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REFERENCE TITLE: attorney general representation; nonparty subpoena |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HB 2282 |
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Introduced by Representative Lesko
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AN ACT
amending section 41‑192.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the attorney general and the department of law.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-192.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-192.02. Legal counsel in certain civil actions; counsel to fire districts
A. The attorney general in his discretion is authorized to represent an officer or employee of this state against whom a civil action is brought in his individual capacity or who is subject to a civil nonparty subpoena until such time as it is established as a matter of law that the alleged activity or events which form the basis of the complaint were not performed, or not directed to be performed, within the scope or course of the officer's or employee's duty or employment.
B. An agency authorized by law to employ legal counsel may provide representation to its officers or employees in the circumstances prescribed in subsection A of this section.
B. C. The attorney general may advise and represent a fire district when the county attorney is unable to represent the district due to a conflict of interest.