96.17 COUNSEL.
1. Legal services. In any civil action to enforce the
provisions of this chapter, the department and the state may be
represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salaried
employee of the department and is designated by it for this purpose
or, at the department's request, by the attorney general. In case
the governor designates special counsel to defend on behalf of the
state, the validity of this chapter, the expenses and compensation of
such special counsel employed by the department in connection with
such proceeding may be charged to the unemployment compensation
administration fund.
2. County attorney. All criminal actions for violations of
any provision of this chapter, or of any rules issued by the
department pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting
attorney of any county in which the employer has a place of business
or the violator resides, or, at the request of the department, shall
be prosecuted by the attorney general.
3. Indemnification. Any member of the department or any
employee of the department shall be indemnified for any damages and
legal expenses incurred as a result of the good faith performance of
their official duties, for any claim for civil damages not
specifically covered by the Iowa tort claims Act, chapter 669. Any
payment described herein shall be paid from the special employment
security contingency fund in section 96.13, subsection 3.
96.17 COUNSEL.
1. Legal services. In any civil action to enforce the
provisions of this chapter, the department and the state may be
represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salaried
employee of the department and is designated by it for this purpose
or, at the department's request, by the attorney general. In case
the governor designates special counsel to defend on behalf of the
state, the validity of this chapter, the expenses and compensation of
such special counsel employed by the department in connection with
such proceeding may be charged to the unemployment compensation
administration fund.
2. County attorney. All criminal actions for violations of
any provision of this chapter, or of any rules issued by the
department pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting
attorney of any county in which the employer has a place of business
or the violator resides, or, at the request of the department, shall
be prosecuted by the attorney general.
3. Indemnification. Any member of the department or any
employee of the department shall be indemnified for any damages and
legal expenses incurred as a result of the good faith performance of
their official duties, for any claim for civil damages not
specifically covered by the Iowa tort claims Act, chapter 669. Any
payment described herein shall be paid from the special employment
security contingency fund in section 96.13, subsection 3.
96.17 COUNSEL.
1. Legal services. In any civil action to enforce the
provisions of this chapter, the department and the state may be
represented by any qualified attorney who is a regular salaried
employee of the department and is designated by it for this purpose
or, at the department's request, by the attorney general. In case
the governor designates special counsel to defend on behalf of the
state, the validity of this chapter, the expenses and compensation of
such special counsel employed by the department in connection with
such proceeding may be charged to the unemployment compensation
administration fund.
2. County attorney. All criminal actions for violations of
any provision of this chapter, or of any rules issued by the
department pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting
attorney of any county in which the employer has a place of business
or the violator resides, or, at the request of the department, shall
be prosecuted by the attorney general.
3. Indemnification. Any member of the department or any
employee of the department shall be indemnified for any damages and
legal expenses incurred as a result of the good faith performance of
their official duties, for any claim for civil damages not
specifically covered by the Iowa tort claims Act, chapter 669. Any
payment described herein shall be paid from the special employment
security contingency fund in section 96.13, subsection 3.
