The attorney general of Indiana is hereby authorized to appoint and employ special deputies attorney general to assist in the conduct and prosecution of any civil proceedings which the attorney general is required to bring for the purpose of recovering any public funds in behalf of any city, town, township, county, or other governmental unit or public entity of the state under and pursuant to IC 5-11-5, IC 5-11-6, IC 5-11-7, or any other statute enacted on or after March 11, 1955, authorizing or requiring the attorney general to bring any such civil proceedings for the recovery of any such public funds.
IC 4-6-6-1