Government Code section 12542

The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such property. In those proceedings counsel so employed have the authority of the Attorney General.

Source: Section 12542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12542. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12542

Original Source: Section 12542, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12542. (last accessed May 12, 2025).