,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fjc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #h1 #bjac ,ms4 ,norton introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to establish the ,office of the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia1 headed by a locally elected and independent ,district ,attorney1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,district of ,columbia ,district ,attorney ,establishment ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,establishment of ,office of the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia 7a7 ,in general ,part ,f of title ,,iv of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjd4ia et seq41 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #dig4 ,office of the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia 7a7 ,establishment ,there is hereby established the ,office of the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia 7hereafter in this section referred to as the ,office71 to be headed by the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia 7hereafter in this section referred to as the ,district ,attorney74 7b7 ,general powers and duties ,the ,district ,attorney shall be the chief legal officer for the ,district of ,columbia1 and in the performance of such duties shall-- 7#a7 prosecute the local criminal laws of the ,district of ,columbia1 including violations committed by both adult and juvenile offenders1 and perform any related functions as provided by local law in the ,district of ,columbia2 and 7#b7 have the authority to perform civil enforcement and other legal functions as provided by local law in the ,district of ,columbia4 7c7 ,general qualifications 7#a7 ,in general ,no individual may serve as ,district ,attorney unless the individual-- 7,a7 is a qualified elector2 7,b7 is domiciled in the ,district2 7,c7 has resided and been domiciled in the ,district for at least one year immediately preceding the day on which the general or special election for such office is to be held2 7,d7 holds no other public office for which he or she is compensated in an amount in excess of his or her actual expenses in connection therewith1 except that nothing in this clause shall prohibit any such individual1 while ,district ,attorney1 from serving as a delegate or alternate delegate to a convention of a political party nominating candidates for ,president and ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states1 or from holding an appointment in a ,reserve component of an armed force of the ,united ,states1 other than a person serving on active duty under a call for more than thirty days2 and 7,e7 is admitted to the practice of law in the ,district1 is registered with the ,district of ,columbia ,bar as an active practitioner1 and has not been and is currently not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction4 7#b7 ,restrictions on private practice ,the ,district ,attorney shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall not directly or indirectly engage in the private practice of law4 7#c7 ,forfeiture of ,office ,the ,district ,attorney shall forfeit the office upon failure to maintain the qualifications required by this subsection4 7d7 ,elections2 filling vacancies2 initial appointment 7#a7 ,elections ,the ,district ,attorney shall be elected on a partisan basis by the registered qualified electors of the ,district4 ,the term of office of the ,district ,attorney shall be four years1 except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 and shall begin at noon on ,january #b of the year following the election4 ,the ,district ,attorney's term of office shall coincide with the term of the ,mayor4 ,the first election for the ,district ,attorney shall take place in #bjab4 7#b7 ,vacancies ,to fill a vacancy for the position of ,district ,attorney1 the ,board of ,elections and ,ethics shall hold a special election in the ,district on the first ,tuesday occurring more than one hundred and fourteen days after the date on which such vacancy occurs1 unless the ,board of ,elections and ,ethics determines that such vacancy could be more practically filled in a special election held on the same day as the next general election to be held in the ,district occurring within sixty days of the date on which a special election would otherwise have been held under the provisions of this subsection4 ,the person shall take office on the day in which the ,board of ,elections and ,ethics certifies his or her election and shall serve as ,district ,attorney only for the remainder of the term during which such vacancy occurred4 7#c7 ,initial appointment ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of the ,district of ,columbia ,district ,attorney ,establishment ,act of #bjac1 the ,mayor1 by resolution1 shall appoint a ,district ,attorney who shall serve until succeeded by an elected ,district ,attorney4 ,the proposed resolution shall be submitted to the ,council for a #cj-;day period of review1 excluding days of ,council recess4 ,if the ,council does not approve or disapprove the proposed resolution within the #cj-;day review period1 the resolution shall be deemed approved4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections of part ,f of title ,,iv of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #dig4 ,office of the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia 4 #c4 ,responsibility of ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia for conduct of all prosecutions 7a7 ,in general ,section #bc-aja1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code1 is amended by striking subsections 7a7 through 7f7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,prosecutions for violations of all police or municipal ordinances or regulations of the ,district of ,columbia and for violations of all penal statutes of the ,district of ,columbia in the nature of police or municipal regulations shall be conducted in the name of the ,district of ,columbia by the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia or the ,district ,attorney's assistants1 except as may otherwise be provided in any such ordinance1 regulation1 or statute4 7b7 ,an indictment or information brought in the name of the ,united ,states in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia may include charges of offenses prosecutable by the ,district of ,columbia if the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia consents to the inclusion of such charges in writing4 7c7 ,an indictment or information brought in the name of the ,district of ,columbia in the ,superior ,court of the ,district of ,columbia may be joined for trial in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia with an indictment or information brought in that court if the offenses charged therein could have been joined in the same indictment or information and if the ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia consents to such joinder4 7d7 ,nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the ,attorney ,general of the ,united ,states or the ,united ,states ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia to exercise jurisdiction concerning violations of the laws of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,appeals ,section #bc-ajd1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code1 is amended by striking ,corporation ,counsel each place it appears in subsections 7a77#a71 7b71 and 7d71 and inserting ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia4 7#b7 ,proceedings to establish previous convictions ,section #bc-aaa7;a77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code1 is amended by striking ,corporation ,counsel and inserting ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia4 7#c7 ,definition of prosecutor ,section #bc-eja1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code1 is amended by striking ,corporation ,counsel of the ,district of ,columbia and inserting ,district ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to violations of ,district of ,columbia ordinances1 regulations1 and statutes which occur after the expiration of the #f-month period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act4