Georgia Code, Title 45, Chapter 15, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 45-15-1 - Election
  There shall be an Attorney General of the state who shall be elected at the same time, for the same term, and in the...
• § 45-15-2 - Compensation
  The Attorney General shall be compensated in the amount and manner provided in Code Sections 45-7-3 and 45-7-4. He shall also be reimbursed for...
• § 45-15-3 - Duties Generally
  It is the duty of the Attorney General: (1) When required to do so by the Governor, to give his opinion in writing, or...
• § 45-15-4 - Attorney General Authorized to Employ Private Counsel
  The Attorney General, upon the request of any department, office, officer, institution, commission, committee, board, or other agency of any branch of the government...
• § 45-15-5 - Payment for Services of Private Counsel
  Any department, office, officer, institution, commission, committee, board, or other agency of any branch of the government of the state or any instrumentality thereof...
• § 45-15-6 - Representation of State in Court of Competent Jurisdiction
  When the services of the Attorney General are needed in any court of competent jurisdiction, the presiding judge thereof shall notify the Governor 20...
• § 45-15-7 - Discretion of Comptroller General As to Requirement of Services of Attorney General or of District Attorneys
  When the services of a district attorney are necessary in collecting or securing any claim of the state in any part of the state,...
• § 45-15-8 - Performance of Legal Services for Western & Atlantic Railroad
  The Governor is authorized to require the Attorney General to perform such legal services as may be necessary for the Western & Atlantic Railroad...
• § 45-15-9 - Representation of State in United States Supreme Court and Beyond State Limits
  The Attorney General shall represent the state in all actions before the Supreme Court of the United States and perform all other services required...
• § 45-15-10 - Attorney General Authorized to Prosecute Officials, Persons, Firms, or Corporations for Violations While Dealing With or for State; Assistance by State Court Prosecuting Officers; Commencement of Civil Forfeiture Proceedings
  The Attorney General, as the head of the Department of Law and the chief legal officer of the state, is authorized to prosecute in...
• § 45-15-11 - Notification of Attorney General Prior to Presenting Indictment to Grand Jury Charging State Officials
  Before an indictment charging any state official with violating subsection (b) of Code Section 45-11-4 is presented to a grand jury, the district attorney...
• § 45-15-12 - Attorney General Authorized to Prosecute Civil Recovery Actions Against Persons, Firms, or Corporations for Violations While Dealing With State or Officials, Employees, or Entities Thereof
  The Attorney General, as the head of the Department of Law and the chief legal officer of the state, is authorized to file and...
• § 45-15-13 - Representation of State Authorities by Attorney General
  As used in Code Sections 45-15-14 through 45-15-16, the term "state authorities" means the following instrumentalities of the state: Georgia Building Authority, Georgia Education...
• § 45-15-14 - Exclusive Authority in Law Matters; Employment of Other Counsel by State Authorities; Designation and Assignment of Assistant Attorneys General to Perform Legal Services for Authorities
  The Attorney General is vested with complete and exclusive authority and jurisdiction in all matters of law relating to state authorities and no such...
• § 45-15-15 - Attorney General to Submit Statement to State Authority for Legal Services; Contents; Advance Approval of State Authority Director
  From time to time the Attorney General shall submit to the state authority requesting legal services a statement of the expenses of such legal...
• § 45-15-16 - State Authority to Reimburse Department for Legal Services
  When the Attorney General shall assign any assistant attorney general, deputy assistant attorney general, special deputy assistant attorney general, or attorney to perform specific...
• § 45-15-17 - Power to Conduct Investigations Generally; Issuance and Enforcement of Subpoenas
  (a) The Attorney General, as head of the Department of Law and as chief legal officer of the state, is authorized to institute and...
• § 45-15-18 - Governor May Direct Attorney General to Conduct Investigations of Departments, State Officials or Employees or Entities Dealing With State; Filing and Prosecution of Actions; Appointment of Special Attorney General
  The Governor may at any time direct the Attorney General to conduct an investigation into the affairs of any department of the state or...
• § 45-15-19 - Governor and General Assembly Authorized to Make Investigations; Designation of District Attorney to Act for State in Action Against Attorney General
  In addition to the power conferred upon the Attorney General in this article, the Governor or the General Assembly is authorized likewise to make...
• § 45-15-20 - Charge, Demand, or Receipt by Attorney General of Fee, Perquisite, or Compensation Other Than Salary in Case Where State Interested
  If the Attorney General shall charge, demand, or receive any fee, perquisite, or compensation, other than his salary, in any case in which the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016