54-12 Attorney General
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 54-12ATTORNEY GENERAL54-12-01. Attorney general - Duties. The attorney general shall:1.Appear for and represent the state before the supreme court in all cases in which the<br>state is interested as a party.2.Institute and prosecute all actions and proceedings in favor or for the use of the state<br>which may be necessary in the execution of the duties of any state officer.3.Appear and defend all actions and proceedings against any state officer in the<br>attorney general's official capacity in any of the courts of this state or of the United<br>States.If both parties to an action are state officers, the attorney general maydetermine which officer the attorney general will represent and the other officer may<br>employ counsel to represent that other officer.4.Consult with and advise the several state's attorneys in matters relating to the duties<br>of their office.5.Attend the trial of any party accused of crime and assist in the prosecution when in<br>the attorney general's judgment the interests of the state require it.6.Consult with and advise the governor and all other state officers and when requested<br>give written opinions on all legal or constitutional questions relating to the duties of<br>such officers respectively.7.Prepare, when necessary, proper drafts for contracts and other writings relating to<br>subjects in which the state is interested.8.Give written opinions, when requested by either branch of the legislative assembly,<br>upon legal questions.9.Enforce the proper application of funds appropriated to the public institutions of the<br>state and prosecute breaches of trust in the administration of such funds.10.Prosecute corporations and limited liability companies, when necessary, for failure or<br>refusal to make the reports required by law.11.Keep in proper books a register of all cases prosecuted or defended by the attorney<br>general or the attorney general's assistants, in behalf of this state or its officers, and<br>of all proceedings had in relation thereto, including a record of all actions wherein the<br>state is a party, or is interested, prosecuted by the state's attorneys of the several<br>counties and reported to the attorney general as provided by law, and deliver the<br>same to the attorney general's successor in office.12.Keep in the attorney general's office a book in which the attorney general shall<br>record all the official opinions given by the attorney general during the attorney<br>general's term of office, such book to be delivered by the attorney general to the<br>attorney general's successor in office.13.Pay into the state treasury all moneys received by the attorney general for the use of<br>the state.14.Serve as superintendent of the bureau of criminal investigation and perform all<br>duties incident to the proper and efficient conduct of that office.Page No. 115.Attend to and perform any other duties which from time to time may be required by<br>law.16.Appoint the state fire marshal and supervise the operation of the state fire marshal<br>department.17.Give written opinions, when requested by the governing body or city attorney of a<br>city in the state of North Dakota.18.Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 637, </p>
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