17-68-201. County attorney and district attorney serve as county officers -- Eligibility for private practice.
(1) The county attorney is a county officer as described in. Chapter 66, County Officers and Officials Generally
(2) If the boundaries of a prosecution district are located entirely within one county, the district attorney of the prosecution district is an elected county officer of that county. If the boundaries of a prosecution district include more than one county, the interlocal agreement that creates that prosecution district in accordance with Sectionmay designate the district attorney as an elected officer in one or more of the counties in which the prosecution district is located. 17-68-305
(3) The district attorney: is a full-time employee of the prosecution district; and may not engage in the private practice of law.
(4) A county attorney may: serve as a part-time employee; and engage in the private practice of law, subject to Sectionand the Rules of Professional Conduct. 17-68-306