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Fla. Stat. § 16.015 (2025)
Legal services; Department of Legal Affairs, other counsel.
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16.015 Legal services; Department of Legal Affairs, other counsel.—The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Attorney General may authorize other counsel where emergency circumstances exist and shall authorize other counsel when professional conflict of interest is present. Each board, however designated, of which the Attorney General is a member may retain legal services in lieu of those provided by the Attorney General and the Department of Legal Affairs.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).
Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
South Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Mem'l Healthcare Sys. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade Cnty. & Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
Sarasota Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Sarasota Mem'l Healthcare Sys., Inc. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
Putnam Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
North Broward Hosp. Dist., d/b/a Broward Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
Lee Mem'l Health Sys., d/b/a Lee Health v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Dep't of Legal Affairs, State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024). “Under section 16.015, Florida Statutes, the “Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law.”
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