HB173 Summary

• Amends Section 12-17-213 of the Alabama Code to remove minimum years of service and age requirements for district attorneys seeking supernumerary status.

• Current law requires either 60 years of age with 18 years of service (minimum 10 as district attorney) or any age with 18 years of service (minimum 15.5 years as district attorney); this bill eliminates these prerequisites.

• Creates new provision allowing any person elected or appointed as district attorney prior to November 8, 2016, and who held office through or after January 1, 2019, to elect supernumerary status by filing written declaration with the Governor.

• Permits prior service as judge of court of record, full-time deputy/assistant district attorney, state-employed attorney, or district attorney to count toward the 18-year accumulation requirement.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2021, upon passage and gubernatorial approval.