67-5-30. Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit creation — Duties — Employment of staff.
- (1) The attorney general may assist in efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute mortgage fraud, as described in Section 76-6-1203, and other financial fraud, including working with other agencies of state and local government.
- (2) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit to investigate and prosecute cases of mortgage fraud and other financial fraud.
- (3) The Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit shall focus its efforts on detecting, investigating, deterring, and prosecuting mortgage fraud and other major financial fraud crimes.
- (4) The attorney general may employ investigators, prosecutors, and necessary support staff for the unit created under Subsection (2).
Enacted by Chapter 350, 2012 General Session