Title 36 — Title 36

The Attorney General shall keep his or her office at the capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her opinion in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the state or with the duties of any of the depart…

The Attorney General shall have and retain all of the powers, duties, and authority heretofore granted or authorized by the constitution, statutory law, or the common law. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed so as to in any way restrict, limit or abridge the powe…

(a) The position of executive assistant to the Attorney General of Alabama is created and established. The Attorney General may appoint up to five executive assistants. An executive assistant shall not be subject to the merit act, but shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney G…

(a) The position of special administrative assistant to the Attorney General is created and established. (b) The Attorney General may appoint or employ in the manner the Attorney General deems necessary seven special administrative assistants who shall perform the duties and exer…

The Attorney General may employ within his or her office no more than 10 paralegal employees whose compensation, salaries, and expenses or benefits shall be paid from funds available to the Attorney General in the same amounts and manner as provided for special administrative ass…

The Attorney General is authorized to institute and prosecute, in the name of the state, all civil actions and other proceedings necessary to protect the rights and interests of the state. History: (Code 1896, §2029; Code 1907, §636; Code 1923, §854; Code 1940, T. 55, §229.)

The Attorney General, either in person or by assistant, may appear before any grand jury in this state and present any matter or charge to them for investigation, and prepare and present to the grand jury indictments for any violation of the laws of this state and issue subpoenas…

The Attorney General, either in person or by one of his or her assistants, at any time he or she deems proper, either before or after indictment, may superintend and direct the prosecution of any criminal case in any of the courts of this state. The district attorney prosecuting …

The Attorney General shall give the district attorneys of the several circuits any opinion, instruction or advice necessary or proper to aid them in the proper discharge of their duties, either by circular or personal letter, and may direct any district attorney to aid and assist…

The Attorney General may incur such expenses as may be necessary in the investigation of violations of the criminal law, in the prosecution of crime and in the conduct, investigation, and prosecution of any civil action in which the state is interested or state funds are involved…

During the absence of the Attorney General and the chief deputy from the seat of government, or when so directed by the Attorney General, the assistants to the Attorney General may render official opinions to such officers as the Attorney General is permitted to advise, and may p…

The written opinion of the Attorney General, heretofore or hereafter secured by any officer, board, local governing body or agency legally entitled to secure such opinion, shall protect such officer and the members of such board, local governing body or agency to whom it is direc…

General. All litigation concerning the interest of the state, or any department of the state, shall be under the direction and control of the Attorney General. The employment of an assistant attorney general, other than an assistant attorney general employed in the office of the …

(a) Any laws to the contrary notwithstanding, whenever any litigation is instituted against any state department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, institution, or officer or employee in their official or individual capacity relating to their official duties, such enti…

(a) Notwithstanding any other laws, in addition to the existing Merit System positions in the office of the Attorney General, no later than 30 days after January 15, 1996, the Attorney General shall designate certain positions in his or her office as state Merit System positions …

(a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), the salary of the Attorney General of Alabama shall be an amount equal to the salary of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The salary shall be payable in installments as the salaries of other state officers are paid and shall b…

(a) For the purpose of performing any functions, duties or responsibilities of the office of the Attorney General or for the purpose of implementing any provision of this act the Attorney General may receive, accept, expend or utilize any and all money or property of whatever nat…

(a) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Attorney General’s Litigation Support Fund. (b) The fund shall consist of any and all monies designated by a court order as reasonable attorney fees and related expenses or negotiated fees and relate…

(a) The position of deputy attorney general of Alabama is created and established. (b) The Attorney General may appoint, in such a manner or number as the Attorney General deems necessary, deputy attorneys general so long as the number of full-time deputy attorneys general employ…

(a) The office of Chief Deputy Attorney General is hereby created and shall be established. The Chief Deputy Attorney General shall be appointed by the Attorney General, shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General and shall be a commissioned officer of the State of Alabam…

(a) Subject to the Merit System, the Attorney General may appoint as many assistant attorneys general and other employees as the public interest requires by reason of the volume of work in his or her office. (b) Subject to the Merit System, the Attorney General may employ as many…

The Attorney General may appoint a chief investigator for his or her office and up to six additional investigators as the Attorney General may from time to time deem necessary. The investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. History: (Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Ses…

The compensation, salaries, expenses and benefits for such investigators shall be provided from funds which may be now or hereafter available to the Attorney General. History: (Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-737, §2.)

(a) The chief investigator and other investigators appointed pursuant to this article shall be compensated at a rate to be set by the Attorney General. In setting the rate of compensation the Attorney General may take into consideration that amount paid to other law enforcement o…

(a) Any person who knowingly commits any of the following in any matter under investigation by the Attorney General, or a prosecutor or investigator of his or her office, upon conviction shall be guilty of a Class C felony: (1) Falsifying, concealing, or covering up a material fa…

Investigators appointed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall have all of the powers vested in deputy sheriffs and all other law enforcement officers of the State of Alabama, including but not limited to, the powers of arrest and the power to serve any and all process …

for Law Enforcement Officers. No person shall serve as an Attorney General’s investigator who has not met the minimum standards established for law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission or such other standards as may be hereafter pr…

All assistant and full-time deputy attorneys general of the State of Alabama appointed by the Attorney General are hereby prohibited from engaging in the private practice of the law during the time they are such assistant or full-time deputy attorneys general. All assistant and f…