Report Title:
Legal Service; Deputy Attorney General
Description:
Permits a deputy attorney general, except for the attorney general's first deputy, to provide pro bono legal service if the pro bono legal service does not create a conflict of interest with the duties of the deputy's office. (HB2391 HD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 28-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§28-10 Prohibition on private
practice of law by the attorney general, first deputy, and other deputies.
(a) The attorney general, the attorney general's first deputy, and
other deputies shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties of
their respective offices. They shall not engage in the private practice of
law, [nor] or accept any fees or emoluments other than their
official salaries for any legal services[.]; provided that, except
for the attorney general's first deputy, a deputy may provide pro bono legal
services if the pro bono legal services do not create a conflict of interest with
the duties of the deputy's office.
(b) This section shall not apply to any special deputy employed on a part-time basis for a limited period."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.