§ 25-1-514 — Legal adviser - county attorney - actions

The county attorney for
the county or the district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action
arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by a county or district public
health director to abate a condition that exists in violation of, or to restrain or enjoin
any action that is in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or for the
enforcement of, the public health laws and the standards, orders, and rules of the
state board or a county or district board of health. If the county attorney or the
district attorney fails to act, the public health director may bring an action and be
represented by special counsel employed by him or her with the approval of the
county or district board. An agency, through its county or district board of health or
through its public health director, may employ or retain and compensate an
attorney to be the legal adviser of the agency and to defend the agency and the
officers and employees of the agency against all actions and proceedings brought
against them.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 2047, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-021), ch. 3, p. 20, � 3, effective August 2.