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This bill establishes the Adjunct Prosecutor Division within the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General to provide supplemental legal support to district attorneys across the state. The division will allow district attorneys to request assistance from specially designated adjunct prosecutors who are licensed attorneys in good standing in Pennsylvania. These adjunct prosecutors can help with criminal investigations and prosecutions by conducting grand jury proceedings, participating in court proceedings, reviewing evidence, and making legal applications, all under the direction of the requesting district attorney. The bill also creates an Adjunct Prosecutor Division Restricted Account in the State Treasury to fund the program, which will be supported by legislative appropriations. Adjunct prosecutors will have access to the Attorney General's resources, including investigators and experts, and can request assistance from state and local law enforcement agencies. Importantly, the bill includes a provision preventing defendants from challenging the legal authority of an adjunct prosecutor, ensuring that any such challenges will be automatically dismissed. The new division is designed to provide flexible, additional prosecutorial support to local district attorneys' offices across Pennsylvania, with the assigned adjunct prosecutors temporarily serving under the district attorney's direction.

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