{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-12.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 12.210","heading":"Power of Governor or state department to employ attorneys --","body":"Compensation -- Employment by more than one department.\n(1) The Governor, or any department with the approval of the Governor, may employ\nand fix the term of employment and the compensation t o be paid to an attorney or\nattorneys for legal services to be performed for the Governor or for such\ndepartment. An attorney hired for the collection of revenue owed to the state by a\nresident shall not be hired by personal service contract. The compensat ion and\nexpenses of any attorney or attorneys employed under the provisions of this section\nshall be paid out of the appropriations made to such department as other salaries,\ncompensation and expenses are paid, except when the terms of employment provide\nthat the compensation shall be on a contingent basis, and in such event the attorneys\nmay be paid the amount specified out of the moneys recovered by them or out of the\ngeneral fund. If the Governor approves the employment, the terms of employment\nshall be duly entered by executive order upon the executive journal in the Office of\nthe Secretary of State.\n(2) An attorney may be employed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this\nsection to render legal services for one (1) or more departments, board s, program\ncabinets, offices or commissions.","path":["KRS Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=650","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:29Z","sha256":"9249748bc0045d7a0c6693133dac1865bb52ec8c1ce6c2e68bc3fc7a2a0eb308","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-12.200","next":"us-ky/krs-12.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}