(20 ILCS 1805/90) (from Ch. 129, par. 220.90)
Sec. 90. If any member of the Illinois National Guard is prosecuted by civil or criminal action for any act performed or committed by such member, or an act caused, ordered or directed by such member to be done or performed in furtherance of and while in the performance of military duty, all the expense of the defense of such action or actions civil or criminal, including attorney's fees, witnesses' fees for the defense, defendant's court costs and all costs for transcripts of records and abstracts thereof on appeal by the defense, shall be paid by the State; provided, that the Attorney General of the State shall be first consulted in regard to, and approve of, the selection of the attorney for the defense: And, provided, further, that the Attorney General of the State may, if he see fit, assume the responsibility for the defense of such member and conduct the same personally or by any one or more of his assistants.
(Source: P.A. 85-1241.)
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