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Committee shifts prosecuting-attorney oversight to Administrative Office of the Courts, grants limited subpoena power
Summary
Senate Bill 218 passed the Judiciary Committee with committee amendments to move the Prosecuting Attorneys' Qualification Commission to the Administrative Office of the Courts, add limited subpoena authority, and change appellate review language to allow a full hearing in superior court and subsequent review by the Supreme Court.
Representative Whit Robertson told the committee that Senate Bill 218 would transfer the Prosecuting Attorneys' Qualification Commission (PAQC) from its current structure to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), a change he said would reduce costs and place the commission with a body experienced in judicial matters. "We are moving the prosecuting attorney's qualification commission away from PAC and moving them over to the AOC," Robertson said, describing the administrative and budget…
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