67-5-5 - Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs. - Utah Statutes

67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs.
Except where specifically authorized by the Utah Constitution, or statutes, no agency shallhire legal counsel, and the attorney general alone shall have the sole right to hire legal counsel foreach such agency. Where the Legislature has provided by statute for separate agency counsel, nosuch counsel may act as an assistant attorney general nor as a special assistant attorney generalunless the attorney general shall so authorize. Unless he hires such legal counsel from outside hisoffice, the attorney general shall remain the sole legal counsel for that agency. If outside counselis hired for an agency, then the costs of any services to be rendered by this counsel shall beapproved by the attorney general before these costs are incurred. The attorney general shallapprove all billing statements from outside counsel and shall pay the full costs of this counselunless the agency by legislative appropriation or in the form of costs, fees, fines, penalties,forfeitures or proceeds reserved or designated for the payment of legal fees receives from anyother source the equivalent cost or a portion thereof, in which case the attorney general may billthe agency for the services; provided, the agency may deduct any unreimbursed costs andexpenses incurred by the agency in connection with the legal service rendered.

Amended by Chapter 76, 1982 General Session