(1) There is hereby created a department of law, the head of which shall be the attorney general.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this article or by law, the powers, duties, and functions of the department of law, created by article 31 of this title, and all other powers, duties, and functions vested by law or the state constitution in the office of attorney general are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of law, subject to the state constitution.
(3) The department of law includes the following:
(a) Division of legal affairs. The division of legal affairs, created by article 31 of this title, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of law as the division of legal affairs.
(b) Division of state solicitor general, including the office of state solicitor general, created by part 2 of article 31 of this title. The division of state solicitor general and the office of state solicitor general shall perform their duties and exercise their powers under the department of law, as if the division of state solicitor general and office of state solicitor general were transferred by a type 2 transfer, as a division thereof.
(c) Repealed.
(d) The peace officers standards and training board created in part 3 of article 31 of this title. The peace officers standards and training board shall exercise its powers and perform its duties under the department of law as if the same were transferred by a type 2 transfer.
(4) (a) The collection agency board, created by article 16 of title 5, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of law as a section of the division of legal affairs and shall be under the supervision of the administrator of the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code", whose office is created by section 5-6-103.
(b) Repealed.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.