The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on the public prosecutor's Office to make the prosecution Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, no. 12; 1996, 5, 13 no, 9, 23; 1998. no; 2000, No 14; 2002, no. 22) the following amendments: 1. Express article 31 and 32 as follows: "article 31. Prosecutor grades are assigned by the prosecutors following grades that meet the qualifications of the judges concerned classes: 1) junior justice Advisor-qualification category;
2) justice Advisor-qualification category;
3) senior justice Advisor-qualification category;
4) justice Advisor of the State — qualification category;
5) senior justice Advisor of the State — the first qualification category.
32. article. Public Prosecutor-step procedure (1) the Prosecutor is granted according to the degree of post title post and professional knowledge, skills and work experience.
(2) the Prosecutor grades may be awarded in the following order: 1) the newest justice Advisor rank: Prosecutor three years of service;
Justice Advisor-2) rank-three Prosecutor later justice Advisor rank in years of service;
3) senior justice Advisor rank — after four justice Advisor of the Prosecutor's Office of years of service;
4) State Justice Advisor rank — five Prosecutor Senior Justice Adviser post grade in years of service;
5 senior State Justice) Advisor rank — five Prosecutor justice Advisor of the State's Office of years of service or approving the Attorney General's Office.
(3) in some cases, the Prosecutor may grant a higher rank if he previous post grade has completed two-thirds of the second part of this article, the deadline passed and the next rank Qualification exam.
(4) if the Prosecutor goes from the highest authority of the Prosecutor's Office on the lower level of the prosecution authority or from the higher public prosecutor's Office, Prosecutor below him in rank assigned to is saved.
(5) the senior justice Advisor of the State Office of the Attorney General granted the degree, confirming his Parliamentary post. Other prosecutors grades granted the Attorney General after the attestation Commission recommendation.
(6) depending on the rank to rank the highest boundary can be the following: 1) the Attorney General, the Chief of the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, senior justice Advisor of the State;
the General Prosecutor's Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Chapter 2), the Court Prosecutor, Court of the area of the District Deputy Chief-Justice Advisor of the State;
3 General Prosecutor), the district (of the city), the District Prosecutor (of the city), the Deputy Chief of the District Attorney, the Court district (of the city) Prosecutor: senior justice Advisor. "
2. Express article 33, the first paragraph by the following: "(1) a candidate For Prosecutor can be a Latvian citizen, who obtained a higher legal education, traineeship, the Prosecutor's Office has completed an internship program and passed the examination."
3. Express 34. and article 35 the following: ' article 34. The district (of the city), Chief of the District Attorney and the Court Prosecutor prosecutor-designate (1) of the district (of the city), the Chief may appoint a person who is not less than three years seniority Prosecutor or judge.
(2) The Court or the District Attorney of the General Prosecutor's Office of the public prosecutor may appoint a person who is not less than three years seniority Prosecutor or judge or at least five years ' seniority in the lawyer's specialty.
35. article. The General Prosecutor's Office of the Department of the Attorney General, Division Chief and Chief of judicial district candidate for the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, Department, or area of the Court procuratorate may appoint a person who is not less than five years ' service in the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Latvia or not less than three years seniority in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia. "
4. Replace article 44 paragraph 3, first subparagraph, and article 45, second paragraph, the word "the" with the words "base salary monthly base salary".
5. To make the fifth chapter name as follows: "chapter five prosecutors."
6. Add to the fifth chapter with article 45.1 as follows: "article 45.1. Prosecutors (1) prosecutors are prosecutors the Administrative Director, administrative Deputy Director, service staff, the Advisory staff and assistant prosecutors.
(2) the prosecutors pay is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
7. Article 46 of the expression as follows: "article 46. Administrative Director of public prosecutions (1) Prosecutor's Office Administrative Director of recruiting and released from work for the Attorney General. The Administrative Director shall chair the Administrative Director of public prosecutions.
