| Section | 2001. | Election. |
| 2002. | Powers and duties. |
Section 2001. Election. There shall be a District Attorney who shall be elected from the County at large. The District Attorney’s term of office shall begin with the first day of January next following the District Attorney’s election, and shall be for four years except as otherwise provided in this Charter. At the time of the District Attorney’s election and throughout the District Attorney’s term of office the District Attorney shall be a qualified elector of the County. The District Attorney shall devote the District Attorney’s whole time to the duties of the District Attorney’s office and shall hold no other public office.
Section 2002. Powers and duties. The District Attorney shall have and exercise all powers and duties now or hereafter conferred or imposed upon the District Attorney by any applicable law. The District Attorney shall perform such additional and related duties as may be prescribed by local law.
Amended by Local Law No. 3-2025.
Article 20 was formerly numbered Article 21, which was formerly numbered Article XIV.