Section 11044 Of Article 4. Legal Services From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The Legal Services Revolving Fund is hereby created in
the State Treasury. The Department of Justice shall administer this
fund. Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
shall be used by the Attorney General for investigation and
litigation activities taken on behalf of the state agencies employing
the legal services of the department and for investigation and
litigation activities funded through judgments or settlements.
(b) For state agencies, departments, or programs that are charged
for the costs of legal services rendered by the Attorney General, the
Attorney General shall charge an amount sufficient to recover the
costs incurred in providing the legal services. These funds shall be
deposited into the Legal Services Revolving Fund.
(c) Upon the request of the Attorney General in the form
prescribed by the Controller, the Controller shall transfer the
amount of the charges for services rendered from the agency's
appropriation to the appropriation for the support of the Attorney
General's office using the Controller's direct transfer process.
Payments for these charges shall be credited to and in augmentation
of the appropriation for the support of the Attorney General's office
from which the cost of the services was or will be paid.
(d) A state agency that has a dispute regarding charges for legal
services provided by the Attorney General shall notify the Attorney
General, in writing, of the dispute and the basis for it. All
disputes shall be resolved in accordance with subdivision (l) of
Section 8474.1 of Chapter 8400 of the State Administrative Manual.
Upon resolution of the dispute in favor of the state agency, the
Attorney General shall provide a credit to the state agency for the
amount of the charges in dispute.