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California Water Code Section 127

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The department may employ legal counsel who shall advise the
director, represent the department in connection with legal matters
before other boards and agencies of the state, and may, when
authorized by the Attorney General, represent the department and the
state in litigation concerning affairs of the department.  In any
event, the legal counsel of the department may, with the approval of
the director and with the consent of the court before which the
action is pending, present to the court the views of the department
with respect to the action.  Sections 955.4, 955.6, 11041, 11042,
11043, and the first sentence of Section 11157 of the Government Code
do not apply to the department.

Last modified: January 12, 2009