Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 6.70 District Attorney

(Ord. 2026-0010 § 21, 2026; Ord. 2026-0002 §§ 26, 27, 2026; Ord. 2025-0044 § 5, 2025; Ord. 2025-0040 §§ 14, 15, 2025; Ord. 2025-0028 §§ 23, 24, 2025; Ord. 2024-0051 § 14, 2024; Ord. 2024-0034 §§ 29—31, 2024; Ord. 2024-0002 §§ 22, 23, 2024; Ord. 2023-0042 § 16, 2023; Ord. 2023-0033 §§ 26, 27, 2023; Ord. 2023-0012 §§ 30—32, 2023; Ord. 2022-0050 § 6, 2022; Ord. 2022-0049 § 25, 2022; Ord. 2022-0043 §§ 7, 8, 2022; Ord. 2022-0042 §§ 7, 8, 2022; Ord. 2022-0007 §§ 12—14, 2022; Ord. 2022-0002 § 6, 2022; Ord. 2021-0068 § 16, 2021; Ord. 2021-0055 §§ 7—9, 2021; Ord. 2021-0014 § 6, 2021; Ord. 2021-0005 § 15, 2021; Ord. 2020-0055 §§ 24, 25, 2020; Ord. 2020-0038 § 29, 2020; Ord. 2019-0070 § 18, 2019; Ord. 2019- 0052 §§ 10-12, 2019; Ord. 2019-0047 §§ 19, 20, 2019; Ord. 2019-0041 §§ 33, 34, 2019; Ord. 2019-0035 § 23, 2019; Ord. 2019-0005 § 6, 2019; Ord. 2018-0050 §§ 17, 18, 2018; Ord. 2018-0038 §§ 6, 7, 2018; Ord. 2018-0026 §§ 13, 14, 2018; Ord. 2018-0023 §§ 25-27, 2018; Ord. 2018-0012 §§ 13, 14, 2018; Ord. 2017-0054 §§ 14-16, 2017; Ord. 2017-0045 §§ 12, 13, 2017; Ord. 2017-0037 § 17, 2017; Ord. 2017-0032 §§ 7, 8, 2017; Ord. 2017-0026 § 25, 2017; Ord. 2017-0006 §§ 21, 22, 2017; Ord. 2016-0044 §§ 7, 8, 2016; Ord. 2016-0041 § 20, 2016; Ord. 2016-0030 §§ 20-22, 2016; Ord. 2016-0025 § 14, 2016; Ord. 2016-0006 § 13, 2016; Ord. 2015-0037 § 22, 2015; Ord. 2015-0019 §§ 19-23, 2015; Ord. 2015-0002 §§ 21, 22, 2015; Ord. 2014-0046 §§ 14, 15, 2014; Ord. 2014-0041 §§ 29, 30, 2014; Ord. 2014-0036 §§ 12, 13, 2014; Ord. 2014-0026 § 27, 2014; Ord. 2014-0006 §§ 4-6, 2014; Ord. 2014-0002 §§ 17-19, 2014; Ord. 2013-0032 §§ 24-26, 2013; Ord. 2013-0021 §§ 17, 18, 2013; Ord. 2012-0058 §§ 16, 17, 2012; Ord. 2012-0035 § 14, 2012; Ord. 2012-0026 §§ 22-24, 2012; Ord. 2012-0002 §§ 11, 12, 2012; Ord. 2011-0057 §§ 14-16, 2011; Ord. 2011-0036 §§ 27, 28, 2011; Ord. 2011-0013 § 24, 2011; Ord. 2011- 0003 § 15, 2011; Ord. 2010-0041 §§ 22, 23, 2010; Ord. 2010-0031 § 28, 2010; Ord. 2010-0004 § 6, 2010; Ord. 2010-0002 § 17, 2010; Ord. 2009-0050 §§ 6-8, 2009; Ord. 2009-0045 §§ 20-22, 2009; Ord. 2009-0023 §§ 32, 33, 2009; Ord. 2009-0008 §§ 11, 12, 2009; Ord. 2008-0059 § 14, 2008; Ord. 2008-0049 § 14, 2008; Ord. 2008-0037 §§ 32-34, 2008; Ord. 2008-0005 §§ 26-28, 2008; Ord. 2007-0099 §§ 20, 21, 2007; Ord. 2007-0096 § 27, 2007; Ord. 2007-0079 §§ 27-29, 2007; Ord. 2007-0059 § 19, 2007; Ord. 2007-0058 §§ 19, 20, 2007; Ord. 2007-0005 § 20, 2007; Ord. 2007-0003 § 10, 2007; Ord. 2006-0078 § 12, 2006; Ord. 2006-0077 §§ 40-43, 2006; Ord. 2006-0059 § 11, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)

A.

