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150780     TO BE ABOLISHED
ALCOHOL TOBACCO CONTROL PROSECUTOR
AS613     $37,523 - $73,632
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 02/03/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To prosecute all alleged violators of Alcohol and Tobacco Control Law and Statutory Criminal Law and perform all activities necessary for the conduct of administrative hearings related to such violations.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad review from the Alcohol Tobacco Control Deputy Commissioner.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Revenue, Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Alcohol Tobacco Control Agents by the presence of responsibility for prosecuting alleged violators of the Alcohol and Tobacco Control Law and Statutory Criminal Law.

Differs from Alcohol Tobacco Control Deputy Commissioner by the absence of full administrative responsibility for both the enforcement and certification programs.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Communicating Effectively	Displaying Expertise	Making Accurate Judgments
Managing Resources	Using Data

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Serves as prosecutor of alleged violators of Title 26, Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Laws with which all alcoholic beverage and tobacco outlets must comply.

Receives from state, local, federal investigators and various law enforcement officials complaints, reports, citations, and evidence relative to alleged violations of Title 26 and evaluates all data to determine whether prosecution is appropriate.

Performs statistical analysis on each alleged violation to assist in determining the extent and severity of each.

Confers with the field supervisor on complaints and advises him as to the proper follow-up action, such as to take no action or to verify the validity of the complaint through further investigation.

Responds to complaints, prepares warning letter or fine assessment letters and forwards them to the permitted involved.

Organizes and conducts formal hearings which entails preparing all legal documents, gathering submitted evidence, arranging for the appearance of witnesses, issuing subpoenas, and presenting the case before the Alcohol Tobacco Control Deputy Commissioner or unclassified Commissioner.

Interrogates witnesses during the administrative hearings to determine findings of fact and clarifies all aspects of case which often requires submission of evidence.

Accounts for all evidence seized, confiscated, and submitted as the result of an investigation.

Prepares, after determination by the Alcohol Tobacco Control Deputy Commissioner or unclassified Commissioner, a formal written decision setting forth findings of facts and reasons for the decision, the applicable laws, and the decision reached.

Compiles data from public hearings and makes legislative and rule making recommendations to the Alcohol Tobacco Control Deputy Commissioner.

Answers questions from attorneys, permittees, and various law enforcement officials.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Four years of administrative services experience; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus one year of administrative services experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus one year of administrative services experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.