Indiana § 4-6-15-5 - Distribution of funds received from litigation settlement; funds owed to private legal counsel
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§ 4-6-15-5. Distribution of funds received from litigation settlement; funds owed to private legal counsel
Sec. 5. Before distributing funds to a city, county, or town that has opted back into a settlement under section 2(d) of this chapter, the office of the attorney general shall:
(1) withhold from distribution to the city, county, or town the funds owed to the private legal counsel of the city, county, or town; and
(2) distribute the attorney's fees and costs to the private legal counsel of the city, county, or town.
As added by P.L.72-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.59.
IC 4-6-16Chapter 16. Attorney General Contingency Fee Fund
4-6-16-1Application of chapter 4-6-16-2"Contingency fee" 4-6-16-3"Fund" 4-6-16-4Amount of contingency fee 4-6-16-5Use of outside counsel; maximum amount of annual deposits in the fund 4-6-16-6Attorney general contingency fee fund; purposes; appropriation
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-6-15-5 ("Distribution of funds received from litigation settlement; funds owed to private legal counsel") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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