§ 27.010 Attorney general, election, term of office, begins when — compensation
§ 27.020 Assistants and other personnel — qualifications — compensation
§ 27.030 To aid prosecuting and circuit attorneys, when
§ 27.040 Opinions to be given, when
§ 27.050 To appear in supreme court and court of appeals, when
§ 27.060 To represent state in other cases
§ 27.070 Shall file and index opinions
§ 27.080 Court costs fund — creation — purpose — payments to and from
§ 27.090 Transition funds and facilities for attorney general, when provided
§ 27.095 Attorney general’s transition period defined
§ 27.100 Facilities to be provided for attorney general
§ 27.105 Attorney general’s duty to enforce provisions of Chapter 572
§ 27.115 Legal counsel program for military service members — marketing, publicity — ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 27 - Attorney General

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.