Kentucky Statutes 15.010 – Department of Law — Attorney General as head — Major organizational units. (Effective March 15, 2024)
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(1) The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Law.
(2) The Department of Law shall include the following major organizational units: (a) Department of Criminal Litigation;
1. Department of Criminal Investigations;
a. Public Corruption Division;
b. Special Victims Division;
c. Special Investigations Division; and d. Protective Intelligence Division;
2. Office of Special Prosecutions;
3. Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control;
4. Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution;
5. Office of Prosecutors Advisory Council; and
6. Office of Victims Advocacy; (b) Department of Civil Litigation;
1. Office of Consumer Protection;
2. Office of Civil and Environmental Law;
a. Open Records and Meetings Division; and b. Administrative Hearings Division;
3. Office of Rate Intervention; and
4. Office of Senior Protection; (c) Office of the Solicitor General;
1. Criminal Appeals Division; and
2. Civil Appeals Division; (d) Office of Legal Counsel;
(e) Office of Communications;
(f) Office of Administrative Services; and
(g) Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief.
Effective: March 15, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 10, effective March 15, 2024. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2020
Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4618-75.
(2) The Department of Law shall include the following major organizational units: (a) Department of Criminal Litigation;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.010
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
1. Department of Criminal Investigations;
a. Public Corruption Division;
b. Special Victims Division;
c. Special Investigations Division; and d. Protective Intelligence Division;
2. Office of Special Prosecutions;
3. Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control;
4. Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution;
5. Office of Prosecutors Advisory Council; and
6. Office of Victims Advocacy; (b) Department of Civil Litigation;
1. Office of Consumer Protection;
2. Office of Civil and Environmental Law;
a. Open Records and Meetings Division; and b. Administrative Hearings Division;
3. Office of Rate Intervention; and
4. Office of Senior Protection; (c) Office of the Solicitor General;
1. Criminal Appeals Division; and
2. Civil Appeals Division; (d) Office of Legal Counsel;
(e) Office of Communications;
(f) Office of Administrative Services; and
(g) Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief.
Effective: March 15, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 10, effective March 15, 2024. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2020
Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4618-75.