19-702. Duties; representation of county hospital not required.
19-702
19-702. Duties; representation of county hospital not required.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be the duty
of the county attorney to appear in any court having jurisdiction within
the county and prosecute
or defend on behalf of the people all
actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in which the state or the
county is a party
or interested.
(b) No county attorney shall be required to appear in any civil action
or proceeding which relates to the operation of the county hospital. The
county attorney may appear in any such civil action or proceeding at the
county attorney's discretion, when requested by the board of county commissioners
or the board of the county hospital.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 136; R.S. 1923, 19-702; L. 1984, ch. 100, § 1; July 1.