{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-12-08.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 54-12-08.1","heading":"Contingent fee arrangements","body":"The attorney general may not appoint or allow to be employed a special assistant attorney general in a civil case in which the amount in controversy exceeds one million dollars and the special assistant attorney general is compensated by a contingent fee arrangement, unless the contingent fee arrangement is approved by the emergency commission. A state governmental entity may not contract for legal services that are compensated by a contingent fee arrangement, unless the entity receives an appointment from the attorney general for a special assistant attorney general for each case in which there is a contingent fee arrangement. Any proceeding or information used by the emergency commission under this section is not subject to sections 44-04-18 and 44-04-19, unless made public by order of the emergency commission.","path":["Title 54 State Government","Chapter 54-12 Attorney General"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t54c12.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4b927887ea5d239ed417c20ae509190094dfca6cdfaf0c828ce8d3cd0efc2309","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-12-08","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-12-09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}