S1812: Duties of State Attorneys

Legislative Summary

Providing that a state attorney's neglect of duty may serve as a basis for an investigation, a case, or a matter to be reassigned to another judicial circuit; providing the duties of state attorneys; requiring state attorneys to exercise prosecutorial discretion on a case-specific basis in a specified manner; providing that a state attorney adopting certain blanket policies constitutes a failure to execute his or her duty; requiring the state attorney to provide a specified written response, upon the Governor's request, etc.