City Attorney to Determine Whether the City Attorney Shall Represent the Officer or Employee.
Los Angeles Administrative Code § 11.39
in effectSec. 11.39. City Attorney to Determine Whether the City Attorney Shall Represent the Officer or Employee.
Whenever the City Attorney receives from any officer or employee any claim, demand, notice, summons or complaint with such officer or employee’s request for representation by the City Attorney with the approval of the appointing authority as provided in Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 11.38 hereof, the City Attorney shall determine whether or not the City Attorney should represent the officer or employee as requested, and if the City Attorney determines that the City Attorney should represent such officer or employee in the matter or suit, the City Attorney is hereby directed by the Council to defend such officer or employee pursuant to Section 272 of the Charter.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 119,869.
Amended by: Ord. No. 129,321; Ord. No. 129,321; Ord. No. 154,322, Eff. 10-6-80; Ord. No. 173,306, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-41949Fetched: 10/24/2026
