state attorney general office

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A state attorney general office is a government legal agency responsible for representing the state in legal matters, enforcing state laws, and providing legal counsel to state agencies and officials.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ
public legal office ⓘ
advises governor on legal matters ⓘ
state legislature on legal matters ⓘ
coordinatesWith federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ
local prosecutors ⓘ
employs administrative staff ⓘ
assistant attorneys general ⓘ
civil litigators ⓘ
investigators ⓘ
state prosecutors ⓘ
fundedBy state budget ⓘ
handles antitrust enforcement under state law ⓘ
charities regulation and enforcement ⓘ
civil litigation involving the state ⓘ
consumer protection enforcement ⓘ
criminal appeals on behalf of the state ⓘ
environmental law enforcement ⓘ
public integrity investigations ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver U.S. state ⓘ
linked to: U.S. states
headedBy state attorney general ⓘ
locationType state capital ⓘ
mayDefend constitutionality of state statutes ⓘ
mayHave regional branch offices ⓘ
mayInitiate civil enforcement actions ⓘ
criminal prosecutions in certain cases ⓘ
mayIssue consumer alerts ⓘ
formal legal opinions ⓘ
mayReview proposed state legislation for legal sufficiency ⓘ
operatesUnder state constitution ⓘ
state statutes ⓘ
oversees statewide legal policy enforcement ⓘ
primaryFunction enforce state laws ⓘ
provide legal counsel to state agencies ⓘ
provide legal counsel to state officials ⓘ
represent state in legal matters ⓘ
provides legal opinions to state agencies ⓘ
legal opinions to state officials ⓘ
represents state agencies in court ⓘ
state officials in official-capacity lawsuits ⓘ
the state in federal court ⓘ
the state in state courts ⓘ
scope administrative law ⓘ
civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
regulatory enforcement ⓘ
subjectTo public records laws ⓘ
state ethics laws ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Safety Division (Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia) → parentOrganizationType → state attorney general office ⓘ
subject linked to: Public Safety Division
Assistant Attorneys General → employer → state attorney general’s office ⓘ
linked to: state attorney general office
Lynn Fitch → typeOfOffice → state attorney general office ⓘ