Section 1-301.82 - Appointment of the Attorney General

Appointment of the Attorney General

(a) Until such time as an Attorney General is elected under § 1-204.35, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01.

(b) The Attorney General shall:

(1) Serve a 4-year term to coincide with the term for Mayor; and

(2) Be eligible for reappointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and may serve in a holdover capacity at the expiration of his or her term pursuant to § 1-523.01(c).

(c) This section shall not apply to the incumbent Attorney General on May 27, 2010.

CREDIT(S)

(May 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-160, § 102, 57 DCR 3012.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Legislative History of Laws
For Law 18-160, see notes following § 1-301.81.

Current through September 13, 2012