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. The board may contract with the state fund or the Attorney
General for the recovery on behalf of this system of any amounts that
the board might recover from third persons under this article or
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of
the Labor Code, or that an insurer might recover under Section 11662
of the Insurance Code, or otherwise.
Under the contract, the state fund, in its own name or in the name
of the board, or the Attorney General for the board, may, to recover
the amounts regardless of whether the injury or death is industrial,
commence and prosecute actions, file liens, or intervene in court
proceedings all in the same manner and to the same extent, provided
in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4
of the Labor Code, for the state fund or employer, except that the
recovery shall not be made from benefits payable under this part
because of the injury or death. The state fund or the Attorney
General, as the case may be, may compromise claims before or after
commencement of suit or entry of judgment for the amount as may be
approved by a person duly authorized by the board for that purpose.
The agreed cost of the service and the expense incidental thereto is
a proper charge against the retirement fund.