(2) the Prosecutor's Office of the Director of the Administrative Department of the public prosecutor's Office is the Department that supports the prosecution and its supervision of institutions in the financial and economic activity.
(3) Administrative Director of public prosecutions takes work and released from his work Vice-Chairperson, the prosecution service staff and advisory staff. "
8. Make the article 49 as follows: "article 49. The Advisory staff, the Administrative Director of public prosecutions has the right, if necessary, according to the outline set by the Attorney General to hire specialists for an indefinite period of time or budget — for a certain period of time to perform a specific task. "
9. Make 52 of article as follows: "article 52. The Prosecutor's remuneration (1) the Prosecutor's salary a month includes base salary, allowances and bonuses.
(2) depending on the position in the prosecutors have determined the following month base salary: 1) the Attorney General's monthly salary is 98 percent of Supreme Court President's monthly salary;
2 Department of the General Prosecutor's Office Chief) monthly salary is 95 percent of the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court's monthly base salary;
the General Prosecutor's Office of the Chief of the section 3) monthly salary is the equivalent of the Supreme Court of the senator's monthly salary;
4 General Prosecutor) monthly salary is 90 per cent of the judges of the Supreme Court's monthly base salary;
5 the Court of District Chief) monthly salary is 90 percent of the monthly salary of the President of the District Court;
6) Court Deputy Chief of the County's monthly salary is 90 percent of the Deputy Chairman of the District Court's monthly base salary;
7) Court District Attorney monthly salary is 90 percent of the monthly salary of a judge of the District Court;
8) District (of the city), the Prosecutor's Office Chief monthly salary is 95 percent of the district (City) Court is President of the monthly base salary;
9) District (of the city), the Prosecutor's Office of the Deputy Chief of the monthly salary is 95 percent of the district (City) Court Deputy month base salary;
10) District (of the city) a month salary of the public prosecutor is 98 percent of district (City) Court judge monthly base salary.
(3) the premium for public prosecutor level fixed at: 1) junior justice Advisor-7 percent of the monthly base salary;
Justice Advisor 2) — 14 percent of the monthly base salary;
3) senior justice Advisor-21 percent of the monthly base salary;
4) State Justice Advisor — 28 percent of monthly base salary;
5 senior State Justice) Advisor — 35 percent of the monthly salary.
(4) the prosecutor-designate internship time receive a wage of 80 percent of the district (of the city) the Prosecutor's monthly base salary. "
10. Add to article 55, the third subparagraph after the word "health" with the words "and the number to 15 monthly salary around".
11. Replace article 57.1, the word "salary" with the words "monthly base salary".
12. Article 57.2 of the express as follows: "article 57.2. Allowance on the birth of a child to the Prosecutor on the birth of a child shall receive a grant of three month's salary. If the benefits are entitled to both parents, assign it to one of the parents. "
13. Replace 57.3, 57.4 and 57.5, 57.7 57.8 article, the word "salary" (fold) with the words "monthly salary" (fold).
14. transitional provisions be supplemented with 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in paragraph by the following: "6. in 2003, prosecutors charged a monthly base salary of 60 percent of the estimated monthly base salary.
7. in 2004, prosecutors charged a monthly base salary of 70 percent of the estimated monthly base salary.
8. in 2005, prosecutors charged a monthly base salary of 80 percent of the estimated monthly base salary.
9. Prosecutors are stored in the grades assigned to June 30, 2003. By July 1, 2003 the Chief Justice Advisor rank is equated with senior justice Advisor of the State rank and Justice Adviser is eliminated candidate's rank. The order in which other prosecutors earlier grades equivalent to the new post of grades, determined by the Attorney General.
10. The prosecutors, or leave in 2003. annual leave, paid leave benefits, lump-sum extent was set to June 30, 2003. "
The law shall enter into force on July 1, 2003.

The law adopted by the Parliament in June 19, 2003.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on July 1, 2003 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on July 1, 2003.