When any district attorney is suspended, the court shall appoint a district attorney pro tem, who shall perform the duties of the office of district attorney and receive $25.00 per day while engaged in court, to be paid on the warrant of the Comptroller drawn on the treasurer, the clerk of the court having first certified to the Comptroller in writing the number of days such district attorney pro tem was engaged in court, from such appointment until the original order suspending the district attorney shall be set aside.
Ala. Code § 12-17-189
Suspension from Office - Appointment and Compensation of District Attorney Pro Tem.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Coleman v. State (2008)
Most recently applied in State v. Surratt (December 2015)
(Code 1876, §777; Code 1886, §4252; Code 1896, §5524; Code 1907, §7789; Code 1923, §5507; Code 1940, T. 13, §238.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.