(a) The term of office of the victims' advocate is five years. A victims' advocate may be reappointed but may not serve for more than three terms. To be eligible for reappointment at the conclusion of each five-year term of service, a victims' advocate seeking reappointment must submit to the victims' advocate selection committee an application for reappointment.
(b) If the term of a victims' advocate expires without the appointment of a successor under this chapter or the victims' advocate dies, resigns, becomes ineligible to serve, or is removed or suspended from office, the person appointed as acting victims' advocate under AS 24.65.070(a) serves until a new victims' advocate is appointed for a full term.