New Jersey Statutes 52:17A-4. Powers and duties of Division of Law
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:17A-4
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. Be present at the seat of the government during the sessions of the Legislature;
b. Give to the Governor, to the members of the Senate and the General Assembly, and to all other officers, departments, boards, bodies, commissions and instrumentalities of the State Government, legal advice on such matters as they may from time to time require;
c. Examine and decide all legal matters submitted to him by the Governor or the Legislature and act for them in any matter in which they may be interested, and shall exclusively attend to and control all litigation and controversies to which the State is a party or in which its rights and interests are involved;
d. Carry out and enforce the provisions of the New Jersey Securities Law; also the Civil Rights Law;
e. Act as the sole legal adviser, attorney or counsel, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, for all officers, departments, boards, bodies, commissions and instrumentalities of the State Government in all matters other than those requiring the performance of administrative functions entailing the enforcement, prosecution and hearing of issues as imposed by law upon them; and represent them in all proceedings or actions of any kind which may be brought for or against them in any court of this State; and shall likewise interpret all statutes and legal documents, inspect and approve contracts and titles and otherwise control their legal activities;
f. (Deleted by amendment.) ;
g. Attend generally to all legal matters in which the State or any officer, department, board, body, commission or instrumentality of the State Government is a party or in which its rights or interests are involved;
h. Enforce the provisions of the Constitution and all other laws of the State, as well as perform all of the duties conferred and imposed by law upon the Attorney General.
L.1944, c. 20, p. 51, s. 4. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 1957, s. 21; L.1970, c. 74, s. 19 eff. May 21, 1970.