2.12A - LEGAL EXPENSES REVIEWED BY THE COURT. - Iowa Statutes

2.12A LEGAL EXPENSES REVIEWED BY THE COURT. If a member or members of the general assembly are involved in court proceedings on behalf of the general assembly, and are represented by an attorney who is not an employee of the state, and the legislative council determines that the reasonable expense of the court proceedings, including reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be paid from funds in the state treasury appropriated pursuant to section 2.12, 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 legislative council shall not reimburse attorneys' fees in excess of those determined by the court to be fair and reasonable.          Section History: Recent Form 92 Acts, ch 1240, §11