Missouri Laws 34.376 – Citation of act — definitions
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1. Sections 34.376 to 34.380 may be known as the “Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act”.
2. As used in sections 34.376 to 34.380, the following terms shall mean:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 34.376
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) “Government attorney”, an attorney employed by the state as an assistant attorney general;
(2) “Private attorney”, any private attorney or law firm;
(3) “State”, the state of Missouri, in any action instituted by the attorney general pursuant to section 27.060.