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2.12A LEGAL EXPENSES REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
If a member or members of the general assembly are involved in
court proceedings on behalf of the general assembly, and are
represented by an attorney who is not an employee of the state, and
the legislative council determines that the reasonable expense of the
court proceedings, including reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be
paid from funds in the state treasury appropriated pursuant to
section 2.12, at the conclusion of the court proceedings, the court
shall review the fees charged to the state to determine if the fees
are fair and reasonable. The legislative council shall not reimburse
attorneys' fees in excess of those determined by the court to be fair
and reasonable. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1240, §11
