Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 12520 — General Powers and Duties
Cal. Gov't Code § 12520
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2001-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The Attorney General may not employ special counsel in any case except pursuant to either of the following:
Citator
Cal. Gov't Code § 12520 — General Powers and Duties is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The Attorney General may not employ special counsel in any case except pursuant to either of the following:
(1) Article 3 (commencing with Section 12540).
(2) Article 4 (commencing with Section 12550).
(b) Subdivision (a) does not affect the right of the Attorney General to employ counsel to represent, or to assist in the representation of, a state agency as defined in Section 11000, including the Attorney General or the Department of Justice, or to represent a state employee if that representation meets any of the standards set forth in paragraph (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), or (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 19130.