The district attorney may appoint in one or more counties of the prosecutorial district, subject to the requirements of section 501, full-time or part-time investigators, whose duties are to enforce the criminal laws in the county.
1. Qualifications for appointment. To be eligible for appointment, an investigator must be a law enforcement officer who has met the requirements of Title 25, section 2804‑C and is certified as a full-time law enforcement officer.
2. Powers. An investigator has the statutory powers of a deputy sheriff in the county in which the investigator is appointed. An investigator's powers may include those under sections 404 and 405.