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231E.11 - DUTY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, COUNTY ATTORNEY, OR OTHER COUNSEL.

        231E.11  DUTY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, COUNTY ATTORNEY, OR
      OTHER COUNSEL.
         1.  The attorney general shall advise the state office on legal
      matters and represent the state office in legal proceedings.
         2.  Upon the request of the attorney general, a county attorney
      may represent the state office or a local office in connection with
      the filing of a petition for appointment as guardian or conservator
      and with routine, subsequent appearances.
         3.  A local attorney experienced in probate matters may represent
      the personal representative for all routine matters associated with
      probating an estate.
         Section History: Recent Form
         2005 Acts, ch 175, §140
         Referred to in § 231E.5