Section 40-2-60 – Office Created.
Section 40-2-60 Office created. There is hereby created the Office of Legal Counsel for the Department of Revenue. (Acts 1939, No. 10, p. 5; Code 1940, T. 51, §119.)
Section 40-2-61 – Appointment; Term of Office; Qualifications; Powers and Duties of Assistant Attorney General; Oath.
Section 40-2-61 Appointment; term of office; qualifications; powers and duties of Assistant Attorney General; oath. The Commissioner of Revenue shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, appoint a competent attorney as legal counsel for the Department of Revenue, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. Such legal counsel shall be at […]
Section 40-2-62 – Bond.
Section 40-2-62 Bond. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the legal counsel for the Department of Revenue shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of $3,000, for the faithful performance of his duties. (Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123; Acts 1961, Ex. […]
Section 40-2-63 – Office, Clerical Help, etc.; Traveling Expenses.
Section 40-2-63 Office, clerical help, etc.; traveling expenses. The legal counsel shall be furnished with an office by the Department of Revenue together with necessary stenographic and clerical help, office equipment, stationery, and postage and shall be allowed reasonable traveling expenses, when traveling on business of the state, all to be paid by the Department […]
Section 40-2-64 – Assistant Counsel.
Section 40-2-64 Assistant counsel. The Commissioner of Revenue, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Merit System law, to appoint not more than 15 assistant counsel as may be necessary to transact the legal business of the Department of Revenue. Each such assistant counsel shall be […]
Section 40-2-65 – To Devote Entire Time to Department; Duties Generally.
Section 40-2-65 To devote entire time to department; duties generally. The legal counsel and assistant counsel shall devote all their time to the Department of Revenue and shall not, during their incumbency in office, engage in the private practice of law. Such legal counsel shall confer with and advise the Commissioner of Revenue on matters […]
Section 40-2-66 – Employment of Special Counsel.
Section 40-2-66 Employment of special counsel. Whenever any matter is pending before any court affecting the revenue laws of the state and in which the state is an interested party and the interest is very important, the Department of Revenue may, with the approval of the Governor and Attorney General, employ special counsel to represent […]