--- title: Title 45, Chapter 15. Attorney General collection: code id: code:chapter:45-15 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/45/chapter/15 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-14.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-16.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: ATTORNEY GENERAL title_heading: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES section_count: 32 full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15.md?full=1 --- # Title 45, Chapter 15. Attorney General Title 45. Public Officers and Employees 32 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue). - 45-15-1, Election, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-1.md - 45-15-2, Compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-2.md - 45-15-3, Duties generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-3.md - 45-15-4, Attorney General authorized to employ private counsel, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-4.md - 45-15-5, Payment for services of private counsel, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-5.md - 45-15-6, Representation of state in court of competent jurisdiction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-6.md - 45-15-7, Discretion of comptroller general as to requirement of services of Attorney General or of district attorneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-7.md - 45-15-8, Performance of legal services for Western & Atlantic Railroad, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-8.md - 45-15-9, Representation of state in United States Supreme Court and beyond state limits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-9.md - 45-15-10, Attorney General authorized to prosecute for violations while dealing with or for state; assistance by state court prosecuting officers; commencement of civil forfeiture proceedings; investigation and prosecution of violations of immigration compliance reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-10.md - 45-15-11, Notification of Attorney General prior to presenting indictment to grand jury charging state officials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-11.md - 45-15-12, Attorney General authorized to prosecute civil recovery actions for violations while dealing with state or officials, employees, or entities thereof, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-12.md - 45-15-13, Representation of state authorities by Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-13.md - 45-15-14, Exclusive authority in law matters; employment of other counsel by state authorities; designation and assignment of assistant attorneys general to perform legal services for authorities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-14.md - 45-15-15, Attorney General to submit statement to state authority for legal services; contents; advance approval of state authority director, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-15.md - 45-15-16, State authority to reimburse department for legal services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-16.md - 45-15-17, Power to conduct investigations generally; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-17.md - 45-15-18, Governor may direct Attorney General to conduct investigations of departments, state officials or employees or entities dealing with state; prosecution of actions; appointment of special attorney general, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-18.md - 45-15-19, Governor and General Assembly authorized to make investigations; designation of district attorney to act for state in action against Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-19.md - 45-15-20, Charge, demand, or receipt by Attorney General of fee, perquisite, or compensation other than salary in case where state interested, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-20.md - 45-15-30, Created; assistants, deputies, and other personnel; determination of duties, salaries, and promotions; limitation on private practice of law; disclosure requirement for assistant attorney general representing criminal defendant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-30.md - 45-15-31, Appointment, compensation, and removal of assistant and deputy attorneys general and law assistants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-31.md - 45-15-32, Employment of clerical assistants for department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-32.md - 45-15-33, Employees of department not to receive remuneration of any kind or reimbursement other than provided by article; exception, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-33.md - 45-15-34, Department as exclusive authority for executive branch in law matters, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-34.md - 45-15-35, Power of Governor to direct institution of proceedings and litigation by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-35.md - 45-15-35.1, Governor’s power to seek preclearance of any change affecting voting pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-35.1.md - 45-15-36, Reimbursement of department by other state agencies for litigation expenses; submission to agency of statement of expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-36.md - 45-15-37, Reimbursement of department by state retirement systems or Board of Workers’ Compensation for services; statement of expenses; advance approval of services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-37.md - 45-15-50, , repealed through 45-15-57 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-50.md - 45-15-70, Governor authorized to provide counsel for public officials and agencies; fees and costs to be paid by state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-70.md - 45-15-71, Judicial Legal Defense Fund and Commission created; operations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-15-71.md