Texas Government Code Title 4, Chapter 402 - Attorney General

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 402.001 - Assistants
  (a) If the attorney general is absent or unable to act, the attorney general's first office assistant shall perform the duties of the attorney general...
• Texas Section 402.002 - Register
  (a) The attorney general shall keep in a proper book a register of: (1) the official acts and opinions of the attorney general; and (2)...
• Texas Section 402.003 - Report
  The attorney general shall report to the governor on the first Monday of December of each even-numbered year. The report must include the following information...
• Texas Section 402.004 - Admission, Agreement, Or Waiver
  An admission, agreement, or waiver made by the attorney general in an action or suit to which the state is a party does not prejudice...
• Texas Section 402.005 - Acceptance Of Gifts, Grants, And Forfeited Assets; Creation Of Special Account
  (a) The attorney general may not accept or use money offered by an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association for investigating or prosecuting a matter....
• Texas Section 402.006 - Fees
  (a) For an affirmance of judgment in a case to which the state is a party and that involves liability to the state, the attorney...
• Texas Section 402.007 - Payment To Treasury; Allocation Of Certain Money Received By Attorney General
  (a) The attorney general shall immediately pay into the state treasury money received for a debt, a penalty, or restitution. (b) Subject to Subsection (d),...
• Texas Section 402.008 - Office
  The attorney general shall keep the attorney general's office in Austin. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
• Texas Section 402.009 - Authority To Employ And Commission Peace Officers
  (a) The attorney general may employ and commission peace officers as investigators for the limited purpose of assisting the attorney general in carrying out the...

SUBCHAPTER B DUTIES

• Texas Section 402.010 - Legal Challenges To Constitutionality Of State Statutes
  (a) In an action in which a party to the litigation files a petition, motion, or other pleading challenging the constitutionality of a statute of...
• Texas Section 402.021 - Representation Of State
  The attorney general shall prosecute and defend all actions in which the state is interested before the supreme court and courts of appeals. Acts 1987,...
• Texas Section 402.0212 - Provision Of Legal Services--outside Counsel
  (a) Except as authorized by other law, a contract for legal services between an attorney, other than a full-time employee of the agency, and a...
• Texas Section 402.0213 - Appearance Through Videoconferencing Technology
  (a) The office of the attorney general may use videoconferencing technology: (1) as a substitute for personal appearances in civil and criminal proceedings, as approved...
• Texas Section 402.023 - Corporate Charters
  (a) Unless provided otherwise by law, the attorney general shall seek a judicial forfeiture of a private corporation's charter if sufficient cause exists. If satisfactory...
• Texas Section 402.0231 - Corporate Integrity Unit
  (a) In this section, " corporate fraud" means a violation of state or federal law or rules relating to fraud committed by a corporation, limited...
• Texas Section 402.024 - Defense Of District Attorney Or Grand Juror
  (a) The attorney general shall defend a state district attorney in an action in a federal court if: (1) the district attorney is a defendant...
• Texas Section 402.025 - Property Transactions
  (a) If property is sold under a deed of trust or because of an execution, order, or sale on a judgment in favor of the...
• Texas Section 402.026 - Inspection Of Accounts
  At least monthly the attorney general shall inspect the accounts of the offices of the comptroller and each other person responsible for collection or custody...
• Texas Section 402.027 - Forms
  On request of the comptroller, the attorney general shall prepare proper forms for contracts, obligations, and other instruments needed for state use. Acts 1987, 70th...
• Texas Section 402.028 - Assistance To Prosecuting Attorneys
  (a) At the request of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, the attorney general may provide assistance in the prosecution of all...
• Texas Section 402.0281 - Internet Service Provider Database
  (a) The attorney general shall establish a computerized database containing contact information for all Internet service providers providing service in this state. The contact information...
• Texas Section 402.029 - Notice Of Attorney Of Record
  (a) This section applies to each child support case in which the attorney general provides services. (b) The attorney general shall provide each party or...
• Texas Section 402.030 - Participation By Fathers
  (a) The attorney general shall periodically examine office policies and procedures to determine if the policies and procedures deter or encourage participation of fathers in...
• Texas Section 402.031 - Preparation Of Landowner's Bill Of Rights Statement
  (a) The attorney general shall prepare a written statement that includes a bill of rights for a property owner whose real property may be acquired...
• Texas Section 402.032 - Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force
  (a) In this section, "task force" means the residential mortgage fraud task force. (b) The office of the attorney general shall establish the task force...
• Texas Section 402.033 - Reporting Fraudulent Activities
  (a) In this section: (1) "Authorized governmental agency" means: (A) the attorney general; (B) a local or state law enforcement agency of this state or...
• Texas Section 402.035 - Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force
  (a) In this section, "task force" means the human trafficking prevention task force. (b) The office of the attorney general shall establish the human trafficking...
• Texas Section 402.036 - Choose Life Account
  (a) The Choose Life account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of: (1) money deposited to the credit...
• Texas Section 402.037 - Choose Life Advisory Committee
  (a) The attorney general shall appoint a seven-member Choose Life advisory committee. (b) The committee shall: (1) meet at least twice a year or as...
• Texas Section 402.038 - Domestic Violence High Risk Teams Grant Program
  (a) A domestic violence high risk team is a multidisciplinary team that coordinates efforts to increase the safety of victims of family violence, as that...

SUBCHAPTER C OPINIONS

• Texas Section 402.038 - Transnational And Organized Crime Division
  (a) The office of the attorney general shall establish a transnational and organized crime division. (b) To address matters related to border security and organized...
• Texas Section 402.041 - Definition
  In this subchapter "opinion" means advice or a judgment or decision and the legal reasons and principles on which it is based. Acts 1987, 70th...
• Texas Section 402.042 - Questions Of Public Interest And Official Duties
  (a) On request of a person listed in Subsection (b), the attorney general shall issue a written opinion on a question affecting the public interest...
• Texas Section 402.043 - Questions Relating To Actions In Which The State Is Interested
  The attorney general shall advise a district or county attorney of this state, on the attorney's request, in the prosecution or defense of an action...
• Texas Section 402.044 - Questions Relating To Bonds
  The attorney general shall advise the proper legal authorities in regard to the issuance of bonds that by law require the attorney general's approval. Acts...
• Texas Section 402.045 - Limitation
  The attorney general may not give legal advice or a written opinion to a person other than a person named in this subchapter. Acts 1987,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016