Section 3716.1 Of Article 2. Uninsured Employers Fund From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
3716.1
. (a) In any hearing, investigation, or proceeding, the
Attorney General, or attorneys of the Department of Industrial
Relations, shall represent the director and the state. Expenses
incident to representation of the director and the state, before the
appeals board and in civil court, by the Attorney General or
Department of Industrial Relations attorneys, shall be reimbursed
from the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund.
Expenses incident to representation by the Attorney General or
attorneys of the Department of Industrial Relations incurred in
attempts to recover moneys pursuant to Section 3717 of the Labor Code
shall not exceed the total amounts recovered by the director on
behalf of the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund pursuant to
this chapter.
(b) The director shall assign investigative and claims' adjustment
services respecting matters concerning uninsured employers injury
cases. The director or his or her representative may make these
service assignments within the department, or he or she may contract
for these services with the State Compensation Insurance Fund, except
insofar as these matters might conflict with the interests of the
State Compensation Insurance Fund. The administrative costs
associated with these services shall be reimbursed from the Workers'
Compensation Administration Revolving Fund and the nonadministrative
costs from the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund, except when a
budget impasse requires advances as described in subdivision (c) of
Section 62.5. To the extent permitted by state law, the director may
contract for audits or reports of services under this section.