1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, persons employed on the item of Deputy District Attorney II (Item No. 9272A) and assigned to the Antelope Valley Area Office in Lancaster shall be compensated on an abbreviated salary range, the first step of which is the fifth step of the indicated salary range. When such persons cease to hold this assignment, their salary shall be adjusted to reflect that step within the salary range for Deputy District Attorney II which such persons would have earned had they been employed without respect to the provisions of this subsection.

a.

Persons employed in any of the following classes who are assigned by management to the Antelope Valley Area on a full- time basis and who reside more than 30 miles from the courthouse from which they work, shall be entitled to additional compensation at a rate of 22 levels (5.5%) higher than that established for their respective positions in Section 6.28.050.

If such person moves and no longer resides outside the 30-mile radius or is reassigned to another area, he/she shall no longer be eligible to receive the additional 22 levels.

b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.70.020, subsection 2.a shall remain in effect except that persons employed as Deputy District Attorney III (Item No. 9273) and Deputy District Attorney IV (Item No. 9274) and who meet the aforementioned requirements shall be entitled to additional compensation at a rate 5.6468 percent higher than that established for their respective classifications in Section 6.28.050. If such person moves and no longer resides outside the 30-mile radius or is reassigned to another area, he shall no longer be eligible to receive the additional stated percentage.

B.

Persons appointed to positions under Item No. 9980C, Detective (Unclassified) shall be employed temporarily as needed, and not permanently.

C.

Any person employed as a Lieutenant, DA (Item No. 2894), Captain, DA (Item No. 2896), or Sergeant, DA (Item No. 2891) who is assigned in an acting capacity by his department head to fill a vacant budgeted higher-level position and who is on a promotional list for such classification from which appointments are enjoined or stayed for any reason, shall, commencing on the thirty-first consecutive calendar day of such acting-capacity assignment, and continuing for the duration of such assignment, be compensated one standard salary schedule above that provided elsewhere in this code for his classification.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.70.020, subsection C.1 shall remain in effect except that such person meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be compensated 2.7846 percent above that provided elsewhere in this code for his classification. Compensation as noted will commence on the thirty-first consecutive calendar day of such acting-capacity assignment and will continue for the duration of such assignment.

D.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any person employed in a position of Investigator, DA (Item No. 2889) who possesses an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college shall be compensated upon appointment at the second step of the salary range. Persons so employed who possess a Bachelor' s Degree from an accredited college shall be compensated upon appointment at the third step of the salary range. Other persons so employed shall be compensated upon appointment at the first step of the salary range. The rate or rates established by this provision constitute a base rate.

E.

a. Any person employed in one of the following classes who possesses a valid Certified Public Accountant license or Public Accountant license issued by the state of California and who is assigned by the district attorney to perform or direct the performance of audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States General Accounting Office and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, with approval of the chief executive officer shall be entitled to compensation at a rate two schedules higher than that established for his class in Section 6.28.050 of this code:

b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.70.020, subsection E.1.a shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be entitled to compensation at a rate 5.6468 percent higher than that established for the respective classification in Section 6.28.050 of this code.

In no event shall a person receive compensation pursuant to this subsection F for any period prior to the date on which he presents at least one of the certificates cited above to the district attorney or person designated by the district attorney.

F.

In exchange for the additional compensation provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6.10.105 on January 1, 1998 persons employed in the classes listed therein on December 31, 1997, shall have the pay rate provided by Chapter 6.08 Part 3 on January 1, 1998 reduced to an amount obtained by dividing that pay rate by 1.03, if the highest level of certificate possessed is the Basic POST Certificate, or by 1.06, if the highest level of certificate possessed is the Intermediate POST Certificate, or by 1.09, if the highest level of certificate possessed is the Advanced POST Certificate or Executive POST Certificate.

(Ord. 2015-0019 § 24, 2015; Ord. 2012-0017 § 67, 2012; Ord. 2011-0046 § 29, 2011; Ord. 2007-0004 § 15, 2007; Ord. 2006- 0084 § 35, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)