Alabama § 36-26-42 Representation of Department in Judicial Proceedings

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-26-42 — Representation of Department in Judicial Proceedings

Alabama § 36-26-42

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 26State Personnel Department and Merit System

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 36-26-42 (2026).

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If this article or its enforcement by the director or the board shall be called into question in any judicial proceeding or if any person shall fail or refuse to comply with the lawful orders or directions of the board, such board or the director may call upon the Attorney General or may, with the advice and consent of the Governor, employ independent counsel to represent it in sustaining this article and its enforcement thereof, and such independent counsel shall be paid as other employees of the department are paid.

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If this article or its enforcement by the director or the board shall be called into question in any judicial proceeding or if any person shall fail or refuse to comply with the lawful orders or directions of the board, such board or the director may call upon the Attorney General or may, with the advice and consent of the Governor, employ independent counsel to represent it in sustaining this article and its enforcement thereof, and such independent counsel shall be paid as other employees of the department are paid.