§28-71 - Organized crime unit.

[PART V. ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT]

[§28-71]  Organized crime unit.  Thereis established in the department of the attorney general an organized crimeunit.

The organized crime unit shall consist ofattorneys, and other specialized personnel necessary to implement thissection.  They shall be appointed by the attorney general who shall fix theircompensation.  Every attorney and specialist shall be entitled to hold theattorney's and specialist's position during good behavior, subject to removalby the attorney general only as provided in chapter 76.

The organized crime unit shall:

(1)  Receive, gather, and analyze information;

(2)  Develop tactical and strategic intelligence;

(3)  Assist in control of organized criminal activity;

(4)  Provide technical assistance and training tocounty law enforcement agencies in the detection and prosecution of organizedcrime; and

(5)  Provide with the attorney general's approvalspecialized personnel and technological equipment for the use of lawenforcement agencies in the State with respect to organized crime.

For purposes of this section, "organizedcrime" means the unlawful activities of the members of an organizedassociation engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including but notlimited to gambling, prostitution, loan sharking, narcotics, laborracketeering, and other unlawful activities of members of such organizations.[L 1971, c 108, §1; gen ch 1993]

Cross References

  Organized crime control, see chapter 842.