Arizona Laws 41-4804. Reports
By February 1 of each year, the attorney general shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and forward a copy of the report to the secretary of state that describes the use of contingency fee contracts with private attorneys in the preceding calendar year. At a minimum the report shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-4804
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Private attorney: means any private attorney or law firm. See Arizona Laws 41-4801
- State: means this state, including state officers, agencies, departments, boards and commissions and units of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of this state, and any of its agents, but does not include those agencies as provided in section 41-192, subsection D. See Arizona Laws 41-4801
1. Identify all new contingency fee contracts entered into during the year and all previously executed contingency fee contracts that remain current during any part of the year.
2. Describe for each contract:
(a) The name of the private attorney with whom the department has contracted, including the name of the attorney’s law firm.
(b) The nature and status of the legal matter.
(c) The name of the parties to the legal matter.
(d) The amount of any recovery.
(e) The amount of any contingency fee paid.
3. Include copies of any written determinations made pursuant to section 41-4802 during the year.