Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (2007)
California Attorney General Reports
Decided January 5, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
BILL LOCKYER Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE JOHN SARSFIELD, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF SAN BENITO, has requested an opinion on the following question:
May a person appointed as an unpaid, volunteer investigator by a district attorney qualify as a "peace officer"?
CONCLUSION
A person appointed as an unpaid, volunteer investigator by a district attorney may qualify as a "peace officer" provided that he or she is assigned to perform investigative duties and otherwise meets all standards imposed by law.
ANALYSIS
We are informed that a district attorney is…
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