16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.—The Attorney General: (1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol. (2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time […]
16.015 Legal services; Department of Legal Affairs, other counsel.—The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Attorney General may authorize other counsel where emergency circumstances exist and shall authorize other counsel when professional conflict of interest is present. Each board, […]
16.0155 Contingency fee agreements.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Department” means the Department of Legal Affairs. (b) “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm. (2) The department may not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the Attorney General makes a written determination prior to entering into such a contract […]
16.016 Payment of per diem, mileage, and other expense.—Whenever the Department of Legal Affairs is called upon to represent any administrative agency or regulatory board, the agency or regulatory board so represented shall pay the per diem, mileage, and other reasonable expense of the representative of such department. History.—s. 1, ch. 65-522; ss. 11, 35, ch. […]
16.02 Appointment of person to act in case of disability of Attorney General.—In case of the disability of the Attorney General to perform any official duty devolving on him or her, by reason of interest or otherwise, the Governor or Attorney General of this state may appoint another person to perform such duty in the Attorney […]
16.061 Initiative petitions.— (1) The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State, petition the Supreme Court, requesting an advisory opinion regarding the compliance of the text of the proposed amendment or revision with s. 3, Art. XI of […]
16.08 Superintendence and direction of state attorneys.—The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any question of law. History.—s. 1, ch. […]
16.09 Regulations as to the reports of state attorneys.—The Attorney General shall prescribe the time and manner in which regular quarterly reports shall be made to him or her by state attorneys, and they shall comply with the Attorney General’s instructions in this respect. History.—s. 3, ch. 2098, 1877; RS 91; GS 94; RGS 108; CGL […]
16.52 Participation in preserving constitutional integrity of state.— (1) In order to provide for independent action and cooperative participation by the state in a program of concerted action among the states, and independent procedure to oppose any existing or proposed federal legislative encroachments upon constitutional state powers, it is hereby made a duty of the Department of […]
16.53 Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund.— (1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund, from which the Legislature may appropriate funds for the purpose of funding investigation, prosecution, and enforcement by the Attorney General of the provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade […]
16.535 Legal Services Trust Fund.— (1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Services Trust Fund to be used by the Attorney General in providing legal services to agencies on a contractual basis. (2) State agencies contracting for legal services with the Department of Legal Affairs are authorized to make advance payments on a quarterly basis. […]
16.54 Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute; revolving trust fund.— (1) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of crime prevention training courses suitable for, and made available to, any interested person. (2) The department shall establish the curriculum and admission requirements in such a […]
16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Department” shall mean the Department of Legal Affairs. (b) “Units of local government” shall mean the various city and county governments of the state. (c) “Crime Stoppers” shall mean members of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers, Incorporated, a Florida Corporation. (2) The department shall have […]
16.556 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.—The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund is created to be administered by the Department of Legal Affairs. History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 98-265; s. 2, ch. 2002-102.
16.557 Crime stoppers organizations; disclosure of privileged communications or protected information; civil immunity; use.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Crime stoppers organization” means a private not-for-profit organization that collects and expends donations for rewards to persons who report to the organization information concerning criminal activity, and forwards that information to appropriate law enforcement agencies. […]
16.56 Office of Statewide Prosecution.— (1) There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Statewide Prosecution. The office shall be a separate “budget entity” as that term is defined in chapter 216. The office may: (a) Investigate and prosecute the offenses of: 1. Bribery, burglary, criminal usury, extortion, gambling, kidnapping, larceny, murder, prostitution, perjury, robbery, […]
16.57 Office of Civil Rights.—There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Civil Rights. The office may investigate and initiate actions authorized by chapter 760. In investigating violations of constitutional and statutory rights under chapter 760, the Attorney General may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses or matter, and collect evidence. History.—s. […]
16.59 Medicaid fraud control.—The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is created in the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate all violations of s. 409.920 and any criminal violations discovered during the course of those investigations. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit may refer any criminal violation so uncovered to the appropriate prosecuting authority. The offices of the Medicaid […]
16.60 Public records mediation program within the Office of the Attorney General; creation; duties.— (1) As used in this section, “mediation” means a process whereby a neutral third person, called the mediator, acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is a formal, nonadversarial process that has the objective […]
16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.— (1) The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys is established within the Department of Legal Affairs and shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows: (a) Two members of the Senate who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the […]
