{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-41","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §41","heading":"Employment of counsel or witnesses","body":"No head of any department shall employ counsel or witnesses, at the expense of the State, to appear before any committee of the Legislature, without the consent of the Legislature.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS","CHAPTER 3: ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, BOARDS, ETC., GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec41.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"432a92bb5f8db639be16d0b907f1705abee1c8ae1f13b2d75e4596bfff098dba","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-33","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}