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Iowa Code § 23B.1 Citation.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the “Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act” . 2012 Acts, ch 1112, §2
Iowa Code § 23B.2 Definitions.
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For the purposes of this chapter : 1. “Government attorney” means an attorney employed by the state as a staff attorney in the attorney general’s office. 2. “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm. 3. “State” means the state of Iowa and includes state officers, …
Iowa Code § 23B.3 Contracts for legal services.
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1. The state shall not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the attorney general makes a written determination prior to entering into such a contract that contingency fee representation is both cost-effective and in the public interest. Any written…
Iowa Code § 23B.4 No expansion of authority to contract.
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This chapter shall not be construed to expand the authority of a state agency or state agent to enter into contracts where no such authority previously existed. 2012 Acts, ch 1112, §5