Is a County Prosecuting Attorney either required or authorized to provide legal advice and representation to a rural library district or a regional library composed of a rural library district and a city library?

Modified on 2020/12/04 11:03 by Jeremy Stroud Categorized as FAQ, Policy

<p>An informal AGO Opinion issued 11/12/1976, signed by Deputy Attorney General Philip H. Austin and addressed to Jeffrey C. Sullivan, states:</p>
<blockquote>&ldquo;Your question is answered in the negative&mldr; This office <nowiki>[has]</nowiki> characterized a rural county library district as an independent political subdivision rather than, merely, a county agency&mldr; We concluded that the prosecuting attorney was required to provide legal representation <nowiki>[to]</nowiki> county agencies rather than independent municipal corporations&mldr; Those duties and functions do not include that of providing legal counsel and representation to a library district.&rdquo;</blockquote>

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Is a County Prosecuting Attorney either required or authorized to provide legal advice and representation to a rural library district or a regional library composed of a rural library district and a city library?