<br><br>37.310 Legal representation in civil or criminal action arising out of act done in <br>course of duty. <br>If any member of the active militia, when on duty or assembled therefor under competent <br>authority or lawful order, shall do any act in the discharge of his duty, the doing of which <br>causes him to be proceeded against by civil court action, it shall be the duty of the <br>Attorney General to represent the member of the active militia in any civil proceedings so <br>begun. If, under the same conditions, a member of the active militia is proceeded against <br>in a criminal action, the adjutant general may, with the approval of the Governor, appoint <br>for said member of the active militia, legal counsel, who shall represent said member in <br>any criminal proceedings so begun. The compensation paid the legal counsel shall be <br>fixed by the adjutant general, with the written approval of the Governor, and upon proper <br>certification shall be paid from the appropriation for the Department of Military Affairs as <br>other claims against that department are paid. <br>History: Created 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 4. <br><br>