Section 2931.18 | Employment of attorneys by humane society.
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Effective:
December 12, 1988
Legislation:
House Bill 246 - 117th General Assembly
A humane society or its agent may employ an attorney, and may also employ one or more assistant attorneys to prosecute violations of law relating to:
(A) Prevention of cruelty to animals or children;
(B) Abandonment, nonsupport, or ill-treatment of a child by its parent;
(C) Employment of a child under fourteen years of age in public exhibitions or vocations injurious to health, life, or morals or which cause or permit such child to suffer unnecessary physical or mental pain;
(D) Neglect or refusal of an adult to support destitute parent.
Such attorneys shall be paid out of the county treasury in an amount approved as just and reasonable by the board of county commissioners of that county.
Available Versions of this Section
- December 12, 1988 – House Bill 246 - 117th General Assembly [ View December 12, 1988 Version ]
- September 13, 2016 – House Bill 60 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 13, 2016 Version ]
- March 31, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly [ View March 31, 2021 Version ]