Sec. 5. (a) The attorney general is not entitled to a contingency fee if the attorney general hired private attorneys as outside counsel to litigate the case.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-6-16-5

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • contingency fee: means a fee for legal services:

    Indiana Code 4-6-16-2

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • fund: means the attorney general contingency fee fund established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-6-16-3
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The amount of money deposited in the fund each state fiscal year under this chapter may not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000). However, after review by the budget committee, the amount of money deposited in the fund in a given state fiscal year may exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000).

As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.60.

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