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General Powers

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Purpose.

Department of Justice established.

Definition of Attorney General.

Powers, duties and authority of the State Department of Justice.

Chief Deputy, State Solicitor, State Prosecutor, assistants, special assistants and law clerks.

Salaries.

Prohibition on employment of attorneys by state officers, departments, boards, agencies, commissions or instrumentalities.

Power to administer oaths and affirmations; compelling attendance of persons and witnesses; delivery of witness lists.

Directing production of witnesses or evidence pursuant to process from without the State in criminal investigations and proceedings.

Conflict of interest.

Political activity of State Department of Justice employees.

Duty to appeal from an order of filiation.

Tenure.

Fees; collections and disposition.

False Claims and Affirmative Litigation Fund.

Appointment of state detectives; terms; compensation.

Powers and duties of state detectives.

Exceptions.

Authorization for local and out-of-state police officers.