Contracting With Attorney; Attorney's Fees

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Sec. 13. (a) The office may contract with an attorney to obtain or enforce a lien under this chapter.

(b) If the office contracts with an attorney under this section, the attorney's fees may not exceed:

(1) seven and five-tenths percent (7.5%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is not contested; or

(2) ten percent (10%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is contested.

As added by P.L.236-2007, SEC.2.


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