67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs.
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Effective 5/6/2026
67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs.
(1)Except where specifically authorized by the Utah Constitution or statutes:
(a)no agency may hire legal counsel; and
(b)the attorney general alone shall have the sole right to hire legal counsel for each agency.
(2)Where the Legislature has provided by statute for separate agency counsel, the counsel may not act as an assistant attorney general nor as a special assistant attorney general unless the attorney general authorizes.
(3)Unless the attorney general hires legal counsel from outside the attorney general's office or authorizes the agency to hire outside counsel, the attorney general shall remain the sole legal counsel for each agency.
(4)If the attorney general authorizes an agency to hire outside counsel under Subsection
(3), and if the agency hires outside counsel, the agency is responsible for the costs of services the outside counsel renders to the agency.
Amended by Chapter 231 , 2026 General Session