§269-53 Legal counsel. The director may appoint or retain, without regard to chapters 76 and 77, attorneys to provide legal services for the division of consumer advocacy. Nothing in this section precludes the director of commerce and consumer affairs from requesting and securing legal services from the attorney general and the department of the attorney general. [L 1976, c 124, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 52, §2; am L 2000, c 272, §2]