Sec. 3. (a) The
attorney general, by and with the consent of the
state examiner and the deputy examiners, may compromise and adjust any action brought by the attorney general as required in this article. In all cases where any money comes into the attorney general’s hands, the attorney general shall immediately pay the money into the treasury of the state or of the
municipality to which it belongs, and shall have the money distributed among the proper funds. The attorney general may, in the attorney general’s discretion, and shall, upon the order of the governor,
appeal any such causes to the court of appeals or the supreme court, or both, as the case may be.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-11-5-3
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- municipality: means any county, township, city, town, school corporation, special taxing district, or other political subdivision of Indiana. See Indiana Code 5-11-1-16
- state: means any board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, agency, governmental subdivision, military body, authority, or other instrumentality of the state, but does not include a municipality. See Indiana Code 5-11-1-16
Formerly: Acts 1917, c.115, s.3. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.30, SEC.17; P.L.3-1986, SEC.19.
