Section 8.31 — Additional Duties Of Attorney General.
8.31 ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. Subdivision 1. Investigate offenses against provisions of certain designated sections; assist in enforcement. The attorney general shall investigate violations of the law of this state respecting unfair, discriminatory, and other unlawful practices in business, commerce, or trade, and specifically, but not exclusively, the Nonprofit Corporation Act (sections 317A.001 to […]
Section 8.32 — Consumer Affairs.
8.32 CONSUMER AFFAIRS. Subdivision 1. Generally. The attorney general has the responsibilities and duties prescribed by this section. Subd. 2. Duties. The attorney general shall: (1) enforce the provisions of law relating to consumer fraud and unlawful practices in connection therewith as set forth in sections 325F.68 and 325F.69; (2) enforce the provisions of law […]
Section 8.33 — Representation Of Consumer And Small Business Interest In Public Utility Matters.
8.33 REPRESENTATION OF CONSUMER AND SMALL BUSINESS INTEREST IN PUBLIC UTILITY MATTERS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) “Public utility” means a publicly or privately owned entity engaged in supplying utility services to residential utility consumers in this state or to another public […]
Section 8.34 — Bias-motivated Crime Prosecution Training.
8.34 BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIME PROSECUTION TRAINING. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, “prosecuting attorney” means a political subdivision’s elected or appointed county and city attorney and any of that attorney’s assistants who have criminal prosecution responsibility for bias-motivated crimes. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 4 s 41] Subd. 3. Records of […]
Section 8.35 — Public Education Campaign.
8.35 PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. The attorney general, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, may establish a public service campaign designed to educate the public about the necessity of the payment of child support to the well-being of the state’s children and taxpayers. The commissioner shall enter into a contract with the attorney general […]
Section 8.09 — Claims Of State Against United States; Retain Counsel.
8.09 CLAIMS OF STATE AGAINST UNITED STATES; RETAIN COUNSEL. The attorney general is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to retain attorneys to take exclusive charge of prosecuting, collecting, and recovering from the United States any such claim which may be developed, and to prosecute, at their own expense, any claim before such tribunal of the […]
Section 8.10 — Compensation Of Attorneys.
8.10 COMPENSATION OF ATTORNEYS. The compensation of these attorneys for this service shall be 25 percent of the sums and amounts collected and received by the state, such compensation to be contingent upon collection and payment thereof to the state, with no further liability on the part of the state, and the amount of such […]
Section 8.11 — Bringing Action To Recover On Bonds.
8.11 BRINGING ACTION TO RECOVER ON BONDS. The attorney general is hereby authorized, with the approval of the governor, to commence any action or proceeding, in the name of the state, to recover upon any bonds or obligations of any other state of the United States which may now or hereafter be held or owned […]
Section 8.12 — Solicitor General; Duties.
8.12 SOLICITOR GENERAL; DUTIES. There shall be in the Office of the Attorney General a solicitor general who shall be appointed by the attorney general from within the limitations of the authorized staff, and who shall perform such duties in the place and stead of the attorney general as may lawfully be assigned. History: 1955 […]
Section 8.13 — Contest Of Barriers On Dairy Products.
8.13 CONTEST OF BARRIERS ON DAIRY PRODUCTS. The attorney general is authorized to take such action as the attorney general deems necessary in order to contest or oppose existing statutes, ordinances, rules, orders or other trade barriers which may restrict the sale in other states of milk or other dairy products produced in Minnesota; to […]