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16 Pa.C.S. § 14301 District attorney, qualifications, eligibility and compensation
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(a) Qualifications.--The district attorney must meet all of the following qualifications: (1) Be a resident of the county. (2) Be at least 25 years of age. (3) Be a citizen of the United States. (4) Have been admitted to practice as an attorney before the Supreme Court of Pennsyl…
16 Pa.C.S. § 14302 Duties of district attorney and entry of nolle prosequi
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The district attorney shall sign each bill of indictment and conduct in court each criminal and other prosecution, in the name of the Commonwealth or, if the Commonwealth is a party, that arises in the county for which the district attorney is elected, and perform all the duties …
16 Pa.C.S. § 14303 Expenses incurred by district attorney
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All necessary expenses incurred by the district attorney or the district attorney's assistants or an officer directed by the district attorney in the investigation of crime and the apprehension and prosecution of persons charged with or suspected of the commission of crime, upon …
16 Pa.C.S. § 14304 Filling of vacancies
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If a vacancy occurs in the office of district attorney in a county of the second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth class, the judges of the court of common pleas shall, upon a showing that the first assistant district attorney satisfies the requirements of section…