Section 8.726 - District attorneys and deputies prohibited from engaging in private practice of law; exception(1) Except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section, district attorneys and deputy district attorneys may not engage in the private practice of law.(2) A district attorney or deputy district attorney may engage in volunteer or pro bono legal work. 1965 c.633 §2; 1971 c.583 §1; 1975 c.378 §7; 1977 c.834 §5; 1979 c.418 §8; 1981 c.908 §2; 2007 c. 658, § 1