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Section 41-5-12 - Legal counsel for department.

AL Code § 41-5-12 (2019) (N/A)
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REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-129 EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

(a) The Chief Examiner of Public Accounts, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall be authorized, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System law, to appoint a legal counsel for the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(b) The legal counsel for the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts must be at least 30 years of age, of good character, learned in the law and be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. He shall be commissioned as an assistant attorney general and shall have the authority and duties of an assistant attorney general, but he shall devote his entire time to the business of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(c) The compensation for the said legal counsel shall be paid out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts and in the same manner as the salaries of other employees are paid.

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Section 41-5-12 - Legal counsel for department.