13.3 - DISQUALIFICATION -- SUBSTITUTE.
13.3 DISQUALIFICATION -- SUBSTITUTE.
1. If, for any reason, the attorney general be disqualified from
appearing in any action or proceeding, the executive council shall
appoint some suitable person for that purpose and defray the
reasonable expense thereof from any unappropriated funds in the state
treasury. The department involved in the action or proceeding shall
be requested to recommend a suitable person to represent the
department and when the executive council concurs in the
recommendation, the person recommended shall be appointed.
2. If the governor or a department is represented by an attorney
other than the attorney general in a court proceeding as provided in
this section, at the conclusion of the court proceedings, the court
shall review the fees charged to the state to determine if the fees
are fair and reasonable. The executive council shall not reimburse
attorney fees in excess of those determined by the court to be fair
and reasonable. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 150; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 13.3] Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1240, §12
Referred to in § 8F.2