Section 601.12. Legal services.

 

(1)   Legal services. The attorney general shall allocate personnel as the legal needs of the office demand.

(2)   Enforcement. Upon request of the commissioner, the attorney general shall proceed in any federal or state court or agency to recover any tax or fee related to insurance payable under the laws of this state and not paid when due, and any penalty or forfeiture authorized by chs. 600 to 655 . Upon request of the commissioner, the attorney general or, in a proper case, the district attorney of any county, shall aid in any investigation, hearing or other procedure under chs. 600 to 655 and shall institute, prosecute and defend proceedings relating to the enforcement or interpretation of chs. 600 to 655 , including any proceeding to which the state, or the insurance commissioner or any employee of the office, in the employee's official capacity, shall be a party or in which the commissioner or the employee is interested.

1975 c. 189 ; 1977 c. 339 s. 43 ; 1979 c. 89 , 102 , 177 ; 1983 a. 358 s. 14 ; 1989 a. 187 s. 29 .