Arizona Department of the Attorney-General

The Arizona Department of the Attorney-General, headed by the Attorney-General of Arizona (the chief legal officer of the Government of the State of Arizona), is the Arizona executive department responsible for providing legal advice and representation to the Government of Arizona and the federal Government of the United States on Matters of Arizona Law.

The Department of the Attorney-General also provides legal counsel to the State Government anytime the State of Arizona is a Party or has an Interest in a civil Action or other legal Proceeding; and also provides, upon request, Interpretation of Arizona Law to Agencies of the State of Arizona and the United States. These Interpretations, called “Attorney-General Opinions”, are binding Opinions and, until and unless reversed and overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court, are considered the true and factual Interpretation of whatever Arizona Law (or Laws) being questioned.

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Mandate
The Department of the Attorney-General is responsible for:
 * Maintaining general oversight of the county Attorneys;
 * Issuing Attorney-General Opinions on Matters of State and Federal Law, which are binding interpretations of Law until and unless reversed by the Courts (However, Arizona Attorney-General Opinions on Matters of Federal law may be superseded by United States Attorney-General Opinion relative to the same Federal law; or overturned by the Arizona supreme Court, or by the United States federal Court on appeal from the Arizona supreme Court);
 * Representing the State in Court;
 * Representing the State in criminal appeals;
 * Investigating corruption in one of the County-Attorney offices or investigating corruption in the offices of senior State officers;—And
 * Prosecuting the Crimes of Treason; and prosecuting offenses under federal Law.

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