22a-101. Election of district attorneys in certain judicial districts; term; oath; bond; abolition of office of county attorney in said districts.
22a-101
22a-101. Election of district attorneys in certain judicial districts;term; oath; bond; abolition of office of county attorney in said districts.(a) From and after January 8, 1973, there shall be established injudicial districts 3, 10, 18 and 29 of the state the office of districtattorney, whose title and style of office shall be district attorney of the(__________) (district number) judicial district. Commencing with thegeneral election in 1972, and at the general election every four (4) yearsthereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in each judicial districtfor a term of four (4) years, commencing on the second Monday in Januarynext following his election. Said district attorney is hereby declared tobe an executive officer of the judicial district in which he is elected,with said office constituting a separate entity within said district foradministrative purposes, and in no event shall said district attorney bedeemed an officer of any county. Before entering upon the duties of hisoffice, each district attorney shall take the oath of office required bylaw for public officers and shall execute a good and sufficient surety bondin the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 75-4101 et seq., and actsamendatory thereof.
(b) From and after January 8, 1973, the office of county attorney ineach county contained in judicial districts 3, 10, 18 and 29 shall be andis hereby abolished, and there shall not be a county attorney elected forany such county at the general election in 1972: Provided, That eachcounty attorney in office in any such county on the effective date of thisact, or any successor to such county attorney, shall remain in office untila district attorney has been elected for the judicial district wherein suchcounty is located and is qualified to take office. Immediately thereafter,each such county attorney shall surrender his office to said districtattorney, along with all of the books, papers, records, property and fundsin his hands by virtue of his office.
History: L. 1972, ch. 71, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 146, § 1; April 18.