{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11602","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 11602","heading":"Direction of legal matters.","body":"The city solicitor shall have the direction and control of the legal matters of the city. Unless authorized by council, a department of the city may not employ or retain any additional counsel in any matter or cause.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 116 CITY SOLICITOR"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=116\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"d1c0c6de00e4c8171d4e6447dab48c6d25b6bf138fb69080722a120a29c68c44","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11601","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-11603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}