| The Attorney General or a deputy, assistant or staff |
| attorney shall appear for the State, the head of any state |
| department, the head of any state institution and agencies of |
| the State in all civil actions and proceedings in which the |
| State is a party or interested, or in which the official acts |
| and doings of the officers are called in question, in all the |
| courts of the State; and in those actions and proceedings |
| before any other tribunal when requested by the Governor or by |
| the Legislature or either House of the Legislature.__All such |
| actions and proceedings must be prosecuted or defended by the |
| Attorney General or under the Attorney General's direction.__ |
| Writs, summonses or other processes served upon those officers |
| must be transmitted by them to the Attorney General.__All |
| legal services required by those officers, boards and |
| commissions in matters relating to their official duties must |
| be rendered by the Attorney General or under the Attorney |
| General's direction.__The officers or agencies of the State |
| may not act at the expense of the State as counsel, nor employ |
| private counsel except upon prior written approval of the |
| Attorney General.__In all instances where the Legislature has |
| authorized an office or an agency of the State to employ |
| private counsel, the Attorney General's written approval is |
| required as a condition precedent to such employment.__The |
| Attorney General shall keep an office at the seat of |
| government and is entitled to receive an annual salary in full |
| for all services.__The Attorney General shall devote full time |
| to the duties of the office and may not engage in the private |
| practice of law during the Attorney General's term of office, |
| nor may the Attorney General during such term be a partner or |
| associate of any person in the practice of law.__The Attorney |
| General is entitled to receive actual expenses incurred in the |
| performance of official duties.__During the term of service, |
| the Attorney General may not be an officer or director |
