§ 60. Department of law. There shall continue to be in the state government a department of law. The head of the department of law shall be the attorney-general who shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars.
§ 61. Solicitor general. There shall be in the department of law a solicitor general who shall be appointed by the attorney-general and who shall perform such duties in the place and stead of the attorney-general as may lawfully be assigned to him. The attorney-general shall fix his compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor.
§ 62. Assistants. 1. The attorney-general may appoint such assistant attorneys-general, deputy assistant attorneys-general and attorneys as he may deem necessary and fix their compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor. Whenever deputy or deputy attorney-general is referred to or designated in any law, contract or document such references or designations shall be deemed to refer […]
§ 63. General duties. The attorney-general shall: 1. Prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in which the state is interested, and have charge and control of all the legal business of the departments and bureaus of the state, or of any office thereof which requires the services of attorney or counsel, in order to […]
§ 63-a. Action by attorney-general for forfeiture of public office. The attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private person, against a public officer, civil or military, who has done or suffered an act which by law works a forfeiture of his office.
§ 63-b. Action by attorney-general against usurper of office or franchise. 1. The attorney-general may maintain an action, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private person, against a person who usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises within the state a franchise or a public office, civil or military, or […]
§ 63-c. Action by the people for illegal receipt or disposition of public funds or other property. 1. Where any money, funds, credits, or other property, held or owned by the state, or held or owned officially or otherwise for or in behalf of a governmental or other public interest, by a domestic, municipal, or […]
§ 63-d. Attorney-general; death penalty prosecutions. 1. The attorney-general shall, whenever required by the governor or his designee after a request of the governor by a district attorney, direct that the resources and personnel of the department of law be used to provide assistance relating to the prosecution or appeal of any case where the […]
§ 64. Costs recovered. Costs recovered by the attorney-general may be applied by him in payment of the expenses incurred by him in the action or proceeding in which they are received, or of any expenditure which he is authorized to incur not otherwise provided for. He shall, at the close of each fiscal year, […]
§ 65. Register. The attorney-general shall keep a register of all actions and proceedings prosecuted or defended by him, and of all proceedings in relation thereto, and shall deliver the same to his successor.
§ 66. Destruction of certain records, books and other data by the attorney-general. In any action or proceeding or by other process of law, in which a money judgment or award shall have been procured in favor of the people of the state of New York, any department of the state of New York, or […]
§ 67. Additional counsel. The governor or attorney-general may designate and employ such additional attorneys or counsel as may be necessary to assist in the transaction of any of the legal business mentioned in section sixty-three of this chapter and such attorneys or counsel shall be paid a reasonable fee upon the certificate of the […]
§ 70. Deputy attorney-general to act as special district attorney. Whenever the governor shall advise the attorney-general that he has reason to doubt whether in any county the law relating to crimes against the elective franchise is properly enforced, the attorney-general shall require from the district attorney of such county, and it shall be the […]
§ 70-a. Statewide organized crime task force. 1. There shall be established within the department of law a statewide organized crime task force which, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall have the duty and power: (a) To conduct investigations and prosecutions of organized crime activities carried on either between two or more counties […]
§ 70-b. Office of special investigation. 1. There shall be established within the office of the attorney general an office of special investigation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of special investigation shall investigate and, if warranted, prosecute any alleged criminal offense or offenses committed by a person, whether or not formally on […]
§ 70-c. Task force on social media and violent extremism. 1. Establishment and organization. (a) There is hereby established a task force on social media and violent extremism within the department of law. (b) The attorney general may appoint or assign a deputy attorney general and/or one or more assistants to serve on the task […]
§ 71. Attorney-general authorized to appear in cases involving the constitutionality of an act of the legislature, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. 1. Whenever the constitutionality of a statute, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto is brought into question upon the trial, hearing or appeal of any action or proceeding, […]
§ 72. When costs payable to relator. Where security is given by relator in an action brought by the attorney-general on the relation or information of a person having an interest, all costs and disbursements taxed in favor of the plaintiff shall be payable to the relator.
§ 73. Power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments. The attorney-general of the state of New York and all deputies and assistants appointed by him pursuant to section sixty-two of the executive law, who have duly qualified, shall have the power, while acting as such, to administer oaths and take affidavits and acknowledgments and proofs […]
§ 74. Welfare inspector general. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: a. “Inspector” means the welfare inspector general created by this section. b. “Investigation” means, investigations of fraud, abuse, or illegal acts perpetrated within the department of social services or local social services districts, or by contractees or […]
