§ 159 - Opinions; state matters and actions
§ 159. Opinions; state matters and actions
The attorney general shall advise the elective and appointive state officers on questions of law relating to their official duties and shall furnish a written opinion on such matters, when so requested. He shall have general supervision of matters and actions in favor of the state and of those instituted by or against state officers wherein interests of the state are involved and may settle such matters and actions as the interests of the state require. (Amended 1967, No. 9, eff. Feb. 23, 1967.)