, s. 17.8(a); 2004-124, s. 14.6(h); 2005-276, s. 14.2(l); 2006-66, ss. 14.3(a), 14.19(a); 2007-323, ss. 14.14(a), (b), 14.25(j); 2008-107, s. 14.6; 2009-451, s. 15.17E(a); 2012-194, s. 1(b); 2013-360, s. 18B.22(k); 2014-100, s. 18B.7(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-57, s. 18B.9(e), (f), (h), (i); 2017-197, s. 5.6(a)-(c); 2018-5, s. 18B.6; 2018-114, s. 24(a), (b); 2018-121, ss. 3(a), 7; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1; 2019-229, s. 1(a)-(c); 2021-91, s. 13(b); 2021-180, s. 16.8(a); 2022-74, s. 16.6.)\n§ 7A-60. (Effective January 1, 2027) District attorneys and prosecutorial districts.\n(a) The State shall be divided into prosecutorial districts, as shown in subsection (a1) of this section. 16.6.)\n§ 7A-60. (Effective January 1, 2027) District attorneys and prosecutorial districts.\n(a) The State shall be divided into prosecutorial districts, as shown in subsection (a1) of this section. There shall be a district attorney for each prosecutorial district, as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section who shall be a resident of the prosecutorial district for which elected. A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled as provided in Article IV, Sec. 19 of the Constitution.\n(a1) The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full-time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:\nProsecutorial No. of Full-Time Asst. District\nDistrict Counties Attorneys\n1 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, 12\nDare, Gates, Pasquotank,\nPerquimans\n2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, 8\nTyrrell, Washington\n3 Pitt 15\n4 Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 14\n5 Duplin, Jones, Onslow, 20\nSampson\n6 New Hanover, Pender 20\n7 Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, 11\nNorthampton\n8 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 22\n9 Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 16\n10 Wake 44\n11 Franklin, Granville, Person 18\nVance, Warren\n12 Harnett, w Hanover, Pender 20\n7 Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, 11\nNorthampton\n8 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 22\n9 Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 16\n10 Wake 44\n11 Franklin, Granville, Person 18\nVance, Warren\n12 Harnett, Lee 12\n13 Johnston 13\n14 Cumberland 25\n15 Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus 16\n16 Durham 18\n17 Alamance 12\n18 Orange, Chatham 10\n20 Robeson 13\n21 Anson, Richmond, Scotland 11\n22 Caswell, Rockingham 9\n23 Stokes, Surry 9\n24 Guilford 40\n25 Cabarrus 10\n26 Mecklenburg 58\n27 Rowan 9\n28 Montgomery, Stanly 6\n29 Hoke, Moore 10\n30 Union 11\n31 Forsyth 27\n32 Alexander, Iredell 15\n33 Davidson, Davie 13\n34 Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, 9\nYadkin\n35 Avery, Madison, Mitchell, 8\nWatauga, Yancey\n36 Burke, Caldwell 10\n37 Randolph 10\n38 Gaston 19\n39 Cleveland, 13\nLincoln\n40 Buncombe 14\n41 McDowell, Rutherford 8\n42 Henderson, Polk, Transylvania 10\n43 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, 15\nHaywood, Jackson, Macon,\nSwain.\n44 Catawba 10\n(a2) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-57, s. 18B.9(f), effective June 28, 2017.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each district attorney for a prosecutorial district as defined in subsection (a1) of this section, other than District 19B, who ne 28, 2017.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each district attorney for a prosecutorial district as defined in subsection (a1) of this section, other than District 19B, who is in office on December 31, 1988, shall continue in office for that prosecutorial district, for a term expiring December 31, 1990. In the general election of 1990, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected for a four-year term for each prosecutorial district other than Districts 16A and 19B, and shall take office on the January 1 following such election. The district attorney for Prosecutorial District 19B, who is elected in the general election of 1988 for a four-year term beginning January 1, 1989, shall serve that term for Prosecutorial District 19B. In the general election of 1992, and every four years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected for a four-year term for Prosecutorial Districts 16A and 19B and shall take office on the January 1 following such election.\n(c) The office and term of the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 12 formerly consisting of Cumberland and Hoke Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 12 as lowing such election.\n(c) The office and term of the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 12 formerly consisting of Cumberland and Hoke Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 12 as defined by subsection (a1) of this section. The office and the term of the district attorney for former Prosecutorial District 16 consisting of Robeson and Scotland Counties are allocated to Prosecutorial District 16B as defined by subsection (a1) of this section. The initial district attorney for Prosecutorial District 16A as defined in subsection (a1) of this section shall be elected in the general election of November 1988, from nominations made in accordance with G.S. 163-114 as if a vacancy had occurred in nomination, and shall serve an initial term expiring December 31, 1992. In all other respects, subsection (b) of this section shall apply to the district attorneys for Prosecutorial Districts 12, 16A, and 16B to the same extent as all other district attorneys. (1967, c. 1049, s. 1; 1975, c. 956, s. 4; 1977, c. 1130, s. 3; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1238, s. 2; 1981, c. 964, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 509, ss. 4, 5; c. 738, s. 127(a); 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1086, s. , s. 1; 1975, c. 956, s. 4; 1977, c. 1130, s. 3; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1238, s. 2; 1981, c. 964, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 509, ss. 4, 5; c. 738, s. 127(a); 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1056, s. 1; c. 1086, s. 111; 1989, c. 770, ss. 1, 56; c. 795, s. 24(a), (e); 1991, c. 742, s. 13; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 120(a), (b); 1993, c. 321, ss. 200.4(l), 200.7(a), (b); 1995, c. 507, s. 21.7; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 589, s. 3(a); 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 22(a); 1997-443, s. 18.11(a); 1998-212, s. 16.20(a); 1999-237, s. 17.8(a); 2004-124, s. 14.6(h); 2005-276, s. 14.2(l); 2006-66, ss. 14.3(a), 14.19(a); 2007-323, ss. 14.14(a), (b), 14.25(j); 2008-107, s. 14.6; 2009-451, s. 15.17E(a); 2012-194, s. 1(b); 2013-360, s. 18B.22(k); 2014-100, s. 18B.7(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-57, s. 18B.9(e), (f), (h), (i); 2017-197, s. 5.6(a)-(c); 2018-5, s. 18B.6; 2018-114, s. 24(a), (b); 2018-121, ss. 3(a), 7; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1; 2019-229, s. 1(a)-(c); 2021-91, s. 13(b); 2021-180, s. 16.8(a); 2022-74, s. 16.6.)
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