§ 69-314. Legal advisors.

The Director shall, with the advice and consent of the Commission, appoint such attorneys as may be necessary for the handling of all legal services for the Commission and the Department.  The attorneys shall be the legal advisors for the Commission and the Director, and are hereby authorized to appear for and represent the Department in any and all litigation that may arise in the discharge of its duties, and advise it upon all legal matters pertaining to the Department.  The attorneys and, in addition, the Attorney General, are further authorized to appear for and represent officers and employees of the Department and the Commission in any civil suits brought against such officers and employees in their individual capacities upon alleged causes of action which arose from acts or omissions of such officers and employees within the scope of their official duties.

The salaries for the attorneys, other than the Attorney General, shall be fixed by the Commission and shall be payable monthly out of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.

Laws 1968, c. 415, § 314, operative July 1, 1968; Laws 1976, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. March 2, 1976.