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284.12 COUNTY ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING ACTION.
Actions respecting lands held by the state in trust for its taxing districts and other agencies
shall be brought by the county attorney at the direction of the county board of the county in which
the lands lie. Expenses of such actions shall be paid from the forfeited tax sale fund and charged
against the shares of the taxing districts or agencies in which the lands lie, or from the general
fund, as the county board may direct. Actions respecting lands held otherwise by the state shall
be brought by the attorney general, and the expenses thereof shall be paid from such funds as
may be appropriated and available therefor.
History: (2190-6) 1939 c 341 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 1
Actions respecting lands held by the state in trust for its taxing districts and other agencies
shall be brought by the county attorney at the direction of the county board of the county in which
the lands lie. Expenses of such actions shall be paid from the forfeited tax sale fund and charged
against the shares of the taxing districts or agencies in which the lands lie, or from the general
fund, as the county board may direct. Actions respecting lands held otherwise by the state shall
be brought by the attorney general, and the expenses thereof shall be paid from such funds as
may be appropriated and available therefor.
History: (2190-6) 1939 c 341 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 1
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